Record-breaking observation could explain high-energy gamma rays seen during storms
Concern about global warming rose after viewing talk by Christian climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe
The notes left by the US thinker and naturalist known as the sage of Walden Pond have yielded more evidence of climate change
Getting to win-win on pollution and economic development
What does oceanic carbon uptake achieve? Greenhouse gas that sinks below the waves slows global warming a little and makes water more acidic
Square metre of material can deliver half a litre of water overnight
Yellow fever, chikungunya, dengue and Zika could become more common in the UK and other northerly countries
As greenhouse-gas consumers, young forests use carbon more industriously in the temperate and cool zones than older forests
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As the IPCC issues its latest report on climate change, explore the findings, possible actions, background and more.
IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C finds lower temperature goal has clear benefits for people and natural ecosystems
Following the 1.5 °C aim agreed in Paris in 2015, the IPCC came together once more to assess the ramifications. Kate Ravilious investigates the background
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Neil Beattie describes some of the economic and political factors that impact developments of renewable energy materials and technologies besides the cost of crude oil
A captivating read, Origins: How the Earth Made Us by Lewis Dartnell would be of equal interest to students of geophysics and history, says Ian Randall
Neil Lawson explains the principles of ground-source heat pumps and their prospects in the UK
Do people harmed by extreme weather suffer from "gambler's fallacy"?
Storm was ten times stronger than disruptive recent events
Machine learning assesses how much carbon 1.2 trillion new trees could store
Environmental risks from anticonvulsant carbamazepine and antibiotic ciprofloxacin 10 to 20 times higher over 20 years, study finds
New discovery transforms dissolved CO2 into solid carbon, which can be stored more easily than liquid CO2 or even sold as a functional material
On the fishing grounds, they already know about global warming. As fish flee warmer seas there are winners – but many more losers
Glacial flour could be responsible for jade bergs
Does the energy system have to be all-electric? Dave Elliot examines the debate
Europe and US could see more frequent intense rainfall events as climate changes
We need to prepare our health systems to manage changes in the magnitude and pattern of climate-sensitive health outcomes as climate changes, says Kristie Ebi
New technique could help with the serious problem of ever-increasing amounts of plastic waste
The planet’s temperature could zoom in an ever more greenhouse world, as researchers identify a dangerous possible cloud tipping point
Carbon nanotubes can be used as tools to more easily deliver genes into plant cell nuclei and chloroplasts
Pressure forecasts beat temperature at forecasting heating use
Dave Elliott ponders whether energy-efficiency costs will fall as take-up rises, in response to a paper from Amory Lovins
