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Here’s what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky

Here’s what we know about the climate cost of white trails aircraft leave in the sky

4 months ago

How freak weather and an old-fashioned grid exacerbate energy insecurity

How freak weather and an old-fashioned grid exacerbate energy insecurity

4 months ago

High petrol prices are fuelling interest in EVs. Here’s how this could bring down electricity bills

High petrol prices are fuelling interest in EVs. Here’s how this could bring down electricity...

4 months ago

How Antarctica warmed by 28°C in the depths of winter – and what it signals for the decades ahead

How Antarctica warmed by 28°C in the depths of winter – and what it signals for the decades ahead

4 months ago

Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100

Why delaying climate action now means higher seas by 2100

4 months ago

Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues

Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth...

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Why some countries give away free electricity and even pay consumers to use it

Why some countries give away free electricity and even pay consumers to use it

4 months ago

Why Sweden’s ban on fossil fuel production matters, despite not producing any itself

Why Sweden’s ban on fossil fuel production matters, despite not producing any itself

4 months ago

Chernobyl’s wildlife: the real story isn’t the presence of radiation – it’s the absence of humans

Chernobyl’s wildlife: the real story isn’t the presence of radiation – it’s the absence of...

4 months ago

Edible orchids are being overharvested in the Mediterranean – how to protect these astonishing blooms

Edible orchids are being overharvested in the Mediterranean – how to protect these astonishing...

4 months ago

Venice is sinking – we analysed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it

Venice is sinking – we analysed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we...

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Golden eagles in England? Here’s the ecological case for bringing them back

Golden eagles in England? Here’s the ecological case for bringing them back

5 months ago

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

5 months ago

New advice on avoiding British cod: how to make sure your fish and chips are sustainably sourced

New advice on avoiding British cod: how to make sure your fish and chips are sustainably sourced

5 months ago

How accelerating evolution could help corals survive future heatwaves

How accelerating evolution could help corals survive future heatwaves

5 months ago

Want to cut your energy bills? Here’s how five experts are doing it

Want to cut your energy bills? Here’s how five experts are doing it

5 months ago

Crypto tolls in the strait of Hormuz shows why bitcoin thrives in times of crisis

Crypto tolls in the strait of Hormuz shows why bitcoin thrives in times of crisis

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Strait of Hormuz: why even neutral and distant countries like Switzerland can’t escape the fallout

Strait of Hormuz: why even neutral and distant countries like Switzerland can’t escape the fallout

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