We finally have the tools to build a net-zero world
1 September 2021
Today, many of the technologies required to decarbonise society are ready to be put in place – and the costs of shifting to net zero must be weighed against the price of inaction
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Why the UK doesn't need a new coal mine
1 September 2021
The UK is considering opening a new coal mine – here's why it doesn't need one, says Mark Peplow
What ancient money tells us about the future of computers
1 September 2021
The way that some of the first coins were viewed 2500 years ago is similar to how we regard computers today, writes Annalee Newitz
Hurricane Ida was almost certainly made worse by climate change
31 August 2021
Scientists say Hurricane Ida, which reached wind speeds of 241km/h, killed at least one person and left more than a million people without power, was almost certainly made worse because of climate change
Will PayPal's adoption of bitcoin make cryptocurrency more mainstream?
30 August 2021
PayPal will now allow customers to buy and sell four cryptocurrencies, which could make it more useful for everyday life. Is this the moment when cryptocurrencies become mainstream?
Quantum nature of gravity may be detectable with gravitational waves
30 August 2021
Perhaps the most important problem in physics is how gravity and quantum mechanics fit together, and strange fluctuations in gravitational waves could help us figure it out
Climate change linked to risk of viruses jumping species in the Arctic
27 August 2021
Climate change may increase the risk of viruses infecting new hosts in the Arctic, suggests a study of genetic material from an Arctic lake
How domesticating the African baobab tree could secure its future
27 August 2021
Farmers seldom plant the African baobab because it takes up to 23 years to fruit, but a team in Ghana has got the trees to flower in less than three years
Woman loses ability to feel hungry after stroke damages her brain
27 August 2021
A young woman who lost the sensation of hunger after a stroke may help to explain one of the most mysterious areas of the brain and lead to new treatments for obesity
Opioid levels in US wastewater spiked during the early pandemic months
26 August 2021
In the early months of the covid-19 pandemic, wastewater samples from Kentucky and Tennessee had a 72 per cent increase in hydrocodone, plus spikes in antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs
