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Mountaineer and scientist Will Steffen said climbing was similar to science: “That’s the buzz you get in science when you solve a big problem and suddenly see how it all fits together”
Nasa’s new ‘Blue Marble’ photograph, taken on December 8 2022.
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A new image has been taken of the whole Earth 50 years after the first - revealing noticeable changes to its surface.
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Record-breaking floods in Auckland could see insurance costs in parts of the city rise significantly – some areas may even become uninsurable.
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Culling water buffalo is expensive. What if land managers could earn carbon credits for controlling the numbers of these methane-belching animals?
A display questioning humans’ role in climate change, at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Ky.
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It was in the 1990s that the idea of Christian environmental stewardship disappeared from the rhetoric of the religious right, paving the way for the anti-environmental position it holds today.
Researchers have found evidence that primates colonised northern Canada 52 million years ago.
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Close relatives of primates adapted to life in the High Arctic 52 million years ago – this may offer insight into future changes in the Arctic.
Victoria Park near the Auckland CBD on January 27.
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The more the climate warms, the heavier the storm rainfalls will become. The Auckland emergency shows how urgently adaptive measures are now needed.
Exxon, 1972. That decade, the firm’s private research predicted that fossil use would heat the planet.
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An alternate timeline that ends with a Nobel prize for Exxon’s CEO.
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Queensland is still clearing large tracts of land to run more cattle. This comes at a huge cost to our native animals and plants.
Dry conditions are likely to resume in northeastern Brazil.
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From bushfires in Australia to insect-borne disease outbreaks in Colombia.
Electrifying trucks and cars and shifting to renewable energy are crucial for California’s zero-emissions future.
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California is one of the world’s largest economies, and it’s aiming for net-zero emissions by 2045. A transportation expert involved in the plan explains why it just might succeed.
At 90 seconds to midnight, the Doomsday Clock indicates the level of human-made threats.
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In 1945, nuclear scientists established the Doomsday Clock to warn against human-made threats. This week, the clock’s display has brought us the closest we have ever been to global disaster.
Emissions from space heating and cooling in homes represent almost one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Policies that encourage the use of low-carbon technology like heat pumps can help motivate residents to decarbonize their homes.
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Tasmania’s emus were hunted to extinction in the mid-1800s but we could have them back – and their return could help other species survive climate change.
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It’s far easier to see how the stock market is doing than it is to find out the global price of carbon. That has to change.
Growing food in space will rely on innovative agricultural technologies.
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Agricultural technologies to grow food on Mars can help address climate change, sustainability and food scarcity challenges.
The U.S. and EU are headed in different directions with tariffs, including on steel.
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Both sides have reason to find common ground, says a group of energy and climate policy analysts.
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The current energy transition could herald a new copper world. But will it be a long-anticipated resource blessing or yet another global scramble for the precious metal?
SUVs produce more greenhouse gas emissions per kilometer than cars on average.
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New research explores why Canadians want SUVs, what they like about them and what might steer drivers towards lower-emitting cars.
Urgent action is needed to protect Madagascar’s forests.
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Climate change is a huge threat to Madagascar’s four forest types – urgent action is needed to ensure they don’t disappear completely.