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What are the different types of solar panels? Rooftop, plug-in and PV technologies explained
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What are the different types of solar panels? Rooftop, plug-in and PV technologies explained

From monocrystalline and thin-film panels to rooftop, plug-in and flexible solar systems, we explain the main types of solar panels available in the UK and which might suit your home

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Russia successfully test launches new Soyuz-5 rocket from Kazakhstan, space agency says
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Russia successfully test launches new Soyuz-5 rocket from Kazakhstan, space agency says

‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better?
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‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better?

Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds
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Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds

As household bills soar, is it time for a ‘working-class climate agenda’?
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As household bills soar, is it time for a ‘working-class climate agenda’?

Horrified Wagga residents call for proper sanitation at homeless camp where baby was found dead
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Horrified Wagga residents call for proper sanitation at homeless camp where baby was found dead

Her Self-Experiment with Drug Detox Almost Broke Her
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Her Self-Experiment with Drug Detox Almost Broke Her

Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

Shipwreck Reveals Fate of Vanished World War I Coast Guard Cutter
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Shipwreck Reveals Fate of Vanished World War I Coast Guard Cutter

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
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‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Colon cancer breakthrough keeps patients cancer-free for nearly 3 years
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Colon cancer breakthrough keeps patients cancer-free for nearly 3 years

New AI method tackles one of science’s hardest math problems
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New AI method tackles one of science’s hardest math problems

Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?
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Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?

World ‘unprepared’ for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines
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World ‘unprepared’ for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines

F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
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F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe

Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it
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Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it

Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the ancient seas
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Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the ancient seas

Scientists say travel could slow aging and boost your health
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Scientists say travel could slow aging and boost your health

Scientists discover 27 potential new planets that orbit two stars in solar systems far, far away
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Scientists discover 27 potential new planets that orbit two stars in solar systems far, far away

‘Historic breakthrough’: could the fossil fuel era be coming to an end? – podcast
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‘Historic breakthrough’: could the fossil fuel era be coming to an end? – podcast

Breakthrough biomaterial heals tissue from the inside out
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Breakthrough biomaterial heals tissue from the inside out

Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds
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Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds

How to Catch a Meteor Shower From Halley’s Comet
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How to Catch a Meteor Shower From Halley’s Comet

Common knee surgery found ineffective, may make things worse
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Common knee surgery found ineffective, may make things worse

Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress
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Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress

How car-loving American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit
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How car-loving American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit

A Long, Strange Trip: How the G.O.P. Came to Embrace Psychedelic Drugs
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A Long, Strange Trip: How the G.O.P. Came to Embrace Psychedelic Drugs

A Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer
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A Medical Examiner Chases Down an Elusive Killer