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Life

Butterfly survival reduced by warmer and longer autumns

Pupae of the green-veined white butterfly use more energy if autumn is long and warm, which leaves them too weak to emerge as butterflies in spring - and the results might apply to other butterfly species too

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This picture taken on March 7, 2022 shows the current condition of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland. - The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with

Environment

Great Barrier Reef suffers first mass bleaching under cooling La Niña

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Forest

Environment

World would be 1°C warmer without cooling effect of tropical forests

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Goldman/AP/Shutterstock (12856458a) A drop of water falls off an iceberg melting in the Nuup Kangerlua Fjord near Nuuk in southwestern Greenland, . Earth's poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average Hot Poles, Nuup Kangerlua Fjord, Greenland

Environment

Arctic and Antarctic see extreme heat and historically low sea ice

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wildfires

Environment

The ozone layer was damaged by Australia’s Black Summer megafires

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dandelion seed-inspired sensor

Environment

Sensors inspired by dandelion seeds can record signs of climate change

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A Culex mosquito, the genre of insect that can spread Japanese encephalitis

Health

Australia’s Japanese encephalitis outbreak blamed on climate change

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Scandinavian mountains

Environment

Frozen peatlands could pass climate tipping points sooner than thought

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2CWY69N A motorcyclist rides in an area deforested for informal gold mining, along the Interoceanic highway section linking Peru and Brazil in the Amazon region of Madre de Dios, August 20, 2010. Parts of land along the highway have undergone deforestation for agriculture purposes and the advancement of informal mining. At least 18,000 hectares of forest, including indigenous land, have been transformed into desert in this region, according to Peru's Environment Minister Antonio Brack. Picture taken August 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY AGRICULTURE)

Environment

Amazon rainforest nears tipping point that may see it become savannah

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Fix the Planet newsletter: 5 takeaways from the IPCC climate report

Environment

Fix the Planet newsletter: 5 takeaways from the IPCC climate report

What we can do to adapt to the impacts of a rapidly warming world

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Technology

Chemistry has led to environmental woes, but it can tackle them too

Leader

Environment

We need to count every tree on the planet - here’s why

Comment

Technology

New ways to suck up methane can buy us vital time in the climate fight

Features

Environment

Photosynthesis rates are increasing globally due to rising CO2 levels

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