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Hundreds of Greenland's glacial lakes have burst since 2008

Using satellite data, researchers identified hundreds of glacial lakes in Greenland that flooded their frozen shores over the past decade – helping speed up global sea level rise

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What would Earth look like in 25 years? I asked the experts

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What would Earth look like in 25 years? I asked the experts

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Photos of a rusting Alaskan river win New Scientist Editors Award

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Taylor Roades: Rust River Earth Photo 2024 Shortlisted Entry 2023 was the hottest year on global record and the Arctic is disproportionately affected by these elevated temperatures. The remote Western Brooks Range of North West Alaska has recorded a 2.4 degree increase in temperature since 2006. Permafrost, the layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year is thawing at an unprecedented rate, exposing the bedrock and all metals that have been frozen within it, to the elements. Tukpahlearick Creek and its tributaries are now flowing bright orange with oxidized iron and sulphuric acid. The change to water quality, and risks associated with metals in the water pose dire threats to ecosystems downstream that rely on these waters, and are symbolic of the far reaching consequences of climate change.
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Embrace wooden buildings for the sake of your health and the planet's

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2X4HHK9 extreme heat wave 2024

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Don't be fooled by El Niño's end – net zero is more urgent than ever

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India - Sikkim - Farmers removing the hull from the rice in a paddy field located in the outskirts of Gangtok.

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Take a photographic tour around the world's first fully organic state

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Why a new literary prize for climate fiction will make a difference

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Why a new literary prize for climate fiction will make a difference

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How an audacious sonic survey could help revive damaged rainforests

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2WXAN77 Chennai, India. 29th Mar, 2024. The Power of Thumb during election depicted by a traditional art work of coloured powder, showing Indian flag and a woman's finger marked with indelible ink to raise awareness among people to vote in the upcoming general elections in Chennai, Credit: Seshadri SUKUMAR/Alamy Live News

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India's next leader will have the chance to lead the world on climate

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A sample of cement made from the mineral olivine, which can also help sequester carbon during production.

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Carbon-negative cement can be made with a mineral that helps catch CO2

A process to dissolve the mineral olivine in acid could provide a plentiful, energy-efficient material for carbon-negative cement

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Let's not trash recycling technologies that could end plastic waste

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The man reinventing economics with chaos theory and complexity science

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The man reinventing economics with chaos theory and complexity science

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We can't get to net zero without tackling inequality

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Researcher at work in one of the GPLabs laboratories. The Green Propulsion Laboratory is also an incubator for several innovative start-ups operating in the field of environmental technologies and sustainability.

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These curious experiments are finding new ways to tackle pollution

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