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Asia and Eastern Europe are leading the way, but construction times for new projects are getting longer, and Europe’s dominant energy player, Germany, is turning its back on nuclear.
The opah fish circulates heated blood through its body like a bird or mammal, meaning it can outcompete its deep sea rivals.
The DRC is far from alone in seeking greater economic control of its natural resources.
A new database of UK coastal flooding will help prevent future disasters.
Meet some of the weird and wonderful bees that don’t bumble or make honey.
Growth can be predicted and droughts can be planned for. So why did Brazil’s largest water utility get caught out?
With most of the world’s potential farmland already in use, it may be time to start foraging.
Social animals also have societies to run and voters to please.
Encasing old buildings in cheap plastic packaging mesh can keep them upright for long enough for those inside to escape.
Decline of world’s big veggies risks creating ‘empty landscapes’.
With their natural predators removed, sponges are free to take over coral reefs.
Spraying chemicals on crops has proven costly and counter-productive, according to new research.
Skate scenes are social, creative, and can make urban living better for everyone.
Npower’s proposal for fuel banks addresses the symptoms of fuel poverty but not its causes.
European countries can stop growing genetically modified crops, but many of their cows are still fed with imported GM.
Lib Dem energy minister Ed Davey says renewable electricity has soared under the coalition. Is he right?
Energy, like roads or hospitals, is merely a means to an end.
Solar panels and efficiency savings are supposed to balance out building emissions by 2016, but the UK is way behind target.
These relics of Britain’s ancient woodland are still going strong.
Rabbits and hares will flee towards the poles as global warming changes the places they once called home.
A fully protected marine reserve off a Scottish island is paying dividends.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said EU fisheries policies means the UK gives away the majority of its fish. Is he right?
Plans to dam Lake Baikal’s most important tributary could kick off an international dispute.
More evidence that planet Earth has gone through various frozen phases.