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BIZ BUZZ: EDC eyes Iceland, NZ geothermal energy

Many people go to Iceland to chase the breathtaking but elusive Aurora Borealis. Or they go to New Zealand for the stunning landscapes, maybe visit Hobbiton, the famous movie set of “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” Not the technical people from Energy Development Corp., whose parent firm First Gen Corp. is awash with

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Warped Planetary Discs Challenge Our Understanding of Planet Formation

I remember the first time I pointed my 25cm telescope at the Ring Nebula in Lyra. Even through modest amateur optics, that surreal view of the ring hanging in space was breathtaking, the glowing embers of a dying star. Planetary nebulae like the Ring have long been favourites among amateur astronomers, not just for their visual beauty but because they represent the end of a star’s life. However, new research is revealing equally fascinating structures at the opposite end of stellar evolution, the discs where planets are born, and they’re not quite what we expected.

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Peza approvals as of September surged 33% to P154.7B

MANILA, Philippines – Investment approvals by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) surged by more than 30 percent in the nine months ending September on strong investor confidence. In a statement on Tuesday, Peza said it had approved P154.7 billion worth of investments in the January to September period, 33.5-percent higher than the P115.89 billion