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- It's an appealing idea, a vast forest to soak up the extra carbon released due to Trump's policies, but it may not be so easy in reality, says Olive Heffernan
- Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the sea Thu, 17 Aug 17, 5:00amPlastic particles sink to the seabed after being eaten and excreted by animals called larvaceans, which could be why we see less floating plastic than expected
- There are almost 100 new volcanoes hiding under Antarctic ice Tue, 15 Aug 17, 10:31pmThe 91 newly found volcanoes lurk beneath the vulnerable West Antarctic ice sheet and could accelerate its demise
- This year may be one of the worst ever for Atlantic hurricanes Tue, 15 Aug 17, 9:20pmBetween 14 and 19 storms are predicted to sweep across the Atlantic from June to November this year, threatening the US and other countries
- Farmland is in retreat. We should make the most of that Mon, 14 Aug 17, 8:00pmNow that more land globally is being revegetated than cleared, we need to figure out how to use this force for ecological good. But it won't be an easy sell
- The BBC should stop giving unwarranted airtime to Nigel Lawson Sat, 12 Aug 17, 4:07amThe broadcaster had tough questions for Al Gore and then gave space to false claims of a prominent climate sceptic. This is a recipe for spreading misinformation
- Mystery of missing tsunamis explained by geological model Sat, 12 Aug 17, 2:52amMassive debris flows below the waves can trigger devastating tsunamis, but sometimes they generate the merest ripple – now we know why
- Al Gore: The return of climate science’s preacher man Sat, 12 Aug 17, 2:18amClimate denialism seems to loom large, but after 10 years delivering his message globally, Al Gore believes we’re on the road to salvation
- There is a good case to unleash job-killing AI on the high seas Fri, 11 Aug 17, 9:03pmLife on a container ship can be hellish, so maybe we shouldn't mourn the loss of these roles too much as the first crewless vessels take shape, says Paul Marks
- Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergency Fri, 11 Aug 17, 8:30pmBritish Columbia is facing its worst documented wildfire season in almost 60 years – Mika McKinnon went to the city of Kamloops to find out why
- Sea snakes are turning black in response to industrial pollution Fri, 11 Aug 17, 3:00amIndo-Pacific sea snakes living in polluted waters near industrial areas have darker bodies – perhaps because pollutants bind better to their dark skin pigment
- Back to the wild: How nature is reclaiming farmland Thu, 10 Aug 17, 10:00pmFarmland is shrinking for the first time on record thanks in part to consumer choices. What does this mean for the environment and the future of food?
- Early humans may have seen a supervolcano explosion up close Thu, 10 Aug 17, 4:00amTwo ancient teeth found on Sumatra suggest early humans were there when the island’s supervolcano erupted 71,000 years ago
- Largest ever dinosaur may have been as long as 7 elephants Wed, 9 Aug 17, 10:01amAnalysis of fossils from six Patagotitan mayorum dinosaurs suggests the animals may have weighed 62 tonnes and measured more than 35 metres from nose to tail
- Americans already feeling effects of climate change, says report Wed, 9 Aug 17, 2:48amA leaked report says evidence that humans are responsible for climate change is strong – but it remains to be seen how the Trump White House will react
- Largest ever wildfire in Greenland seen burning from space Tue, 8 Aug 17, 10:06pmThe blaze is the biggest ever detected by satellites – and a recent increase in fires in the region could well be a result of the rapid warming in the Arctic
- Satellite shows clear-up operation after severe floods in China Tue, 8 Aug 17, 5:00pmThe photo shows teachers cleaning the mud from a school sports ground and running track in Jilin province, north-east China – an area devastated by floods
- Is our environmental future better than we thought? Sat, 5 Aug 17, 8:00pmTwo possible visions of our future are competing for our attention: an Anthropocene desert of homogenised mongrels and a virtual supercontinent teeming with new species
- NASA’s planetary protection officer will defend Mars, not Earth Thu, 3 Aug 17, 10:15pmA NASA job advert has made for excited headlines, but the agency isn’t hiring someone to protect us from aliens – it wants someone to protect alien microbes from us
- Al Gore’s Inconvenient Sequel could just make climate rift worse Thu, 3 Aug 17, 9:35pmPerhaps the veteran Democrat should have stayed in the wings for the follow-up to hit documentary An Inconvenient Truth, suggests Adam Corner
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