Climate
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Fossil fuel emissions could make radiocarbon dating impossible
Carbon released by burning fossil fuels could soon make radiocarbon dating impossible, scientists warn. Fossil fuels...
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Researcher warns of climate change complacency over 'mini ice age'
There has been much media coverage of the prospect of a so-called "mini ice age" as a result of research published wi...
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Smog can trigger floods and tornadoes
We know air pollution makes us wheeze, but can it also play havoc with our weather? Kate Raviliou...
Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains cover buildings in Mianyang city, Beichuan County. Research...
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Gathering storm - a beautiful time-lapse captures formation of a supercell
This time-lapse, taken over several hours, shows an amazing stationary supercell being produced over the Black Hills ...
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The rare birds being loved to extinction
In Southeast Asia, demand for caged songbirds is decimating wild populations. By Richard Conniff.
It’s sometimes said that we are loving nature to death – with our sightseeing traffic jams for bison loitering in Yel...
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Tropical Storm Bill from the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly), currently on a one-year mission to the International Space Station, to...
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Stanford engineers draw road map to 100% renewable US energy by 2050
Stanford engineers have outlined a state-by-state plan that could transition the United States to having 100% renewab...
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India's heatwave turns roads into molten bitumen
The heatwave currently baking India with temperatures up to 47.6°C is not only deadly, but playing havoc with infrast...
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El Niño is back – better get used to it
As a new El Niño event takes hold, Cosmos explains the mechanics of this extreme weather event an...
Basic climate change science is simple: rising CO2 levels trap heat and warm the planet. The devil is in the detail –...
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10,000-year-old Antarctic ice shelf 'will be gone within five years'
A new NASA study says that the last remaining section of Antarctica's Larsen B Ice Shelf will have disintegrated befo...
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One in six species could face extinction from climate change
Up to one in six species face extinction due to climate change, a new study published in Science suggests. The resea...
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Changing climate forces rethink of Aussie farming timetable
Anzac Day – 25 April – is not only the day when Australians honour their soldiers, for the country's wheat farmers it...