Environment
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White paint: a cool solution for climate change?
feature Cooling properties of new ultra-white formula could offset worsening global warming
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Desertification: Iraq’s worsening water crisis
feature Drought, climate change, mismanagement and oil production have all been blamed for water scarcity in the country
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Deforestation and the state of the world’s rainforests
feature Rate of tropical tree loss sped up in 2022, mostly in the Amazon, despite Cop26 commitments
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Why is Thames Water struggling to stay afloat?
Today's Big Question The UK’s largest water company could be nationalised after amassing huge debts
By Richard Windsor Published
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The ancient megalodon shark survival myth
Under the Radar Study provides clues to giant predator’s disappearance and debunks social media theories of its survival
By Harriet Marsden Published
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The green arms race explained
feature Massive US subsidies for green technology are causing major shifts in the world economy
By The Week Staff Published
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The new Cold War in the Arctic, explained
Speed Read Climate change creates a new battleground for the U.S., Russia and China
By Joel Mathis Published
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Seven wild animal facts discovered in 2023
In Depth Gorillas enjoy feeling dizzy, while moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, scientists have discovered this year
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Swans decapitated in mystery waterfowl attacks
Speed Read Sharp rise in birds being deliberately beheaded, shot, drowned and strangled
By Harriet Marsden Published
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The world’s most polluted cities
feature Ongoing wildfires in Canada brought historic levels of toxic air pollution to New York
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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How can we get electricity from space?
feature Solar power harvested by satellites and beamed to Earth is no longer ‘just science fiction’, say scientists
By Arion McNicoll Published
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The real climate cost of private jets
feature Increasingly popular personal jet flights cause up to 14 times more pollution per passenger than commercial plane journeys
By Harriet Marsden Last updated
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Has the world finally reached ‘peak oil’?
Today's Big Question Experts think the shift to clean energy is quickening but one says we should take the forecast with ‘a boulder of salt’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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How La Niña and El Niño affect the weather
feature Extreme conditions could worsen as global cooling pattern ends
By Julia O'Driscoll Last updated
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