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Absolute zero: A counter-intuitive energy transition
For the UK to make headway with its ambitious Absolute Zero plan, it calls for an administration that understands the subject and what is needed for its success.
Small altitude changes could cut climate impact of aircraft by up to 59%
Flight altitude changes of just 2000 feet could lessen their effect could minimize the harmful effects of aircraft contrails.
What ancient microbes can tell us about the environment they inhabited
Researchers find one more piece in the puzzle of ancient ecology.
Photo-sensitive materials to remove harmful pesticides from drinking water
Scientists have developed a new method to clean atrazine from drinking water using a new photo-sensitive material and sunlight.
California’s risk of a flooding catastrophe – in Los Angeles
There is a flooding catastrophe awaiting California — not only in the Sacramento Delta, but in the Los Angeles region.
Climate predictions: Sometimes less is more
Toward better climate predictions using the ocean as the atmosphere’s memory.
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A new material shows great potential with an impressive theoretical maximum conversion efficiency of 38% in a perovskite/Si tandem solar cell architecture.
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Financing net zero
Global warming: a collision of science, economy, and politics. Could finance be the key?
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