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Manchester in Layers — canals, railway arches and the modern skyline

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STOCKPORT TRANSFORMED! New homes, amenities and Metrolink trams but where will they run?

  28 Sept 2026 ✪ Members first on 25 September 2026 STOCKPORT Stockport has been ‘flying high’ recently! Development has been moving fast: new apartments, new roads, a new transport interchange, and lots more planned, including a huge upgrade for … Continue reading →

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Ngarannam Resettlement Housing, Northern Nigeria

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The tallest tower steps in 27 times on the way up

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She Got Just $120… For a Song That Became a Global Classic

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licia (@astra99.bsky.social) | Stanford research suggests our brain isn’t one organ but two.

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Iguazu Falls, Brazil, after a heavy rain.

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Britain Just Ordered 29 Battery Trains – What Each One Costs and Why They Beat Overhead Wires

[…] Britain Just Ordered 29 Battery Trains – What Each One Costs and Why They Beat Overhead Wires Britain has ordered 29 Alstom battery-electric trains for TransPennine Express in a deal worth roughly £1 billion (~$800M for the trains, ~$200M … Continue reading →

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Deadly daytime heat turns Japanese farmers nocturnal • FRANCE 24 English

21 Aug 2026 #Heatwave #Japan #Farming Japan’s farmers are opting for more nocturnal schedules as daytime summer heat makes working conditions dangerous. North of Tokyo, Motoaki Iijima harvests flowers in his illuminated greenhouse long after sunset. The farmer was pushed … Continue reading →

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The Solar Railway That Could Solve a Much Bigger Problem.

20 Sept 2026 What if the biggest challenge facing solar power isn’t making the panels cheaper, but finding somewhere to put them? From solar panels between railway tracks in Switzerland to photovoltaic motorway noise barriers in South Korea, engineers are … Continue reading →

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