All Earth & Environmental Sciences


The fat of the land

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 19 Oct 2018

Evidence for environmental chemicals as disruptors of metabolism is mounting ­– now a new study sug…

Science weighs in on mystery surrounding catastrophic volcanic eruption

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 18 Sep 2018

One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, which is said to have contributed to the…

First study on influence of microplastics on soil and microbes

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 13 Sep 2018

German scientists have conducted the first investigation into the physical and biological effects o…

CO2 rise after last ice age due to ocean current changes

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 6 Sep 2018

A new study has provided compelling evidence as to how the level of atmospheric CO2 rose significan…

High energy lasers get to the core of a problem

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 31 Jul 2018

Scientists have discovered fresh insights into the metallic core at the centre of our planet.

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Hey big spender…

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 11 Jun 2018

Given the clear link between climate change and violent human conflict isn’t it obvious we should s…

A pocket full of pretty green

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 18 Apr 2018

Cleaning up industrial heavy metal pollution, revitalising polluted waterways and a new source of g…

Cheap Mini-satellites revolutionise data collection

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 16 Apr 2018

Earth scientists have suggested that high-resolution data collected by miniaturized satellites hera…

Supercomputer models cloud microphysics

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 11 Apr 2018

An international group of researchers have for the first time accurately calculated the effects of …

Is there a risk in being a beach bum?

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 19 Mar 2018

A recent study looking at the gut bacteria of surfers has given good reason for concern over the po…

Race to study mysterious marine ecosystem

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 8 Mar 2018

A team of scientists, led by the British Antarctic Survey is bound for Antarctica to investigate a …

Small particles lead to big storms

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 19 Feb 2018

Even the tiniest of particles from human emissions can fuel powerful storms and influence weather a…

Best of both worlds

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 11 Jan 2018

As we spew increasingly varied chemicals into the environment, the ability to detect contaminants i…

Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 8 Dec 2017

New research by a group of international scientists suggests that an extreme global warming event 5…

Volcanic eruption linked to El Niño

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 5 Dec 2017

Researchers at Rutgers University have discovered that large volcanic eruptions can prompt El Niño …

Renewable energy branches out

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 4 Dec 2017

A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –i…

Plate tectonics evolution unlocked

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 21 Sep 2017

Researchers from Germany and Switzerland have shown, with the aid of computer simulations, how plat…

Critical component of Earth’s magnetic field revealed

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 12 Sep 2017

Iron’s presence in the Earth’s core cannot alone explain its magnetic field, according to researche…

Taming Tempests

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 8 Sep 2017

Dr Qin Jim Chen explains how hurricane modelling enables the prediction of natural phenomena that c…

Stirring up understanding of the Earth’s mantle

hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 1 Jun 2017

Scientists from the University of Leicester have a completely new understanding of the movement of …