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Photos of a rusting Alaskan river win New Scientist Editors Award

Taylor Roades's images of a river in north-west Alaska that has turned orange because of global warming have won the New Scientist Editors Award at the Earth Photo competition

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Taylor Roades: Rust River Earth Photo 2024 Shortlisted Entry 2023 was the hottest year on global record and the Arctic is disproportionately affected by these elevated temperatures. The remote Western Brooks Range of North West Alaska has recorded a 2.4 degree increase in temperature since 2006. Permafrost, the layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year is thawing at an unprecedented rate, exposing the bedrock and all metals that have been frozen within it, to the elements. Tukpahlearick Creek and its tributaries are now flowing bright orange with oxidized iron and sulphuric acid. The change to water quality, and risks associated with metals in the water pose dire threats to ecosystems downstream that rely on these waters, and are symbolic of the far reaching consequences of climate change.

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Embrace wooden buildings for the sake of your health and the planet's

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Don't be fooled by El Niño's end – net zero is more urgent than ever

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Why a new literary prize for climate fiction will make a difference

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Why a new literary prize for climate fiction will make a difference

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India - Sikkim - Farmers removing the hull from the rice in a paddy field located in the outskirts of Gangtok.

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Take a photographic tour around the world's first fully organic state

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Black or Guatemalan Howler Monkey, alouatta pigra or caraya, sitting on a tree in Belize jungle and howling like crazy. They are also found in Mexico and Guatemala.; Shutterstock ID 650139160; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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How an audacious sonic survey could help revive damaged rainforests

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2WXAN77 Chennai, India. 29th Mar, 2024. The Power of Thumb during election depicted by a traditional art work of coloured powder, showing Indian flag and a woman's finger marked with indelible ink to raise awareness among people to vote in the upcoming general elections in Chennai, Credit: Seshadri SUKUMAR/Alamy Live News

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India's next leader will have the chance to lead the world on climate

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A sample of cement made from the mineral olivine, which can also help sequester carbon during production.

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Carbon-negative cement can be made with a mineral that helps catch CO2

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Digital generated image of huge sphere made out of wasted plastic on blue background.

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Let's not trash recycling technologies that could end plastic waste

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The man reinventing economics with chaos theory and complexity science

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The man reinventing economics with chaos theory and complexity science

Traditional economics makes ludicrous assumptions and poor predictions. Now an alternative approach using big data and psychological insights is proving far more accurate

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We can't get to net zero without tackling inequality

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Researcher at work in one of the GPLabs laboratories. The Green Propulsion Laboratory is also an incubator for several innovative start-ups operating in the field of environmental technologies and sustainability.

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These curious experiments are finding new ways to tackle pollution

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PP65DP Building with climber plants, ivy growing on the wall and grass on the floor. Ecology and green living in city, urban environment concept.

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Why ivy growing on your walls may actually be beneficial

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Sand Martin Wood in Faugh near Carlisle, Cumbria, UK, was acquired by the carbon offset company co2balance in September 2006 It has been planted with a broad mix of native trees over 6 hectares and is managed for wildlife as well as the companies offset clients Though seen as controversial by some carbon offsetting is one way of a company or individual to reduce their emissions, as the trees absorb and sequestrate carbon as they grow. (Photo by Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

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Why biodiversity offsetting is a contentious issue in conservation

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