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Renewables supply 30 per cent of global electricity for the first time

The rapid growth of solar power led to a record-breaking year for clean energy generation in 2023, and the year is expected to mark the start of a long-term decline in fossil fuels

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View Los Angeles financial district skyline at night

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The shift to LED lighting is stopping us from seeing our night skies

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A worker inside the vacuum vessel of the DIII-D fusion reactor

Physics

Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

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Wind turbines based on condor wings could capture more energy

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Earth

Geoscientists are using telecom 'dark fibres' to map Earth’s innards

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Annie Jacobsen: 'What if we had a nuclear war?’

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Annie Jacobsen: 'What if we had a nuclear war?’

Culture

Read an extract from Nuclear War: A scenario by Annie Jacobsen

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Read an extract from Nuclear War: A scenario by Annie Jacobsen

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Space

There are hints that dark energy may be getting weaker

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Wireless power from space

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Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world

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Storm-proofing 1% of power lines protects entire grid from blackouts

Researchers simulated the wind damage from seven historical hurricanes to identify just a few key electrical lines that were crucial to protect the whole grid from cascading power failures

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Chemical injection brings dying batteries back to life

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Physics

UK spurns European invitation to join ITER nuclear fusion project

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Physics

How do you recycle a nuclear fusion reactor? We're about to find out

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Environment

Battery breakthrough lets electric cars run longer in extreme cold

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