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Coronavirus or COVID-19 is reshaping the way we connect. But it doesn't mean we can't connect.

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Morrison should think more creatively and strategically about his economic stimulus. Sustainable infrastructure would be a good start.

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German car maker Volkswagen says it is working on the ID.1 electric city car small city car which will cost under €20,000.

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The current crisis may mean lost work and for others working from home, for a while at least. Is this reflected in the demand we see on the grid?

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The device managed to pump oxygenated blood into both organs in a world-first procedure.

There are strong arguments for a new link to unlock the massive wind and solar resources in north Queensland.

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On 11 April 1970, the Lovells watched their husband and father blast off on an ill-fated mission to the Moon.

The relatively unpredictable nature of cloud formation causes short-term variability of solar PV output. There are several ways this can be managed.

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The COVID-19 impact on Australia's solar and storage sector may not be all bad, particularly as homes and businesses look for ways to cut energy costs and increase self-reliance.

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Tesla claims NY gigafactory produced 4MW of the company's solar glass tiles last week, cracking Elon Musk's slightly delayed milestone of 1000 solar roofs a week.

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Planes will this week cover areas in the southern half of the reef that escaped earlier bleaching but may have undergone high levels of heat stress

The full impact of coral bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef will become clearer this week as aerial surveys of hundreds of reefs are completed in the bottom two thirds of the world’s biggest reef system.

An aerial survey carried out last week over almost 500 individual reefs between the Torres Strait and Cairns revealed some severe bleaching of corals closer to shore, but almost none on outer reefs.

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For dogs, grooming can mean dousing in water, restraint, manipulation of the body, and touching of taboo areas by unfamiliar people. Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney Simone Blackman, Lecturer in Law, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Indigenous species do not grow fast enough, so imports will have to be planted in their millions to offset emissions, expert warns

Last century the Forestry Commission sparked anger with a mass planting of conifer trees designed to provide a national reserve of timber because the shortages of the first world war had highlighted a national need.

Now a leading expert is calling for similar action again, arguing that if the UK is serious about offsetting its carbon dioxide emissions it must plant tens of millions of trees from imported species on open land.

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On World Water Day, the UN says conservation is a ‘virtuous circle’ in the fight against global heating

Using water more efficiently in everything from daily life to agriculture and industry would help reduce planet-warming emissions and curb climate change – a potential benefit that has yet to be widely recognised.

In a report issued on World Water Day on Sunday, UN agencies said global warming would “affect the availability, quality and quantity of water for basic human needs”, threatening the right to water and sanitation for “potentially billions of people”.

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Italy on Saturday ordered the closure of all non-essential factories as it struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

The London-based start-up expands its network with a Soyuz launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan

Series of before and after images spark renewed calls for Victoria to urgently phase out native timber logging

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Sifting through diamond samples, geologists find unexpected evidence of a billion-year-old continent.

Chris Packham says nature can help during self-isolation and considers coronavirus's environmental impact.

Video shared on social media shows clear and calm water in Venice as animals take advantage of the lockdown in Italy to move into usually crowded spaces. Dolphins and wild boar have been spotted as ports and roads have been quiet as the country remains under strict quarantine at least until 3 April

• 'Nature is taking back Venice': wildlife returns to tourist-free city

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