Mysterious missing component in the clouds of Venus revealed

Researchers may have identified the missing component in the chemistry of the Venusian clouds that would explain their colour and 'splotchiness' in the UV

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 9, 2024 ~3 min

Gigantic solar farms of the future might impact how much solar power can be generated on the other side of the world

Solar farms that span whole countries could change the climate – new study.

Jingchao Long, Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science • conversation
Jan. 8, 2024 ~7 min


How gigantic solar farms of the future might impact how much solar power can be generated on the other side of the world

Solar farms that span whole countries could change the climate – new study.

Jingchao Long, Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science • conversation
Jan. 8, 2024 ~7 min

How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour

It turns out Uranus actually changes colour throughout the year.

Patrick Gerard Joseph Irwin, Professor of Planetary Physics, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 5, 2024 ~7 min

Four good news climate stories from 2023

Including a positive way to think about tipping points.

Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Dec. 29, 2023 ~8 min

Tatahouine: 'Star Wars meteorite' sheds light on the early Solar System

George Lucas named Luke Skywalker’s home planet after a Tunisian town and meteorite.

Ben Rider-Stokes, Post Doctoral Researcher in Achondrite Meteorites, The Open University • conversation
Dec. 22, 2023 ~6 min

The longstanding mystery of Mars' moons – and the mission that could solve it

A Japanese spacecraft is expected to reach Martian orbit in 2025 to collect material from the surface of the moon Phobos before returning to Earth by 2029.

Ben Rider-Stokes, Post Doctoral Researcher in Achondrite Meteorites, The Open University • conversation
Dec. 7, 2023 ~6 min

Accelerated climate action needed to sharply reduce current risks to life and life-support systems

2023 Global Change Outlook from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifies benefits of policies that cap global warming at 1.5 C.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Dec. 6, 2023 ~11 min


Why dimming the Sun would be an effective tool in the fight against climate change

Releasing reflective particles into the upper atmosphere would help us tackle climate change – but it’s not without risk.

Peter Irvine, Lecturer in Earth Sciences, UCL • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 ~7 min

Chemists create organic molecules in a rainbow of colors

The molecules, known as acenes, could be useful as organic light-emitting diodes or solar cells, among other possible applications.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Dec. 5, 2023 ~7 min

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