The Ozone Hole Could Become History
The depletion of the ozone layer has been stopped, thanks to concerted international action.The depletion of the ozone layer has been stopped, thanks to concerted international action.
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What to learn from Nobel Laureates
Being able to meet 35 Nobel laureates is a rare and highly desirable opportunity. A question that arises when preparing to meet people of such stature is: What can we learn from them? It was my good fortune that I already had the chance to meet one of the laureates – Paul Crutzen (Nobel Prize […]
Climate change – challenges, concerns and communication
If the first session of plenary lectures focusing on cosmology made us feel somewhat insignificant compared to the huge time scales involved in studying the universe, the second set of talks underlined how dramatic man’s impact on Earth has been and the challenges facing scientists in communicating this. "The warming of the climate […]