Geoengineering: the pitfalls and politics
US geoscientist Ken Caldeira explains why he has reservations about tinkering with the climate
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Rain drains energy from the atmosphere
Study shows importance of rain to climate energy budget
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From childhood dream to lead space-walker
An interview with Drew Feustel, NASA astronaut
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Cool sun could host habitable planet
New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a cool star
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Parting the clouds
Arnold Wolfendale reviews Earth: the Operator’s Manual by Richard Alley
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Ice avalanche enters the lab
Experiment explores the underlying physics of ice flow
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Our favourite pictures of 2011
From Batman under the microscope to dancing black holes
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Energy balance points to man-made climate change
New model is more intuitive, say physicists
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Rogue waves triggered by ocean currents
Calculations pinpoint origin of fearsome phenomenon
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Moon’s shadow creates a wake
How a solar eclipse affects the atmosphere
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