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2HCNTB2 Arctic sea with Arctic remnant ice through the Fram Strait near Svalbard

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Mining the Arctic's precious resources is a fool's errand

With ice and permafrost thawing fast, nations are racing to exploit the Arctic's newly accessible treasures. Yet there are plenty of reasons why this may not be a great idea – and why we should treat the region as a scientific wonder instead

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A cyclist unlocks his bike on Silk Street in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 8th April 2025, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

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Are ordinary people fighting a losing battle to go green?

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Environment

Trump budget cuts would eliminate much of NOAA’s climate research

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TOPSHOT - A boy rides past as smoke billows from a burning garbage dump, in Lahore on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mike Berners-Lee's solution for the polycrisis may be just too hard

Culture

An early-warning system for climate 'tipping points' is an awful idea

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An early-warning system for climate 'tipping points' is an awful idea

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How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow

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How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow

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Society

NOAA cancels monthly climate and weather update calls

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Environment

Major ship collision in UK waters sparks fears of toxic chemical leak

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We need a global environmental court – and we need it now

Environment

We need a global environmental court – and we need it now

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Humans

From doomy prophecies to epic dystopias, we are suckers for end times

Despite facing real existential threats like climate change, we remain too fascinated by the end of the world, argues a new book

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Earth

We are finally getting to grips with how plate tectonics started

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Environment

Dyes made by microbes could reduce the environmental impact of clothes

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Technology

How the future rise of AI lawyers could force Big Oil to pay up

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Technology

DeepSeek has burst the AI hype bubble – now all bets are off

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