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Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

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Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

Events across the globe have conspired to create a sense of chaos, but many fields of research can help us make sense of the world, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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A man makes his way at a hill as African dust from the desert of Sahara covers the city of Athens, Greece, April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2FC7ATEP85

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Climate chaos accelerated in 2024 as we hit 1.5°C for the first time

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From enshittocene to virome, science and technology's words of 2024

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From enshittocene to virome, science and technology's words of 2024

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Scenic landscape with tundra, lonely mountain and moon. In June in the Arctic in the tundra, not all snow has melted yet. Beautiful nature of the far North. Anadyr tundra, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.; Shutterstock ID 1602740413; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Arctic tundra is now a source – not a sink – of carbon emissions

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Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability to absorb CO2

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Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

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Why Kelly and Zach Weinersmith are sceptical about a future on Mars

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We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures

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The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

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The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

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Stalagmites at Oregon Caves National Monument

Earth

What ancient stalagmites can tell us about life on a hotter Earth

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Antarctica is in crisis and we are scrambling to understand its future

The last two years have seen unprecedented falls in the levels of sea ice around Antarctica, which serves as a protective wall for the continent's huge ice sheets. Researchers are now racing to understand the global impact of what could happen next

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Heatwaves are surpassing the extremes predicted by climate models

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Ocean acidification is reaching deeper waters

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Robot balloons are snapping centimetre-resolution photos of the US

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Images reveal how climate change is upending life in Morocco's oases

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