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Temperature-driven clock sparks new kind of generator

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Temperature-driven clock sparks new kind of generator

Inspired by a 1920s clock that harnessed changes in the volume of a gas as it heats and cools, researchers may be able to power sensors cheaply for decades

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Strangest star: 6 things we didn't know about the sun

Space

Strangest star: 6 things we didn't know about the sun

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No more pause: Warming will be non-stop from now on

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No more pause: Warming will be non-stop from now on

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Swelling Australian cities harbour ever bigger spiders

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Swelling Australian cities harbour ever bigger spiders

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Zoologger: The secret hop of the Californian flea seed

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Zoologger: The secret hop of the Californian flea seed

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Pacific dead zone has been shrinking for a century

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Pacific dead zone has been shrinking for a century

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Stopping harmful climate change is surprisingly cheap

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Stopping harmful climate change is surprisingly cheap

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Overheated koalas show tree-hugging is cool, man

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Overheated koalas show tree-hugging is cool, man

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Lifespan boost for mice that feel less pain

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Lifespan boost for mice that feel less pain

Mice lacking a type of pain receptor live significantly longer and have a more youthful metabolism – a finding that may one day benefit humans

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Zoologger: Deep-freeze maggot feeds on new form of fat

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Bathed in heat

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Less gloopy oceans will slow climate change

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How much hotter is the planet going to get?

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