How satellites revolutionised climate change science

From space, scientists can track everything from sea levels or greenhouse gases to infectious bacteria or water stored underground.

Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Feb. 19, 2025 ~9 min

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract

Melting ice, thawing permafrost and crumbling fjord walls are just a few of the risks climate change poses for those living and working in Greenland.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont • conversation
Feb. 19, 2025 ~11 min


Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning – here’s what that would mean for the climate

These planes need a lot more fuel as they experience significantly more drag beyond the speed of sound.

Kshitij Sabnis, Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
Feb. 18, 2025 ~7 min

Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning – here’s what it means for the climate

These planes need a lot more fuel as they experience significantly more drag beyond the speed of sound.

Kshitij Sabnis, Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
Feb. 18, 2025 ~7 min

How California can rebuild safer, more resilient cities after wildfires without pricing out workers

It starts with better building policies that recognize future risks, but there are many other important steps.

Nichole Wissman, Assistant Professor of Management, University of San Diego • conversation
Feb. 18, 2025 ~10 min

Understanding of marine ecosystems is alarmingly low – here’s why ocean literacy matters

Knowledge is one of the most powerful tools to incite the action needed to save ocean health, so better ocean literacy is essential.

Emma McKinley, Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University • conversation
Feb. 18, 2025 ~7 min

Geoengineering is politically off-limits – could a Trump presidency change that?

Trump has long been a climate-sceptic. But he’s close to tech figures who like big technological solutions to global problems.

Shaun Fitzgerald, Director, Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~6 min

Why did life evolve to be so colourful? Research is starting to give us some answers

If evolution had taken a different turn, nature would be missing some colours.

Jonathan Goldenberg, Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Biology, Lund University • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~8 min


Heat pumps have a cosiness problem

‘The coal fire was where most of our participants let their minds linger.’

Aimee Ambrose, Professor of Energy Policy, Member of Fuel Poverty Evidence and Trustee of the Fuel Poverty Research Network, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~7 min

How to find climate data and science the Trump administration removed from government websites

Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.

Alejandro Paz, Energy and Environment Librarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • conversation
Feb. 14, 2025 ~10 min

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