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An innovative system for seeing into the bowels of a volcano

A team of researchers from the CNRS and the Paris Institute of Planetary Physics has developed an innovative imaging method that can probe the bowels of a volcano with unparalleled resolution and depth. This new method is ...

Projections show future droughts could be longer than expected

The average longest periods of drought could be ten days longer by the end of the century than previously predicted by climate models, according to research published in Nature. The findings suggest that the hazards droughts ...

Flushing rubbish down the toilet has impacts on nature

Sampling reveals that there is an incredible amount of rubbish lying on the seabed. This is because many people are still flushing all sorts of things down the toilet, believing that they will simply disappear. But, of course, ...

Researchers simulate how wildfires spread through communities

California has already recorded more than 6,000 wildfires this year, underscoring the need for better mitigation strategies to reduce their devastating impact. Now, researchers have created a model that may shed light on ...

World off track on climate fight but AI could help: UN

The world remains far off track in tackling climate crisis, but the UN voiced hope Wednesday that artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies will help address the towering challenges.

Exploring climate change through mobile games

To raise awareness about climate change, a UCL researcher teamed up with developers of one of the most popular mobile games, updating it to show science-based predictions of what will happen to Earth after a century of global ...

How to prepare for a stormy 'supercharged' September

The effects of climate change have become an ominous presence in our lives, and the dramatic media monikers that accompany them—bomb cyclones, atmospheric rivers, thundersnow, black swan events, heat domes, polar vortexes—sound ...

Gen Z: Will they finally solve the plastic crisis?

Generation Z has been heralded by some as the "sustainability" generation—more likely to pay a premium for eco-friendly products and more likely to make purchase decisions that incorporate their personal, social and environmental ...

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