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Data centre emissions are soaring – it’s AI or the climate
Jack Marley, The Conversation Artificial intelligence (AI) is curating your social media feed and giving you directions to…
How a new map of the UK’s blue carbon habitats could change how oceans are protected
Mudflats in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Mark Hamblin/VISION, CC BY-NC-ND Michael Burrows, Scottish Association for Marine Science The…
Science Documentaries That Inspire: A Curated Collection for Enthusiasts
A handful of titles stand out in the world of science documentaries for their ability to both educate…
Will tornadoes and waterspouts thrive as Earth heats up?
A tornado near Minden, Iowa on April 26, 2024. Jonah Lange/Shutterstock Jack Marley, The Conversation Unusually warm waters…
First map of vegetation across Antarctica reveals a battle for the continent’s changing landscape
Claudia Colesie Claudia Colesie, The University of Edinburgh A tiny seed is stuck between loose gravel and coarse…
We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse
Looking up Crane Glacier, December 21 1968. PGC, UMN, CC BY Ryan North, University of Wollongong and Tim…
West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today
Hugh Chittock/Antarctica New Zealand, CC BY-SA Dan Lowry, GNS Science and Holly Kyeore Han, NASA As the climate…
More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource
Riley Duren, University of Arizona Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and…
Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go
Wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland shows signs of ‘pitting,’ where areas of cordgrass have converted…
Venomous snakes could start migrating in large numbers if we hit 5°C warming
Pablo Ariel Martinez, Universidade Federal de Sergipe A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may…