23rd November 2024

Climate change has made Atlantic hurricanes stronger

A new study concludes that hurricane wind speeds in the Atlantic have increased by an average of 18 mph (29 km/h) as a result of climate change.

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3rd November 2024

New material boosts CO2 capture efficiency

A breakthrough material with a highly resilient, porous structure could accelerate efforts to achieve negative emissions.

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24th October 2024

Solid-state batteries edge closer to reality

A breakthrough in solid-state battery design could eliminate key barriers to electric vehicle performance, making future EVs safer, more efficient, and longer-lasting.

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3rd October 2024

Climate study forecasts Antarctic ice trends to 2300

Scientists have published the first ever multi-century, multi-model forecast of Antarctic ice sheet loss derived from global climate simulations, indicating that the West Antarctic ice sheet has potential to undergo a near-total collapse by 2300.

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8th August 2024

400-year temperature record shows Great Barrier Reef is facing catastrophic damage

Scientists in Australia have published a new, 400-year temperature reconstruction for the Coral Sea, showing that recent ocean heating has led to mass bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

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3rd August 2024

Copper mine is now fully autonomous

Australian mining company BHP has announced that Spence, one of the world's largest copper mines, has achieved 100% autonomy for the last three months without any safety incidents.

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15th July 2024

First extinction in the United States due to sea level rise

The Key Largo tree cactus has been declared locally extinct in Florida, the first extinction event in the United States caused by sea level rise.

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24th June 2024

One of world's rarest cats is no longer endangered

The conservation status of the Iberian lynx, until recently the world's rarest cat, has been upgraded from endangered to vulnerable, after a surge in their numbers.

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10th June 2024

Futuristic battery concepts revealed

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in partnership with Energy Vault, has unveiled a series of energy storage concepts, including structures that could reach up to a kilometre in height.

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5th June 2024

Largest ever solar farm opens in China

A gigantic new solar farm, the first to reach 5 gigawatts (GW), has been connected to the grid in Xinjiang, China. The desert megaproject covers a land area of 200,000 acres.

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