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Environment and energy

Meddling to mend the planet: techno-fixes to environmental problems

16 Oct 2021 James Dacey
Taken from the October 2021 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app.

James Dacey reviews Under a White Sky: the Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert

Amargosa pupfish
On the brink Intense conservation efforts to save the Devils Hole pupfish from extinction include a multi-million-dollar replica of Devils Hole geothermal pool, their natural habitat. (Courtesy: iStock/Steve Howard)
Environmental writers walk a tightrope. Offer relentless despair and readers may drift away; be too

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