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Environment

Can Britain avoid winter blackouts amid the European energy crisis?

If the electricity supply from the continent ceases, households in England, Scotland and Wales may need to ration their own power use at peak times to keep the lights on

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Fleet of satellites in orbit above Earth

Space

Space adverts are now economically viable but potentially dangerous

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A silkworm weaving chrysalis with its silk

Technology

Metal-enriched silkworm silk is one of the strongest materials ever

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An infrared image of Io taken by the Juno spacecraft in 2017

Space

Lava erupting on Jupiter鈥檚 volcanic moon Io is over 1000掳C

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Space

Astronomers found a weird asteroid closer to the sun than any other

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Life

A complex network of fungi links orchids in the rainforest canopy

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Technology

Nutrient-measuring device could make microwaves that count calories

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2J5DWYF The Woodland Burial Area in Thornsett Cemetery, New Mills, Derbyshire

Humans

I am planning my wife’s woodland burial, but green funerals are costly

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Environment

Why the UK government’s attack on nature cannot be allowed to succeed

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Health

Even healthy snacks could be causing hidden damage to your body

Regardless of how much you are eating, constant snacking could be playing havoc with your metabolism. It is time to go back to proper meals

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Technology

Watch a two-legged sprinting robot set a world record over 100 metres

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Environment

Dredging in crucial habitat sparks row over UK marine protected areas

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Environment

Ships release invisible contrails that slightly cool the climate

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Mathematics

DeepMind AI finds new way to multiply numbers and speed up computers

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