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A key component when forecasting what the Earth’s climate might look like in the future is the ability to draw on accurate temperature records of the past.

New heat-harnessing “solar” cells that reflect 99% of the energy they can’t convert to electricity could help bring down the price of storing renewable energy as heat, as well as harvesting waste heat from exhaust pipes and chimneys.

Disturbances can hit Alberta’s lodgepole pine forests hard—including life under the soil, new University of Alberta research shows.

Doctors like to remind patients not to monkey around with their health, suggesting that a good diet and regular exercise improve longevity.

Mountains and butterflies are conceptualized as the ultimate juxtaposition—enduring and resolute versus fleeting and delicate.