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energy

Wind turbines on green hills in China

Earth

China set to surpass its climate targets as renewables soar

Wind and solar energy surged in China in 2015 to record levels, helping the country to pivot away from coal, which still provides two-thirds of its power

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Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

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Space

Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

Features

hydrogen car

Earth

Test-driving the hydrogen car that makes a little go a long way

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sun energy

Space

Space solar: The global race to tap the sun's energy from orbit

Features

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Physics

Does Germany's nuclear waste headache warrant a global fix?

Leader

Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power

Earth

Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power

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El Niño means glaciers in the Andes are melting at record rates

Earth

El Niño means glaciers in the Andes are melting at record rates

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Smart clothes adapt so you are always the right temperature

Technology

Smart clothes adapt so you are always the right temperature

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This is what life is like in the smoggiest place on Earth

Health

This is what life is like in the smoggiest place on Earth

Nowhere better illustrates the new global health emergency created by air pollution than my home city of Delhi, says Padmaparna Ghosh

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Humans

State of the science: The real message in Obama's last address

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Earth

California's massive methane leak prompts action to capture it

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Earth

Plastic grass could cover buildings to produce energy from wind

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