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This week a mild Coronal Mass Ejection off the sun blasted past Earth. It was only a mild CME with solar winds at 500km per second, which is a medium kind of speed. The experts were all predicting a G1 class Geomagnetic storm,...

Until recently the attractions and drawbacks of nuclear fusion reactors were largely theoretical. Within a decade this will not be the caseOne of the cliches of nuclear power research is that a commercial fusion reactor is...

Amount of electricity demanded by homes and businesses one afternoon was lower than it was during night for first time ever

Amount of electricity demanded by homes and businesses one afternoon was lower than it was during night for first time ever

Scientists hope experiment, which can generate temperatures of around 3,500C, will help to develop carbon-neutral fuel

Chimney sweeping, salted fish and fracking appear on list compiled by International Agency for Research on Cancer

This has been a bumper year for solar energy in the UK, and polls show it has become our favourite kind of power. But with drastic cuts threatened, is the industry racing off the edge of a cliff?

UK Cabinet Office report sets out risks of coronal mass ejections from the sun causing power outages, and disruption of GPS and communications

It's pretty safe to say that we all know that we have to find an alternative to fossil fuels as soon as possible, and the most viable answer to the planet's energy needs is visible to us any time we look upward. The amount...

It's pretty safe to say that we all know that we have to find an alternative to fossil fuels as soon as possible, and the most viable answer to the planet's energy needs is visible to us any time we look upward. The amount...

Most of us underestimate or ignore our incredible dependence on electricity, but there's nothing like a blackout caused by overzealous summertime air conditioner use to remind us of the importance of responsible, efficient...

This week on Science Weekly, presented by Kevin Fong, we investigate and celebrate the real star of the show, our sun. With solar weather experts saying this week that the sun is eerily quiet at this point in its cycle,...

"Get rid of all the green crap" David Cameron has told his aides. According to today's Sun, at any rate. I'm sure Lynton Crosby will be delighted – even if Downing Street has subsequently issued a careful statement...

The newspaper's bar chart using data from energy supplier npower distorts the cost to consumers of renewable energy"Here we show how power is likely to be burning up your pounds by 2020," The Sun wrote in July, under their...