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energy and fuels

solar panels Chile

Technology

Massive solar panels in Chilean desert point to our renewable future

These futuristic solar panels in Chile’s Atacama desert are part of ambitious plans to go carbon neutral, as unrest forces the country to abandon hosting a UN climate conference

Regulars

Humans

Did apes first walk upright on two legs in Europe, not Africa?

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Biochemistry

Definition

Biochemistry

Pregnant woman and man in bed

Health

Sorry, having sex won't start labour – but rubbing your nipples might

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monkey using stone tool

Life

Some monkeys reuse their stone tools but others just chuck them away

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Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

Technology

Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

Culture

Humpback whales use their flippers to swat salmon into their mouths

Environment

Humpback whales use their flippers to swat salmon into their mouths

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Extinction Rebellion protests should be embraced, not banned

Environment

Extinction Rebellion protests should be embraced, not banned

Comment

High levels of air pollution seem to be linked to early miscarriages

Health

High levels of air pollution seem to be linked to early miscarriages

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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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Environment

World’s largest untapped coal reserve about to go up in smoke

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Technology

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

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Life

Mystery of why humans walk upright may be explained by surprise fossil

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Technology

The cost of subsidising UK wind farms has dropped to an all-time low

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