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Ancient graphene formed 3 billion years before humans discovered it

Graphene, an atom-thick form of carbon, was discovered in 2004 using sticky tape and pencil graphite, but now researchers have found the first ever natural graphene in a gold mine

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Distributing AI projects across multiple data centres could make them more environment-friendly

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Shifting where data is processed for AI can reduce environmental harm

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Carbon tax on luxuries is fairer way to cut emissions, finds analysis

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Inside the gigafactory producing the greenest batteries in the world

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Shell can't say it backs net zero while still betting on fossil fuels

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Underground fungi absorb up to a third of our fossil fuel emissions

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Planes could soon run on pig fat – but it won't reduce emissions

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Wildfires across Canada have emitted record-breaking amounts of carbon

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Two people converse in a virtual meeting pod

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Life-sized screens make video calls feel like you're sharing a room

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Environment

Can we use salt to lock away carbon for thousands of years?

Preserving ‘carbon crops’ with salt and storing them in dry landfill sites to stop them decomposing could be a low-cost, scalable climate solution, according to physicist Eli Yablonovitch

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Environment

Geoengineering the seas could be catastrophic for marine life

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Life

Kelp forests capture nearly 5 million tonnes of CO2 annually

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Environment

The UK is making five big bets in the hope of hitting net zero by 2050

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Start-up is developing world’s first ammonia-powered ships

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