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Tourism Leads the Pack in Growing Carbon Emissions

A University of Queensland-led study shows greenhouse gas emissions from tourism have been growing more than 2 times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.

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Leap in Modelling Human Impact on Climate May Lead to Early Warning of Climate Disasters

A breakthrough in the theory of climate change science has given scientists the most robust way yet to link observed climate change to both human-made and natural causes and to spot early warning signals for potential climate disasters. 

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Climate Change Impacting Freshwater Fish Species, Study Finds

Large-bodied migratory species such as Atlantic salmon are thriving as warming temperatures opens up new habitats at the poleward edge of their ranges.

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Antarctica’s Irregular Heartbeat Shows Signs of Rapid Melting

Periods of sudden melting in the Antarctic ice sheet have been unearthed in a new climate record from over 20 million years ago by geoscientists led by the University of Leicester and the University of Southampton.

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A Greener, Cleaner Way to Extract Cobalt from ‘Junk’ Materials

Siddarth Kara’s bestseller, “Cobalt Red: How the Blood of Congo Powers Our Lives,” focuses on problems surrounding the sourcing of cobalt, a critical component of lithium-ion batteries that power many technologies central to modern life, from mobile phones and pacemakers to electric vehicles.

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Neem Seed Extract Improves Effectiveness of Pesticide

Dr. Mustafa Akbulut and Ph.D. student Yashwanth Arcot are developing a non-toxic pesticide for more sustainable agricultural practices.

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Impact Studies Must Include High-Sensitivity Climate Models

High-sensitivity climate models should not be excluded when projecting future regional climate impacts because the level of warming measured globally is not always the only good indicator of regional changes, a new study suggests. 

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AI Predicts Earth’s Peak Warming

Artificial intelligence provides new evidence that rapid decarbonization will not prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. 

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Mars’ Infamous Dust Storms Can Engulf the Entire Planet. A New Study Examines How

Today’s weather report on Mars: Windy with a chance of catastrophic dust storms blotting out the sky.

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Existing EV Batteries May Last up to 40% Longer than Expected

The batteries of electric vehicles subject to the normal use of real-world drivers – like heavy traffic, long highway trips, short city trips, and mostly being parked – could last about a third longer than researchers have generally forecast, according to a new study by scientists working in the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center, a joint center between Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

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