Physics
Quantum quirk explains why carbon dioxide causes global warming
A phenomenon called the Fermi resonance, which affects how molecules vibrate, is responsible for a large part of carbon dioxide’s planet-warming effect
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Forget what long-lived sea sponges say, focus on reaching net-zero
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Will global warming continue even after we hit net-zero emissions?
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Extreme heat: Inside the expedition to find out how humans can adapt
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Scientists ‘shocked’ by extreme events in Antarctica as Earth heats up
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Flower that thrives in Death Valley may hold secret to heat adaptation
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Life
Shortage of male turtles could be solved by splash of cold seawater
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Environment
Melting Arctic glaciers expose new sources of planet-warming methane
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The uncomfortable reality of life on Earth after we breach 1.5°C
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Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic
As global warming accelerates, the Arctic is changing fast. Gregor Sailer captures this deep shift in his photographs of military stations and ice monitoring kit, part of his exhibition called The Polar Silk Road
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Earth
Launching a huge dust cloud from the moon could ease global warming
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Environment
The first breach of 1.5°C will be a temporary but devastating failure
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2022 Tonga eruption means we may hit 1.5°C of global warming earlier
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Earth
2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope
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