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Plants love carbon dioxide, but too much could be bad for them

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Plants love carbon dioxide, but too much could be bad for them

Most plants were expected to grow more as CO2 levels rise, but a 20-year experiment suggests that the extra CO2 is somehow stunting plant growth, which could make climate change worse

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Greenland

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Why climate engineers are targeting Earth's last pristine spots

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Most UK plants will flower at once in short ‘condensed spring’

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Most UK plants will flower at once in short ‘condensed spring’

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A melting ice shelf can cause rapid ice loss 900 kilometres away

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A melting ice shelf can cause rapid ice loss 900 kilometres away

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Carbon-free shipping is possible, so why aren't we doing it?

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Carbon-free shipping is possible, so why aren't we doing it?

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The Antarctic is melting even in the middle of subzero winter

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The Antarctic is melting even in the middle of subzero winter

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2017 was the year of the biggest fire storms ever seen

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2017 was the year of the biggest fire storms ever seen

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Antarctica still losing ice despite big rise in snowfall

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Antarctica still losing ice despite big rise in snowfall

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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A simple mathematical rule shapes the behaviour of Arctic ponds

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A simple mathematical rule shapes the behaviour of Arctic ponds

Understanding Arctic ponds can help us predict how fast the ice is melting. Their formation is governed by the simple maths of drawing overlapping circles

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Spending on renewables in rich countries has halved in six years

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Just half a degree less global warming would avert food shortage

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Refusing to accept GM food is safe is like climate change denial

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Shrimp and lobster are as bad for the climate as eating beef

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