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Climate change will transform cooling effects of volcanic eruptions, study suggests

12 Aug 2021

Researchers have shown that human-caused climate change will have important consequences for how volcanic gases interact with the atmosphere.

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Museum of Zoology displays ceramic art to explore Earth's 'breaking points'

21 Jul 2021

̽»¨Ö±²¥museum's reopening exhibition uses the fragility of fired clay to throw attention back on to ecological decline, ecosystem collapse and...

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Human fossil skulls and thigh bones

Climate changed the size of our bodies and, to some extent, our brains

08 Jul 2021

̽»¨Ö±²¥average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is strongly linked to temperature. Colder, harsher...

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Illustration of batteries charging

Low-cost imaging technique shows how smartphone batteries could charge in minutes

23 Jun 2021

Researchers have developed a simple lab-based technique that allows them to look inside lithium-ion batteries and follow lithium ions moving in real...

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Experiment evaluates the effect of human decisions on climate reconstructions

07 Jun 2021

̽»¨Ö±²¥first double-blind experiment analysing the role of human decision-making in climate reconstructions has found that it can lead to substantially...

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Ivanpah Solar Project

Climate Exp0 – International climate conference being hosted by UK universities ahead of COP26

17 May 2021

Weeklong conference brings together leading scientists, government ministers and experts from around the world to set the agenda ahead of the United...

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Fibre-optics used to take the temperature of Greenland Ice Sheet

14 May 2021

Scientists have used fibre-optic sensing to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ever taken on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Their...

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Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Can federated learning save the world?

10 May 2021

Training the artificial intelligence models that underpin web search engines, power smart assistants and enable driverless cars, consumes megawatts...

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Mangrove ready to be planted

Cambridge researchers lead policy briefing on Nature-based Solutions for the climate and biodiversity crises

30 Apr 2021

As societies face the triple challenge of avoiding the worst effects of climate change, protecting remaining biodiversity and improving human...

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Unitarian Universalist and larger faith contingent taking part in the 21 September 2014 Peoples Climate March

Opinion: Why scientists need to work more closely with faith communities on climate change

06 Apr 2021

To make sufficient progress in the fight against climate change, scientists need to start taking religious groups more seriously as allies, writes...

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Lake on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Lakes on Greenland Ice Sheet can drain huge amounts of water, even in winter

01 Apr 2021

Using satellite data to ‘see in the dark’, researchers have shown for the first time that lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet drain during winter, a...

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̽»¨Ö±²¥first 'climate smart' sovereign credit ratings

18 Mar 2021

Cambridge economists add climate science to Standard & Poor’s global credit formula and find that 63 nations face downgrades by 2030 unless...

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