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Geo-photographer: Xavi Bou captures the mystery of bird flightXavi Bou's artistic visions of flight beguile the eye -
Biomass energy's dubious 'green' credentialsThe UK relies heavily on forest biomass to boost its renewable energy production, but ‘renewable’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘green’ -
Hydropower: could the costs outweigh the benefits?Hydropower is considered essential if the world is to reach net zero, but do the broader cost to ecosystems and local communities outweigh the benefits? -
Adapt to survive: the places on the front line of climate changeWhile the world debates the best ways to reduce emissions and hold global temperature rise below 2°C, the heat is already on for countries facing the greatest threats from climate change. -
The Ganges – river of life, religion and wasteThe Ganges is one of the most polluted rivers on Earth, but such is its religious importance that there are those willing to make enormous sacrifices to see that it’s cleaned up -
Pando – the world's single largest organism – is under threatThe world’s largest single organism is unprepared for the changes humans have wrought upon its ecosystem
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Climatewatch: Putting a price on fossil fuels has consequencesWith energy bills soaring across Europe, Marco Magrini examines what a market-based approach to fossil-fuel faze out will really mean -
‘Stabilising global population is not the solution to climate change’ – Mark MaslinMark Maslin is a professor of climatology at University College London and author of Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction -
With greenwashing widespread, Marco Magrini asks if we can accurately judge companiesGreenwashing is rife, making it difficult for consumers to judge companies accurately, says Marco Magrini -
With just 20 facilities operating commercially, carbon capture and storage has failed, says Marco MagriniAfter 20 years, only 20 carbon capture and storage facilities are operating commercially. It’s time for a better plan, says Marco Magrini
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PARTNER CONTENT – SIGMA
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A vanishing idyllFew sights encapsulate the essence of summer better than a hay meadow in full bloom, and the season is when many wild flowers are at their peak and perfect for capturing with your camera -
Rock art recording in southern ArmeniaRecording ancient rock art 3,300m above sea levels with the SIGMA dp0 Quattro. Professor Dominic Powlesland, Director of the The Landscape Research Centre, describes these amazing finds -
Bringing the Mary Rose back to lifeHow the SIGMA dp2 Quattro camera is adding an extra dimension to our understanding of life on the Mary Rose during the 16th century -
The Wider ViewWide-angle photography is perhaps the best way to recreate the natural human eye’s field-of-vision. But you’ll need specialist equipment and expertise to really do the images justice
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