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James Dinneen

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We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth’s inner core

How did Earth’s inner core freeze solid?Rost9/Shutterstock A high concentration of carbon…

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COP29: Satellites spot methane leaks – but ‘super-emitters’ don’t fix them

A methane plume at least 4.8 kilometres long billows into the atmosphere…

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How a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano

The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) brings unexpected ecosystem benefitsAll Canada Photos/Alamy…

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What to expect at the COP16 biodiversity summit

Countries are convening in Colombia to agree on wide-ranging targets to stem…

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Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was hit by Hurricane Milton earlier this…

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Growing number of Earth’s ‘vital signs’ endangered by climate change

A wildfire burns in California on 30 July 2024David McNew/Getty Images A…

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Are superconducting power lines the key to a cleaner grid?

Conventional high-voltage transmission lines lose a portion of the electric energy as…

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Why physicists are air-dropping buoys into the paths of hurricanes

Hurricane Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 2024NASA Earth…

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The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change

Bands of fast-moving wind that blow west to east around the globe…

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Atlantic Niña: The Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why

A quickly cooling Atlantic Ocean could dampen hurricane threats from the PacificRebecca…

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