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Mesophotic coral ecosystems, found 30-150m below the sea in tropical and subtropical regions, could make up half of all reefs worldwide but there is little known about them. Image credit - Gal Eyal

Environment | 19 October 2020

Understudied deeper water reefs could teach us how to better conserve corals

Scientists are studying past conditions to understand which corals migrated to deeper waters.

Lightning strikes are not continuous but proceed in steps - but we don't yet know why this is. Image credit - Bernardo de Menezes Petrucci/Wikimedia, licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0

Environment | 14 October 2020

We are starting to crack the mystery of how lightning and thunderstorms work

A lack of knowledge about thunderstorms means we could be overengineering our tallest buildings.

Organic 'solar trees', demonstrated at Expo 15 in Milan, Italy, give a glimpse of lightweight, flexible solar cells in action. Image credit - ARMOR/GerArchitektur

Environment | 12 October 2020

Lightweight, bendy, cheaper – the promise of organic solar panels

Plastic photovoltaics could be widely used if they can generate more energy.

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Interview | 03 August 2020

Q&A: Plate tectonics is fundamental to understanding Earth’s evolution – but big questions remain

Dr Kate Rychert studies ocean plate structures.

Interview | 06 July 2020

Q&A: What lockdown air pollution reductions mean for the future of urban transport

Dr Chaix says a shift to greener modes of transport is 'extremely complex' to achieve, despite post-lockdown calls for action.

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Mesophotic coral ecosystems, found 30-150m below the sea in tropical and subtropical regions, could make up half of all reefs worldwide but there is little known about them. Image credit - Gal Eyal

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We are starting to crack the mystery of how lightning and thunderstorms work

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