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David Littleproud says Nationals will review net zero policy, contradicting deputy
Monday comments to Sky News raise doubts about looming cooperation agreement with the LiberalsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Nationals leader, David Littleproud, says his...
Does the world need a global treaty on energy transition minerals?
Electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and other clean energy technologies are driving booming demand for metals and minerals â including copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel â which many...
Impact of Penetrating Kelvin Waves on MJO Rainfall Propagation Through Deep Convection Modulation
Abstract The MaddenâJulian Oscillation (MJO) is a dominant intraseasonal oscillation in the tropics. As MJOs propagate over the Indian Ocean, some of them can be penetrated by fastâmoving equatorial Kelvin...
Iron Isotope Evidence for Heightened Primary Productivity Triggered by Hydrothermally Sourced Nutrients During Oceanic Anoxic Event 2
Abstract Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (OAE2, âź94Â Ma) represents a major global cycle perturbation in the midâCretaceous greenhouse that is commonly attributed to increased biological primary productivity stimulated by elevated nutrients....
Editorial: Inclusion in climate-related disaster studies
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The Guardian view on rising sea levels: adaptation has never been more urgent | Editorial
Stark warnings about threatened coastal areas should prompt fresh efforts to protect those most at riskIn his classic study of the 17th-century Dutch golden age, The Embarrassment of Riches, the...
Solar apprenticeships give Virginia students a head start on clean energy
When Mason Taylor was getting ready to graduate from high school in 2022, he thought he would have to take an entry-level technician job with a company in Tennessee.
After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxins Left Behind
Researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the long-term effects of the Eaton and Palisades fires on air, water, soils and surfaces of properties that didnât...
The floods and droughts in Australia are fingerprints of a warming planet | Kimberley Reid
It is undoubtedly clear that continuing to burn or export fossil fuels will increase climate change and the risk of extreme weatherGet our breaking news email, free app or daily...
Challenge use of ânefariousâ news sources, says environmentalist
Mike Berners-Lee tells Hay festival audience to make spread of political deceit more socially embarrassingPeople should confront their family members who read news from ânefariousâ sources, suggests the environmentalist Mike...
Samudra: An AI Global Ocean Emulator for Climate
Abstract AI emulators for forecasting have emerged as powerful tools that can outperform conventional numerical predictions. The next frontier is to build emulators for long climate simulations with skill across...
Marine Magnetic Anomalies Enhanced by Internal Stress in Rapidly Cooled Submarine Basalts
Abstract Marine magnetic anomalies are pivotal to our understanding of plate tectonics, geomagnetic fields, and deep Earth dynamics. However, the question of how Tiârich titanomagnetites, the primary remanence carriers in...
Coastal Erosion as a Major Sediment Source in the Inner Gulf of Thailand: Implications for Carbon Dynamics in Tropical Coastal Ocean Systems
Abstract Coastal erosion is an increasingly dominant sediment source in marginal seas, particularly in lowâlying areas affected by deltaic subsidence and sediment deficits from upstream water management. However, its role...
Contrasting Mechanisms Controlling Pb Isotopes of Dust in Inland and Marine Archives
Abstract Lead (Pb) isotopes are powerful tools for tracing dust provenance and reconstructing paleoclimate. However, variations in Pb isotopic compositions among different grainâsize fractions in sediments complicate their use. We...
Mechanisms Linking Stratospheric Gravity Wave Activity to Hurricane Intensification: Insights From Model Simulation of Hurricane Joaquin
Abstract Previous studies based on satellite observations and model simulations have revealed a significant correlation between intense stratospheric gravity wave (GW) activity and hurricane intensification. This research further investigated the...
Quadruple adenine baseâedited allogeneic CAR T cells outperform CRISPR/Cas9 nucleaseâengineered T cells
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025. SignificanceThis study reveals that Cas9 nuclease-induced genotoxicity can compromise the fitness of gene-edited human chimeric antigen receptor...
A vetiver-specific terpene synthase VzTPS9 contributes to the high attractiveness of vetiver to rice stem borer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025. SignificanceVetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides), native to Thailand and Java, is highly attractive to the rice stem borer (Chilo...
Top winemaker âmay have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisisâ
A leading European winemaker has warned it may have to abandon its ancestral lands in Catalonia in 30 yearsâ time because climate change could make traditional growing areas too dry...
Rate and growth limits for carbon capture and storage
CO2 capture and storage (CCS) in geological reservoirs is expected to play a large role in low-emissions scenarios from multi-sector human Earth system models. Yet these scenarios have often projected...
The fate of South Americaâs endemic mammalian fauna in response to the most dramatic Cenozoic climate disruption
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025. SignificanceUnderstanding what drove the emergence and demise of lineages during biodiversity crises may provide key insights at...
Group traits moderate the relationship between individual social traits and fitness in gorillas
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025. SignificanceIn humans, the social environment is one of the strongest predictors of health and lifespan. Similar patterns...
The response of Arctic warming to aerosols
Aerosols are increasingly recognized as critical components in global climate dynamics, yet their complex spatiotemporal variability and observational uncertainties present significant challenges in assessing their climatic impacts, particularly in the...
Polaronic correlations from optimized ancilla wave functions for the FermiâHubbard model
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025. SignificanceProgrammable quantum simulators have become the modus optandi for clean and tunable realization of strongly correlated electron...
Risks of unavoidable impacts on forests at 1.5â°C with and without overshoot
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02327-9The authors assess the risk of overshoot beyond 1.5â°C warming, using three scenarios with minimal overshoot, brief overshoot and sustained overshoot. They...