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Virtual power plants could tame coming grid chaos

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Virtual power plants could tame coming grid chaos

National grids will struggle if power generation shifts from large generators to millions of renewable sources with variable output – but tying these together as a single entity could solve the problem

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Grey-sky thinking: Extraordinary clouds

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Grey-sky thinking: Extraordinary clouds

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Review: Spent: Sex, evolution, and the secrets of consumerism by Geoffrey Miller

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Why we still love <i>Star Trek</i>

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Why we still love Star Trek

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Obesity and hunger: The problem with food

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Obesity and hunger: The problem with food

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Premature babies' posture points to IQ

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Premature babies' posture points to IQ

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Top scientists predict the future of science

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Train can be worse for climate than plane

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Train can be worse for climate than plane

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<i>Green Aria</i>: An opera for your nose

Green Aria: An opera for your nose

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Poor countries could be paid to go nuclear

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Poor countries could be paid to go nuclear

Nuclear power programmes in developing countries could get huge subsidies if a carbon-credit scheme is approved ahead of crucial climate change talks

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Lost in space: The science of Battlestar Galactica

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Apes and humans share a common laughing ancestor

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How I learned to see in 3D

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The End of the Line: Plenty of fish in the sea?

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