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Nematode worms use electricity to jump onto bumblebees and fly away

Bees accumulate an electrical charge as they fly through the air, and experiments show that C. elegans worms can exploit this to leap through the air and hitch a ride

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A wind farm in South Lanarkshire, UK

Technology

Software update for world’s wind farms could power millions more homes

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Electrical field of a fruit fly

Life

Jumping parasitic worms use static electricity to hit their targets

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Electric power station with blue sky background

Technology

A massive power transformer shortage is wreaking havoc in the US

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Illustration of a pulse of electrons

Physics

Shortest pulse of electrons ever created lasts just 53 attoseconds

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Woman washing hands

Environment

Surplus wind energy to heat water for fuel-poor households in Ireland

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TOPSHOT - The sun sets behind the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea in north west England on May 26, 2021. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

UK expects to produce more electricity than it needs by 2030

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new houses with solar panels on roofs in Stirling, UK

Environment

Energy price cap means now might be the best time to green your home

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Technology

Static electricity can keep desert solar panels free of dust

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RYFMB1 Aerial panorama showing the 206 turbine Clyde Wind Farm in evening light.

Environment

UK energy crisis: Why renewable subsidies will help avoid price shocks

Rising energy costs have seen wind farms substantially refund environmental levies for the first time, showing they are likely to be the solution to, not a cause of, soaring bills

Analysis

Environment

Can electric fields help plants grow? New claims met with caution

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Technology

Jenson Button: ‘Extreme E is great racing without combustion engines’

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Technology

Snow-proof solar panels keep working even in icy weather

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Environment

Why green energy firm Bulb's collapse is not a big blow for renewables

Analysis