The average temperature of the Earth is rising at nearly twice the rate it was 50 years ago. This rapid warming trend cannot ...

Think of a greenhouse. It’s a structure with glass walls that lets light in and traps heat, all for the benefit of the plants inside. As for how it works, that’s elementary! It’s all down to the ...

Earth is said to be in a perfect "Goldilocks zone" away from the sun (not too cold, and not too hot), which enables life to thrive on the planet's surface. But Earth's balmy temperatures would not be ...

Laura Revell receives funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the Deep South National Science Challenge and the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden fund. University of ...