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The ice sheet near Pituffik, Greenland

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Next 10,000 years of Greenland ice sheet could be decided this century

Carbon emissions within the next 50 years could lead to a tipping point where large parts of the Greenland ice sheet melt over the next 10,000 years

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Environment

Can we counter climate change by dumping carbon in the ocean?

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Environment

Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming

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The Winthrop Center is the tall glass building at the back

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World’s largest office building with 'passive house' design to open

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Electric power station with blue sky background

Technology

A massive power transformer shortage is wreaking havoc in the US

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Environment

We can suck CO2 from the air and store it in the ocean as baking soda

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3d illustration. Set of a three small laboratory test tubes with different colored liquids on an isolated background. Science and laboratory equipment concept.

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The surprisingly useful liquids that mop up gases like a sponge

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This aerial picture taken from an airplane on July 27, 2021, shows the smoke rising from a forest fire outside the village of Berdigestyakh, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia. - Russia is plagued by widespread forest fires, with the Sakha-Yakutia region in Siberia being the worst affected. According to many scientists, Russia -- especially its Siberian and Arctic regions -- is among the countries most exposed to climate change. The country has set numerous records in recent years and in June 2020 registered 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the town of Verkhoyansk -- the highest temperature recorded above the Arctic circle since measurements began. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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Northern forests released a record amount of carbon dioxide in 2021

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Mycelium of mushroom. Mycorrhizal association, the fungus colonizes the host plant's root tissues. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association. Mycorhize. - Image ID: BDF3AY (RF)

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Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon

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power station

Technology

Artificial intelligence training is powered mostly by fossil fuels

Most AI training relies on electrical grids primarily powered by coal and gas rather than low-carbon sources, according to an analysis of 95 AIs

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Technology

We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet

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Is it greener to use gas or electricity to heat your home and cook?

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China can make staple crops carbon-negative by adding biochar to soil

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Forests bioengineered to capture more carbon will be planted in the US

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