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Japan, For The First Time, Approved The Over-The-Counter Sales Of An Emergency Contraceptive Pill, Norlevo. No Prescription, Age Limit, Or Parental Consent Needed, But Buyers Must Take It In Front Of A Pharmacist. Priced At ~$47–$67, It’s 80% Effective Within 72 Hrs. Nationwide Rollout Begins Spring 2026; But Already OTC In 90+ Countries.

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Germany’s Sinn Power Launched Skipp, The World’s First Utility-Scale Vertical Floating Solar Plant With Bifacial Panels In An East-West Setup On Lake Jais, Bavaria. With 1.87MW Capacity Producing ~2 GWh/Yr, It Boosts Output At Low-Sun Hrs, Covers 4.65% Of The Lake (Below Germany’s 15% Cap), Improves Water Quality, & May Expand To Open Seas.

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US Scientists, In A First, Used Geobacter Sulfurreducens Bacteria To Create Protein Nanowires For Ultra-Efficient, Bio-Integrated Artificial Neurons That Mimic Real Neurons. It Senses Natural Signals (~0.1V) With Low Power Use (1/10th Voltage, 1/100th Power). While Sustainable & Brain-Like, Scaling Issues Hinder Full Computing Replacement.

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China Launched The World’s First Dual-Tower Solar-Thermal Power Plant In The Gobi Desert, The World’s 5th Largest Desert, Using 27,000 Smart Mirrors To Focus Sunlight As Heat To Generate Steam-Powered Electricity Even After Sunset. It Boosts Efficiency By 25% & Powers 500k Homes. China Runs The Highest No (21) Of Such Plants, With 30 More Coming.

Largest-Ever Lifespan Study Of 1,176 Species Finds Females Outlive Males In 72% Of Mammals By ~13%, While In 68% Birds, Males Outlive Females By ~5%. Why? Male Competition For Mates Cuts Lifespan; Caregiving Boosts Female Survival. Matching Sex Chromosomes (XX/ZZ) Help Guard Against Mutations. Even In Zoos, The Gap Remains—It’s Biological.

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