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Trump at the pump: Car companies move to create fuel-efficiency double standard.

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Boaty McBoatface is joining ocean scientists on an expedition to study some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth - known...

Environmentally friendly, almost electricity-free solar cooling

Demand and the need for cooling are growing as the effects of climate change intensify. An emission-free, solar-powered chiller has now been developed by...

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