Here's what's driving the record autumn heat (it's not just carbon emissions)
On top of rising greenhouse gas emissions, aerosol pollution which would normally cool Earth has fallen.
Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds •
conversation
Oct. 11, 2023 • ~6 min
Oct. 11, 2023 • ~6 min
How we hired 2023 Nobel laureate Anne L'Huillier – and why we knew she was destined for greatness
L'Huillier was busy teaching when she her Nobel prize was awarded.
Sune Svanberg, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Lund University
• conversation
Oct. 4, 2023 • ~6 min
Oct. 4, 2023 • ~6 min
Nobel prize in physics awarded for work unveiling the secrets of electrons
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.
Amelle Zaïr, Senior Lecturer of Physics, King's College London •
conversation
Oct. 3, 2023 • ~5 min
Oct. 3, 2023 • ~5 min
Offshore wind: a perfect storm of inflation and policy uncertainty risks derailing the UK's main hope for a low-carbon future
The government wants offshore wind to form the backbone of the UK’s future electricity system – but a key auction has delivered no new projects.
Phil McNally, Research Fellow in Electricity Markets, UCL •
conversation
Sept. 25, 2023 • ~7 min
Sept. 25, 2023 • ~7 min
Five jellyfish species you may encounter more often in UK's warming seas
UK is home to a diverse range of jellyfish species – encounters with them may become more frequent as the ocean warms.
Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Associate Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Plymouth •
conversation
Sept. 25, 2023 • ~6 min
Sept. 25, 2023 • ~6 min
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