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Lasers set to zap engines into running more efficiently

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Lasers set to zap engines into running more efficiently

Replacing the spark plugs in engines with lasers could lead to more complete fuel combustion and greener cars

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Arctic biologist: I can't keep up with climate change

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Arctic biologist: I can't keep up with climate change

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Chilling reminders of climate change in the Arctic

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Elemental risk: Securing the raw stuff of modern life

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Elemental risk: Securing the raw stuff of modern life

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See one of the world's dirtiest jobs: e-waste disposal

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See one of the world's dirtiest jobs: e-waste disposal

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We can have more stuff without the guilt trip

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We can have more stuff without the guilt trip

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Sun-free farming: Indoor crops under the spotlight

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Sun-free farming: Indoor crops under the spotlight

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Monstrous algal bloom erupts in world's largest lake

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Monstrous algal bloom erupts in world's largest lake

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The computer that crunches cloud data to heat your home

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The computer that crunches cloud data to heat your home

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Twin moves on Arctic drilling stir environmental debate

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Twin moves on Arctic drilling stir environmental debate

As the White House announces that it wants to ban drilling for oil in parts of Alaska, Shell says it is reviving plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea

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Mismatched ants show size doesn't matter to friends

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India eyes ambitious renewables targets - with US help

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Hottest year on record ramps up the climate pressure

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Ozone hole: How we are misled in the fight to cut smog

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