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A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

Special polymers that expand when heated allow a solar panel to unfurl when it is exposed to sunlight, which could be useful for solar-powered spacecraft

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solar panel and wildflowers

Environment

Solar farms could be wildlife havens that tackle biodiversity crisis

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Cosmic microwave background

Keele University

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UK could use hydrogen instead of natural gas – if it can make enough

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Godzilla

Godzilla: King of the Monsters reveals our obsession with radiation

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Second law of thermodynamics

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Second law of thermodynamics

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Working hypothesis: From Pokémon Sleep to David Camerson

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We use more energy as we get older

Environment

Older people use more energy - and it's not just because of wealth

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Three Gorges Dam

Environment

Humans have interfered with most of the world's greatest rivers

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HBO's Chernobyl drama highlights the human cost of nuclear catastrophe

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HBO's Chernobyl drama highlights the human cost of nuclear catastrophe

An intense new HBO miniseries about the world's worst nuclear accident turns the Chernobyl Soviet scientists into unlikely heroes in its portrayal of a world superpower approaching meltdown

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Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

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Environment

Coal-free spells are good, but the UK is falling short of carbon goals

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Physics

Fridges made from plastic crystals could help cut carbon emissions

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Environment

Global carbon emissions from energy hit a record high in 2018

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