UK has more than halved amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels but gas still had largest share at 28%The UK’s electricity was the cleanest it has ever been in 2024,
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After four dams were blasted from the Klamath River, the work to restore the ecosystem is under wayExplosions roared through the canyons lining the Klamath River earlier this year, signaling a
The permissive “science first” approach has failed, but a nondeployment deal might yet enable responsible research
Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level riseRising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of
Indonesia’s abundant nickel reserves are crucial for a low carbon world. But extracting them is ruining local peoples’ lives and causing rampant deforestation
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Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08214-1 A eutectic phase change material composed of boric and succinic acids demonstrates a transition at around 150 °C, with a record high reversible thermal energy
Ahead of Donald Trump’s second term as US president, a rerun of his first trade…
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