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An animation of the primitive Earth in the process of formation, more than four billion years ago. We view the newborn world from its troubled surface a sea of lava dotted with volcanoes spewing more lava, ash and smoke into the atmosphere. Meteorites fall frequently, illuminating the black, lifeless, surface rocks. And in the sky, the Moon -- much closer to us then than it is now -- endures a similar bombardment.

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The Story of Earth's Climate review: 25 discoveries tell tangled tale

Palaeontologist Donald R. Prothero squares up to the tough task of explaining how life and climate have shaped each other over the 4.5 billion years of Earth's history. Amazingly, his book mostly succeeds

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Adult female Calanus with food in the gut

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Sinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in the ocean

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El Niño will cause record-breaking heat across the world this year

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Life

Strange animals called pyrosomes are thriving as the Pacific heats up

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Melting of ice in Greenland

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Melting of Greenland ice could cause European heat extremes this year

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Life

Thousands of humpback whales starved to death after marine heatwave

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Environment

Earthquakes hastened sea rise in Pacific islands by sinking the ground

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2RE6RY7 In this image provide by NOAA, the sun shines on coral showing sign of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23, 2023. ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵs have seen devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida ?? coral bleaching and some death. (Andrew Ibarra/NOAA via AP)

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Playing underwater sounds could help coral reefs fight global warming

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Making wastewater less acidic could help the ocean capture more carbon

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Technology

Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto dismissed early climate concerns

Newly released emails have revealed that the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin was aware of concerns over the potential energy use and carbon emissions of the cryptocurrency, but felt there was no alternative

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Climate benefits of planting forests might be overestimated

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How young activists on the climate front line find hope amid crisis

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A container ship just tested a system to capture its own CO2 emissions

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Life

Polar bears appear to be ageing faster as the Arctic gets warmer

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