Ancient tombs discovery stalls Polish coal mine development
A proposed coal mine in Wilkopolska, central Poland, has been dealt a setback from history, with the discovery of Funnelbeaker burial mounds dating back...
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The ouija-board theory of democracy
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Watch: TG4’s documentary Éire Fhiáin captures the majesty of Ireland’s biodiversity
March 07 2017
Last week, TG4’s Éire Fhiáin blew us away with spectacular footage of Ireland’s south-west coast, taking us on a pilgrimage of biodiversity...
To tweet or not to tweet at Donald Trump? That was the question!
Posted on 8 March 2017 by BaerbelW , John Mason
Knowing Twitter to be the prefered means of communication for the current POTUS and that...
We already have a magic technology that sucks up carbon
Last week’s article on carbon capture and storage made an important point : we can only meet the Paris Agreement’s 2C target if we find...
Video: Prof Nick Pidgeon on European perceptions about climate change
Last June, more than 4,000 people across four European countries – France, Germany, Norway and the UK – were asked various questions about energy...
NASA study improves forecasts of summer Arctic sea ice
A Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker travels through the Beaufort Sea ice pack in September 2016. Credit: Alek Petty/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
The Arctic has been...
Half of world’s ocean to face multiple ‘climate stressors’ by 2030, study warns
Climate change is altering the world’s watery expanses in a number of ways, with serious knock-on effects for the ocean’s plants and animals, according...
Maldives president defends Saudi atoll deal, but reveals no detail
The Maldives president has defended his country’s right to do business with Saudi Arabia after his government was criticised for striking a development deal without...
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