In the hothouse of science, the human stories often get left out. But
historian Gale Christianson has fun filling the gaps in Greenhouse: The
200-year Story of Global Warming. It is a scrapbook of scientific
endeavour: moths mutating in Manchester smoke; Charles Keeling first measuring
the atmosphere filling with carbon dioxide and sweaty nights negotiating the
Kyoto Protocol. Published by Constable, £9.99, ISBN 0094800308.
More from 91av
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Technology
Humanoid robots may be about to break the 100-metre sprint record
News
Environment
How I pay almost nothing to power my house and electric car
Comment
Health
We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions
Comment
Environment
Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave
News
Popular articles
Trending 91av articles
1
100-year-old assumption about the universe may soon be overturned
2
We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions
3
Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness
4
The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe
5
How your heart rate variability can offer an insight into your mind
6
10,000 new planets found hidden in NASA telescope data
7
Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
8
Symptoms of early dementia reversed by bespoke treatment plans
9
We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected
10
How I pay almost nothing to power my house and electric car
