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Posts in category Earth Issues
Garden bird feeders spread diseases
Green machine: Rethinking internal combustion engines
It may never be loved by environmentalists, but the internal combustion engine could improve its reputation as polluter-in-chief – here’s how
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Wonder lust: Chernobyl
The rebirth is almost complete – from our travel special
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Forensic DNA blow to commercial whaling proposals
Proposals to resume commercial whaling have been dealt a blow by DNA detective work at US and South Korean sushi restaurants
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World’s largest laser blasted over fusion plan
The National Ignition Facility is over-optimistic in its aims for achieving laser fusion this year, says a government report
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Skip the hard cell: Flexible solar power is on its way
Stick-on solar cells about to flop off the production line could revolutionise the business of generating electricity from sunlight
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Green machine: Rethinking internal combustion engines
It may never be loved by environmentalists, but the internal combustion engine could improve its reputation as polluter-in-chief – here’s how
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Sun rules Earth’s mysterious ‘night shining’ clouds
Noctilucent clouds wax and wane over a period of 27 days, which suggests that their formation is partly controlled by the rotation of the sun
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Magnetic poles may once have been at equator
Volcanic rocks suggest the Earth’s magnetic poles may have tilted by 90 degrees over the past 600 million years
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Wonder lust: Live the dry life
If you like sand and wildlife, forget the beach holiday – from our travel special
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