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Apartment air conditioners in a building in Singapore

Technology

Cooling system could replace air con and drastically cut energy use

A heat-pump-like system that relies on a phenomenon called electrocaloric cooling could heat or chill a room almost twice as efficiently as standard air-conditioning units

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Environment

The past 12 months were the hottest ever on record

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Orca and fishing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar, Europe

Life

Orcas sink another sailboat as a bewildering wave of attacks continues

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A landfill in the US

Environment

Food waste in US landfills produces emissions equal to 12 million cars

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Space

Mouse embryos have been grown in space for the first time

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Australia, Northern Territory, Hermannsburg, Solar Power Generating Station in Outback

Environment

How countries can go fossil fuel free with wind and solar superpowers

Features

Hundreds of pro-cannabis demonstrators march in New York City

Society

Legalising marijuana hasn't been the quick fix the US hoped for

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Electrical energy

Technology

Tiny generator uses the motion of molecules to produce electricity

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Environment

Global power sector has almost hit peak greenhouse gas emissions

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An ice-breaking liquefied natural gas-carrying tanker

Environment

Surge of Russian tankers in the Arctic is raising risk of oil spills

This year has seen an unprecedented number of Russian oil tankers in Arctic waters, increasing the risk of oil spills that could impact human communities and marine wildlife

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Environment

Renewable energy boom may help us limit warming this century to 1.5 ̊C

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Health

Huge rise in US overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants

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Health

Cells from discarded placentas may help to treat heart attacks

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Health

Binge drinking hits record high among adults 35 to 50 years old in US

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