Stories by Tim Radford

A warming world may have less snow, but the sort of severe snowstorms that caused chaos in the US this year will remain a serious hazard, according to new research

Dust from the Sahara Desert provides most of the iron found in the Atlantic Ocean, according to research that also sheds light on how the oceans help sequester carbon dioxide

From delivering electricity without wires to using fir trees to produce rocket fuel, science is making ingenious breakthroughs in energy alternatives

Our descendants will pay a higher price for greenhouse gas build-up as real costs are updated over time

Tropical ecosystems appear to be more sensitive to climate change and less able to store carbon – two developments surprising scientists

Dutch scientists have a use for all the carbon dioxide that pours from the chimneys of fossil fuel-burning power stations: Harvest it for even more electricity

Potential sites for storing the greenhouse gas vary so much that each will need separate appraisal

In Europe and North America, lakes are warming, which is bad news for water quality and fish

Limiting pollution in China's richer provinces has shifted polluting facilities to less prosperous areas with fewer rules

North America's largest mountain range has lost significant amounts of snow cover since 1980 thanks in part to climate change

Charcoal and other forms of black carbon do not, as previously thought, stay where they are buried