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Earth

A huge problem still lurks at the heart of Paris climate deal

As the Paris climate deal becomes legally binding, the world must stop pinning hopes on negative emissions technology, say Kevin Anderson and Glen Peters

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Lightbulb made of modified <em>E. coli</em> fuses biology and electronics

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Lightbulb made of modified E. coli fuses biology and electronics

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Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments

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Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments

Analysis

UK must face reality on climate impact of new Heathrow runway

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UK must face reality on climate impact of new Heathrow runway

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A robot floats in a small tank of water with the aid of four polystyrene balls on arm-like features

Technology

Soft robot with a mouth and gut can forage for its own food

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Traces from particle collisions

Space

Physics tweak solves five of the biggest problems in one go

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How to save ourselves from the invisible gas choking us to death

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Xudong Wang holds a piece of his energy-generating board in a lab

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Energy-generating floorboard lights up 35 LEDs with one footstep

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Space

Cosmic dark matter and energy balance – for now. Coincidence?

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Iceland drills hottest hole to tap into energy of molten magma

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Iceland drills hottest hole to tap into energy of molten magma

A new well tested in Iceland could boost geothermal energy production tenfold by exploiting 1000 °C magma steam deep below Earth’s surface

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E-paper display runs on office lights and never needs charging

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Space

Space is full of gigantic holes that are bigger than we expected

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Exploding Samsung phone shows how risky lithium batteries can be

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US presidential candidates being let off hook on climate change

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