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Photo of a glacier table - a rock balanced on a column of ice

Glacier tables reveal their secrets

New model highlights the competing processes behind precarious features of melting ice

Organic aerosols from forests could help cool the planet

Negative climate feedback mechanism observed in Finland

Wind farms get noisier at night, say physicists

Studies suggest that prevailing wind and air conditions affect the acoustics of “swooshing” noises

Sprinkling basalt over soil could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Amending soils with volcanic dust would sequester greenhouse gas without changing land use

Photo of instruments sitting on an ice sheet with the Sun bright in a blue sky above

Solar radio waves could help monitor glacier thickness

Passive radar system offers energy and cost savings over existing methods

PET imaging tracks ingested microplastics in mice

Researchers trace the distribution and clearance of radiolabelled microplastics in mice, to help understand how microplastics interact with the body

Opinion and reviews

Climate change in a nutshell: the causes and effects of global warming, simply put

conceptual image of time running out for Earth

Climate realism: the solutions that might work at scale

James Dacey reviews How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: the Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates

Meddling to mend the planet: techno-fixes to environmental problems

James Dacey reviews Under a White Sky: the Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert

Video showcase

Aerial view of 2021 wildfire in Lytton Canada

How physicists are tackling the climate crisis

Scientists refuse to be cowed by the livestock methane problem

How can wildfires trigger thunderstorms?

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Latest articles

Ask me anything: Ciara Muldoon – ‘I love being part of a project that is making such a positive difference’

Ciara Muldoon is an Internet entrepreneur whose latest project is a charitable search engine that helps tackle climate change and climate injustice

Why nuclear should be part of our net-zero-carbon future, green jobs for physicists, proton arc therapy

This podcast looks at how physicists can create a greener world and an emerging cancer treatment

Green jobs for physics graduates: finance and economics

Laura Hiscott speaks to three physicists who are doing their bit to build a more sustainable future in the field of finance

Getting physical with the climate crisis

James Dacey examines four vital challenges where physicists can help the world to decarbonize and adapt to the reality of global warming

Green jobs for physics graduates: decarbonizing energy sources

Laura Hiscott speaks to three physicists who are doing their bit to build a more sustainable future in the field of energy

Green jobs for physics graduates: policy and behaviour change

Laura Hiscott speaks to three physicists who are doing their bit to build a more sustainable future in the field of policy

Green jobs for physics graduates: opportunities to help build a sustainable future

Laura Hiscott introduces three key areas of employment where physicists can tackle the world’s environmental challenges

Physicists rise to the climate challenge: the October 2021 issue of Physics World

As the COP26 climate summit approaches, here's how physicists are tackling the climate crisis

Process innovations benefit battery manufacture

Vacuum specialists are working with production engineers to make lithium-ion battery manufacturing more efficient, as Susan Curtis reports

Protecting self-driving cars from cosmic rays, size limits for wind farms

This podcast also looks at the latest discovery in twistronics

Optimal size for wind farms is revealed by computational study

Efficiency declines in farms exceeding 30 km in length

Thermodynamic origins of reaction heterogeneity in lithium battery electrodes

The Electrochemical Society in partnership with Hiden Analytical, explore the mechanisms of non-uniform reaction in electrodes and their mitigation

Solar device generates electricity and desalinates water with no waste brine

New system is highly efficient at both tasks, say inventors

Zeolites detect toxic lead in water

Simple, low-cost and highly sensitive technique could be extended to other heavy metals

Wood-based coatings offer green soundproofing

Multi-scale irregularity means fibre-based panels attenuate sounds

Researchers analyse carbon footprint of planned neutrino experiment

Team finds that the annual greenhouse-gas emissions from the Giant Array for Neutrino Detection will be similar to the production of 1000 cars

Sandwich strategy makes solid-state lithium battery last longer

New multilayer design prevents finger-like dendrites from shorting out anode and cathode

Icequakes and rogue waves: geoscientists and musicians interpret the sounds of the sea

This podcast looks at Arctic seismology and music inspired by the ocean

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