Why AI’s environmental footprint won’t disappear into orbitPeter Howson, Northumbria University, Newcastle
In hot water: what happens to marine life during heatwavesJules B. Kajtar, National Oceanography Centre and Zoe Jacobs, University of Southampton
New climate film triggers debate – here’s how to make those conversations constructiveRanda Lindsey Kachef, Birkbeck, University of London; King's College London and Edward White, Kingston University
How the trend for turning front gardens into driveways is adding to night-time heatKarina Corada-Pérez, University of East London
Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 yearsOliver Wilson, University of Lincoln
‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceansJan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester; Colin Summerhayes, University of Cambridge, and Martin J. Head, Brock University
Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst-case scenariosPeter Stott, University of Exeter
Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add upLynn Akesson, Lund University
Himalayan snowfall has been miscalculated for years, here’s how we found a new way to measure itSiddharth Gumber, University of Cambridge; British Antarctic Survey
How much microplastic are we actually breathing in? Here’s what we do and still don’t knowRia Devereux, University of East London and Karina Corada-Pérez, University of East London
Homes need more renewable energy tech – here’s how to make sure retrofits avoid creating e-wasteAna Rute Costa, Lancaster University; Moses Itanola, Ulster University, and Philip Griffiths, Ulster University
Heatwaves: how to close the UK’s cooling divideSubina Shrestha, University of Manchester and Claire Hoolohan, University of Manchester
The cooling divide: how air conditioning is creating a new climate inequalityRory Jones, University of Reading
Heatwaves: five reasons why Victorian houses are cooler than modern buildingsBen Roberts, Loughborough University
Heat, humidity and housing: why British heatwaves hit differentlyAkshay Deoras, University of Reading and Hannah Cloke, University of Reading
Heatwaves are dangerous but they’re also a useful warning of what needs to changeNarmin Nahidi, University of Exeter
Nanobubbles cleaned up the Lincoln reflecting pool: here’s how they could be used on dying seas and lakesGang Pan, York St John University
Why Antarctica froze millions of years before the Arctic – new researchThomas Gernon, University of Southampton
‘This was something new’: what people in Greenland told us about learning to live with wildfiresHarold Lovell, University of Portsmouth; Mark Hardiman, University of Portsmouth, and Pelle Tejsner, University of Greenland
The strange history of Czech cactus hunters – and why some see themselves as Robin Hood figuresJared Margulies, UCL
UK ‘only’ contributes 1% global emissions – but alongside many other countries, that all adds upChloe Brimicombe, University of Oxford and Ella Gilbert, British Antarctic Survey
Flow batteries that store energy in liquid could accelerate the green transitionJoshua James Bailey, Queen's University Belfast and Hugh O'Connor, Queen's University Belfast
Heatwaves: expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperaturesBen Roberts, Loughborough University
Confused about your building’s energy performance? Here’s how to understand Europe’s new labelsLala Rukh, University of Galway; Atlantic Technological University
How sports stars can also be influential climate leadersSam Hampton, University of Oxford and Steve Westlake, University of Bath
Five ways to make your clothes last longerRéka Tölg, Lund University and Ingrid Haugsrud, Oslo Metropolitan University
One of the world’s most important climate threats has an image problemFionagh Thomson, Durham University
How creative maps make air pollution more visibleClare Nattress, York St John University and Daniel Bryant, University of York
Introducing The Conversation Climate Poetry Award – for UK and Ireland-based academicsAnna Turns, The Conversation and Anna Walker, The Conversation
Green growth claims are overstated – our study shows three reasons whyMarina Requena-i-Mora, University of Sheffield; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Dan Brockington, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Why warmer UK summers could make staycations the money-smart choiceNarmin Nahidi, University of Exeter
The bogs of war: landscapes play a huge part in conflict – and restoring them can strengthen securitySam Jelliman, University of East London and Alan Chandler, University of East London
Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequalityPhilip Broadbent, University of Glasgow
70 years on from the killer smog: what clean air laws teach us about power, pollution and profitIan Williams, University of Southampton
Eight ways to sleep well in hot weatherAmin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University and Francesco Luke Siena, Nottingham Trent University
Summer’s silent killer: why the world’s heatwaves are a global health emergencyIan Williams, University of Southampton
The real mystery behind Moana: after 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?David Sear, University of Southampton; Manoj Joshi, University of East Anglia, and Mark Peaple, University of Southampton
Tiny waves in the deep ocean can affect the climate thousands of kilometres awayElizabeth Ellison, Australian National University and Laura Cimoli, University of Cambridge
Farmers in a national park are turning down lights at night to help wildlife – it could be good for crops tooJenny Hall, York St John University and Brendan Paddison, York St John University
Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands – here’s what’s holding them backKate Harrington, Trinity College Dublin and Laqiqige Zhu, Trinity College Dublin
We found microplastics in hedgehogs – then we traced them back to pet foodEmily Thrift, University of Sussex
