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The environment on Arrakis — the desert planet central to Frank Herbert's epic science fiction series Dune — is not entirely fictional, according to Cornell scientists. Arrakis consists of bone-dry ...

“As climate change continues to be one of the most pressing challenges of our time, it is crucial that we provide students with the knowledge and critical thinking skills to understand the science ...

Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused on understanding global climate impacts, risks, and vulnerabilities to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists are trained to be ...

The creation of this book was funded by the GENERATE Project as part of a United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship at the University of Leeds: www.generateproject.org.

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Strengthening synergies between culture and science in the fight against climate change was at the centre of the first ever meeting organised jointly by UNESCO, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

Researchers studied how to make climate change communication more persuasive. The key to easing partisanship on the topic of global warming may be in the way the messages are conveyed, according to ...

From national security to home insurance, the president has quickly changed America’s climate adaptation policies in important ways. By Christopher Flavelle President Trump’s energy agenda calls for ...