Climate change: Is capitalism the problem or the solution?
11 September 2019
Transforming turbo-charged globalised capitalism into a green force for public good will take the deep thinking of two new books by Naomi Klein and Vaclav Smil
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Discovering rainforest secrets atop the Eiffel Tower of the Amazon
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Fred Pearce climbed the 325 metre Amazon Tall Tower Observatory to learn how researchers are studying the rainforest from above
HBO's Chernobyl drama highlights the human cost of nuclear catastrophe
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An intense new HBO miniseries about the world's worst nuclear accident turns the Chernobyl Soviet scientists into unlikely heroes in its portrayal of a world superpower approaching meltdown
Planting a trillion trees really can help us fight climate change
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Planet Earth has 9 safety limits and we’ve already exceeded 4 of them
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A decade ago, Johan Rockström identified the limits to Earth's life support systems. From chemical pollution to climate change, we're veering into the danger zone - so why is he (cautiously) optimistic about the future?
Earth's most important rivers are in the sky – and they're drying up
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The vast airborne waterways that keep our planet hydrated are fed by rainforests like the Amazon. If they disappear, the consequences may be worse than climate change
Underland is a profound journey into the mirror world of the dead
8 May 2019
An emotional and intellectual voyage into an underground mythical world imagined by the Sami people reveals truths about our collective future
A planet of nearly 8 billion people needs a new kind of green thinking
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In two new books, an unsung eco hero and a “natural capitalist” plot unique paths to environmental harmony on a crowded planet
The Republican Reversal shows how the US party is like Soviet Russia
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The Republicans used to be all for science. A new book analyses how the US conservative party turned against conservation for the fourth of our 12 Days of Culture
How a janitor wowed Darwin by solving the ice age mystery
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Self-educated ice sage James Croll cracked the conundrum of why Earth periodically freezes over. He was feted in his time, so why did the world forget him?