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Is solar geoengineering research having its moment?

There is more research than ever focused on reflecting sunlight away from the planet to cool the climate – but there are still far more questions than answers about the effects

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A forest farm is being seen in Bijie, China, on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Unified approach could improve nature, climate and health all at once

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The most encouraging climate solutions and green technologies of 2024

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A single snow crystal in close up

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Supersized snowflakes: A scientific quest to make enormous snow

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Global forecast for 2025 sees temperatures falling back below 1.5°C

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Members of the Indigenous People Association stage a protest to demand action on climate change, holding big head cut-outs of world leaders U.S. President Joe Biden, China's President Xi Jinping, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, on the waters of Botafogo Bay, ahead of the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes SEARCH

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To fix the world's problems, we need both optimism and pessimism

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2KEFP4Y London, England, UK. 12th Nov, 2022. A protester outside Shell HQ holds a sign referencing the film 'Don't Look Up'. Thousands of people gathered outside Shell Headquarters in London and marched to Trafalgar Square as part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice as world leaders meet in Egypt for COP27. (Credit Image: ?? Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire) Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News

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After another dire year for the environment, here's to better times

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High-tech archaeology shows we aren't the first to endure hard times

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Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

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Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

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A man makes his way at a hill as African dust from the desert of Sahara covers the city of Athens, Greece, April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2FC7ATEP85

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Climate chaos accelerated in 2024 as we hit 1.5°C for the first time

2024 was another year of record-breaking heat and extreme weather, including devastating floods, storms and wildfires across the globe

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From enshittocene to virome, science and technology's words of 2024

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Arctic tundra is now a source – not a sink – of carbon emissions

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Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability to absorb CO2

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Why Kelly and Zach Weinersmith are sceptical about a future on Mars

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