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A wind turbine farm off the coast of Yorkshire, UK

Technology

Renewables overtook fossil fuels in UK electricity mix for first time

Wind farms, solar panels and biomass have outcompeted gas and coal power stations for the first time ever over a whole quarter, in a significant milestone

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Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson jokes about UK being ‘on the verge’ of nuclear fusion

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The Hinkley Point C Construction Site

Technology

Could rising costs at Hinkley Point C end the UK's nuclear ambitions?

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Australia has a huge shortage of the medical isotope needed for scans

Health

Australia has a huge shortage of the medical isotope needed for scans

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No sign radiation from a missile explosion has spread beyond Russia

Physics

No sign radiation from a missile explosion has spread beyond Russia

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solar site

Technology

Outshining fossil fuel: Your guide to the revolution in solar energy

Features

Coal fired power station silhouette at sunset, Pocerady, Czech republic

Environment

Coal power in Europe has had its biggest ever decline

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Solar panels on a roof

Environment

The UK is now using AI to predict solar power and lower energy bills

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Eight things we learned in the UK government's pre-Johnson info dump

Environment

Eight things we learned in the UK government's pre-Johnson info dump

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solar panels in China

Environment

Cleaning up China's dirty air would give solar energy a huge boost

Air pollution from human activities in China has decreased the potential output of solar panels by 13 per cent between 1960 and 2015, resulting in loss electricity generation and revenue

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The invention of the nuclear bomb

Life

Chernobyl and The Terror docu-dramas expose horror's many faces

Culture

Technology

Working Hypothesis: From Finland’s climate action to a rival Chernobyl

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters reveals our obsession with radiation

Culture