The groundlessness of the Paris Agreement (2015) is proven, which asserts the culpability of carbon energy in the sharp increase of the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. The carbon energy’s share of this gas in the atmosphere is shown not to exceed 1 %. The influence of the Earth's albedo and the energy used by mankind on the increase in atmospheric temperature is compared. The thermal “pollution” of the atmosphere from carbon energy is shown to be much less than that from hydrogen, solar or wind energy. The absence of a deserving alternative to carbon energy is proven. Processes affecting the state of the atmosphere and its corresponding climate are analyzed on the basis of general laws of the evolution of nonequilibrium thermodynamic systems. The causes of the alternation of glacial and interglacial periods with different time durations in the history of the Earth are explained. The transitions between these periods are shown to proceed through chaotically changing states and demonstrate hysteresis. It is noted that the currently observed chaotic climate change corresponds to chaotic transitions of any nonequilibrium thermodynamic system from one quasi-stationary state to another.

The article presents some prerequisites for the formation of a new theory of relations between species groups of mammals, including humans. Key elements of the theory are considered, including the connection between quantum decoherence in complex organic molecules and Jung’s postulates of the collective unconscious, with the extension of the latter to the possibility of explaining the paradox of instincts in higher animals. Data on experimental confirmation of the mechanism of wave function collapse in relation to living organisms are presented.

The article summarizes information of the crystal morphological features of zircon from metamorphic rocks, its internal structure, crystal matrix chemism, and rare earth element distribution. These data make it possible to reveal discriminant features of zircon as depend on the origin of the substance crystallized and the conditions of its transformation during metamorphism. For a reliable assessment of the content of elements in zircon, it is necessary to perform a set of analytical methods, since the concentration of impurities varies significantly even in samples from the same rock. This makes it possible to determine the range of variations and to evaluate the dynamics of the distribution of elements in zircons from metamorphic rocks of various genesis.