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Earth

Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

A commercial device that uses quantum technology to detect subtle differences in gravity, should be able to detect coal, oil or pipes underground

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Physics

Bigger bang theory: teach atoms new tricks to beef up explosives

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Earth

California climate case turns up the heat on fossil fuel giants

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Earth

Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

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Technology

Hailing e-Volvos as imminent saviours of the planet is nonsense

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A bus being filled with biofuel

Earth

Use waste rather than crops for biofuels, says UK report

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Earth

Invisibility cloak makes solar panels work more efficiently

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Space

Titan's conditions could be just right to power US-sized colony

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It's time we all burst our carbon bubbles

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It's time we all burst our carbon bubbles

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Technology

The spongy fuel that's made from trees

Under the electron microscope, charcoal looks almost like Swiss cheese – and how well it keeps that structure tells us about its potential to keep us warm

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Earth

Open the floodgates: Designer deluges could save dammed rivers

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Earth

Oil-exploration airguns punch 2-kilometre-wide holes in plankton

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The death of King Coal hints we are at a climate turning point

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Earth

Living with climate change: Turning the corner

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