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  1. Artificial Intelligence

    Spotting climate misinformation with AI requires expertly trained models

    When classifying climate misinformation, general-purpose large language models lag behind models trained on expert-curated climate data.

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  2. Climate

    A lush, green Arabian Desert may have once linked Africa and Asia

    Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

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  3. Climate

    Solar geoengineering moves into the spotlight as climate concerns grow

    As global temperatures rise, scientists debate the pros and cons of solar geoengineering, a strategy to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight into space.

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  4. Climate

    Splitting seawater offers a path to sustainable cement production

    Cement manufacture is a huge carbon emitter. A by-product of splitting seawater might make the process more environmentally friendly.

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  5. Climate

    Buying carbon credits to fight climate change? Here’s what to know

    Carbon credits sold on the voluntary market are under scrutiny for not offsetting greenhouse gas emissions as claimed.

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  6. Earth

    Wildfires and farm fertilizer use are fueling ozone pollution

    Fires and agricultural soils can rival cars and factories in emitting chemicals that lead to ozone, making it hard to meet air quality standards.

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  7. Climate

    Some trees are coping with extreme heat surprisingly well

    Rising temperatures could reduce trees' ability to photosynthesize. Scientists are trying to figure out just how close we are to that point.

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  8. Animals

    Some sea turtles are laying eggs earlier in response to climate change

    A 1-degree-Celsius change in water temperature prompts sea turtles in Northern Cyprus to lay eggs nearly a week earlier on average.

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  9. Climate

    Warming is chasing cloud forests steadily uphill

    Cloud forests are biodiversity hot spots and crucial water sources. But climate change and deforestation are shrinking their range, new data show.

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