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Getting Brexit done: Six huge science issues the UK must resolve

The UK is finally set to leave the European Union, but big questions on science, health and the environment remain

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JET fusion reactor

Technology

UK nuclear fusion reactor will fire up for the first time in 23 years

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A new battery could keep your phone charged for five days

Technology

A new battery could keep your phone charged for five days

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Metallic hydrogen would be the ultimate fuel - if we can make it

Technology

Metallic hydrogen would be the ultimate fuel - if we can make it

Features

Are dark matter and dark energy related in anything apart from name?

Physics

Are dark matter and dark energy related in anything apart from name?

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transparent solar cell

Technology

Punching holes in solar cells turns them into transparent windows

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The grid of space-time shows the universe and its galaxies

Space

Dark energy: Understanding the mystery force that rules the universe

Features

Melissa Uchida

Video

Why neutrinos could answer some of the biggest questions in the cosmos

Video

Chamkaur Ghag

Video

The hunt for dark matter: Solving the universe's big questions

Video

Wind turbines generate electricity at the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm near Palm Springs, California, as a dust storm blows through the area. Located in the windy gap between Southern California's two highest mountains, the facility is one of three major wind farms in California.

Environment

It’s getting windier and that could be good news for renewable energy

Wind speed had been slowing down since the 1970s, but since 2010 it's been getting windier. Though this may just be a blip, it's good news for wind farms in the meantime

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Environment

Tackling emissions from heavy industry is key to fixing climate change

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Technology

Massive solar panels in Chilean desert point to our renewable future

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Physics

Don’t miss: Art meets science, atoms find love and numbers grow curves

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