Why the US is letting China win on energy innovation
China is roaring forward in the race to be the world’s clean energy powerhouse.
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China’s five green economy challenges in 2026
China is still expanding its coal-fired power stations and depends on coal in its energy network.
Lunar gold rush is about to start – and we could exhaust the solar system in fewer than 500 years
A new study suggests that we should limit ourselves to developing just one eight of the solar system.
Soon, there will be so much electricity you might be paid to use it
Encouraging people to use electricity when it’s clean and cheap may be better than temporarily disconnecting solar and wind farms.
A ‘ring of fire’ eclipse is set to thrill skywatchers over South America and the Pacific
Parts of South America, the Pacific and Antarctica are under the path of an annular eclipse.
Explainer: what Philae did in its 60 hours on Comet 67P
The drama of Philae’s slow fall, bounce and unfortunate slide into hibernation was one of the most thrilling science stories of a generation. But what in its short 60 hours of life on Comet 67P did it…
Three ways organic electronics is changing technology as we know it
Flexible plastic electronics are already altering the world around us.
How heat can be used to store renewable energy
Pumped thermal electricity storage turns electricity into heat and back again – which can compensate for the intermittent supply of renewables.
How old is our moon?
The moon may be slightly older than previously thought, suggests a new study.
The northern lights appeared in southern England twice in one week ‑ here’s why this could happen again soon
People expect to brave brutally cold landscapes if they want to catch sight of the aurora borealis. So people were stunned to see the ethereal light display as far south as Cornwall.
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