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Floating nuclear plants could herald a new era of cheap, safe energy

29 August 2018

The price of renewables is at rock bottom, making nuclear power look pointlessly expensive. But new atomic plants could be cheap - and safer too
A plane spraying crops

Exposure to insecticide DDT linked to having a child with autism

16 August 2018

Although DDT has been banned for decades in many countries, exposure to its breakdown products may be influencing whether mothers have autistic babies
The male fish who eat their eggs because they want better babies

The male fish who eat their eggs because they want better babies

16 August 2018

When male barred-chin blenny fish are unimpressed by their latest batch of offspring, they often eat them so they can start a new family as soon as possible
Global warming may become unstoppable even if we stick to Paris target

Global warming may become unstoppable even if we stick to Paris target

6 August 2018

There could be a planetary threshold beyond which the earth will keep warming even if we stop pumping out more fossil fuels - the so-called 'Hothouse Earth' scenario
Extreme heat: Why its origins could lie deep in the Atlantic

Extreme heat: Why its origins could lie deep in the Atlantic

1 August 2018

Swathes of the northern hemisphere are smashing temperature records. Could it be because we’ve broken the ocean currents that stabilise our weather?
Climate change made Europe’s heatwave twice as likely to happen

Climate change made Europe’s heatwave twice as likely to happen

27 July 2018

The current heatwave in northern Europe was made twice as likely by climate change, according to a preliminary analysis.
Only 13 per cent of the world's oceans are considered a wilderness

Only 13 per cent of the world's oceans are considered a wilderness

26 July 2018

Human activity touches almost 90 per cent of the ocean, which has left little of the ocean wild – and only a tiny fraction of that wilderness is protected
It's official: gene-edited products will be classed as GMOs in the EU

It's official: gene-edited products will be classed as GMOs in the EU

25 July 2018

The European Court of Justice has just ruled that organisms created by any new methods for tweaking the DNA are subject to the same laws that govern GM ones
People in park on deck chairs

Heatwaves show global warming is not just a future threat

4 July 2018

Better climate models and fast computers are helping us see how our carbon emissions are already causing severe weather events
The stranded boys and their coach

Thai rescue: How to help the boys survive months in a cave

3 July 2018

The twelve boys stranded in a Thai cave may now need to stay there for months, making strategies to protect their mental health and circadian rhythms crucial