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Computer data centres produce vast amounts of heat that often gets wasted - now that’s being harnessed to warm swimming pools and improve overall energy efficiency.
Humans can’t see ultraviolet light – but lots of other animals can.
A recently discovered palm tree has an unusual survival strategy - it flowers and fruits beneath the ground
Tata Steel layoffs in Port Talbot reveal the tension between saving jobs and saving the environment.
This powerful new eco drama suggests “cli-fi” could play a crucial role in climate communication.
As the sea rises and storms get stronger, movable flood barriers are going to be used more often.
A sustainable food system starts with a fairer corporate structure. It won’t simply come from a shift in consumer habits during Veganuary’s push for people to eat a more plant-based diet. Here’s why.
As the plant-based campaign celebrates its tenth anniversary, researchers are analysing how Veganuary could be having a substantial impact on British diets.
Nearly a third of all moorland burning in Scotland occurs on peat soil – a vital carbon sink.
Modellers of the energy transition have tended to neglect fractious international relations in their calculations.
Research shows prominent individuals can influence the rest of us.
Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe – could ships cross the Arctic instead?
Civil nuclear energy maintains the skills and supply chains needed for nuclear subs and weapons.
Migration is considered an inevitable effect of climate change. It could also be part of the solution.
Go vegan for cleaner air and a smaller food bill.
EV manufacturers pause production in Europe as the Red Sea shipping crisis deepens.
Cutting wealth inequality could curb the super-rich’s disproportionate share of emissions.
A surprising number of new consumer tech products promise to improve air quality.
Gold hydrogen is naturally occurring gas trapped in pockets under the ground – in much the same way as oil and natural gas
Proposed reflectors would help provide clean energy when demand peaks near dawn and dusk.
New technique could drastically improve the recyclability of rubber tyres.
From bleached corals to deadly heatwaves.
On one stretch of Nottingham’s River Trent, floods that arrived every 50 years now return in ten.
Anchovies cause a stir as they mate – getting the oceans moving.