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Environment

Solar farms could be wildlife havens that tackle biodiversity crisis

UK’s solar farms could provide habitats and food for wildlife, says a new report – but critics worry that planned larger farms will be less wildlife-friendly

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Keele University

Environment

UK could use hydrogen instead of natural gas – if it can make enough

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Godzilla

Godzilla: King of the Monsters reveals our obsession with radiation

Culture

Second law of thermodynamics

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Technology

Working hypothesis: From Pokémon Sleep to David Camerson

Insight

We use more energy as we get older

Environment

Older people use more energy - and it's not just because of wealth

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Three Gorges Dam

Environment

Humans have interfered with most of the world's greatest rivers

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HBO's Chernobyl drama highlights the human cost of nuclear catastrophe

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HBO's Chernobyl drama highlights the human cost of nuclear catastrophe

Culture

Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

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Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

The Committee on Climate Change has urged the government to adopt a target of net zero emissions by 2050. These seven charts show how that might unfold, and what it means for the UK economy

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Environment

Coal-free spells are good, but the UK is falling short of carbon goals

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Physics

Fridges made from plastic crystals could help cut carbon emissions

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Environment

Global carbon emissions from energy hit a record high in 2018

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Technology

The compelling tale of how climate change denial came to grip the US

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