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National Trust ends fossil fuel investments
Added: 4 Jul 2019
The National Trust has revealed that it will cease investment in fossil fuel companies in the inter…
Bringing artificial leaves out of the lab
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 1 Mar 2019
Artificial leaves that mimic photosynthesis and convert CO2 to fuel could be brought out of the lab…
Renewable energy branches out
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.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…
New ‘supermolecule’ created to decontaminate water supplies
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 26 Apr 2017
Researchers at the University of Surrey have produced a method of detecting and removing contaminan…
Carbon based filters offer hope for Fukushima clean up
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 8 Feb 2017
Researchers from Russia and the US have discovered a method to extract radioactive elements from co…
Elemental discovery points to history of water on Mars
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 19 Dec 2016
Boron has been detected for the first time on planet Mars, indicating the presence of long-term gro…
Space mission to measure biomass step closer to lift-off
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 26 May 2016
A mission to measure the Earth’s biomass is closer to launch after a contract to build its necessar…
Study offers hope for cleaning radioactive water
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 22 Apr 2016
US scientists have discovered a new chemical method to immobilise uranium in contaminated groundwat…
Lead exposure can affect children’s sleep
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 16 Dec 2015
Lead exposure in early childhood can increase the risk for sleep problems, new study finds.
Can pollen make it rain?
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 10 Jun 2015
Researchers have discovered that broken pollen particles can trigger cloud formation.!--more--
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The rise of new ozone-damaging gases
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 9 Mar 2015
Short lived gases - previously thought to have little effect on the environment - can contribute to…
Extremophile key to nuclear waste disposal
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 19 Sep 2014
A subterranean bacterium could solve the problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste say researchers…
Rock breaking research offers insight into fracking
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 2 Sep 2014
In a ground breaking discovery, geologists have discovered what else escapes from fractured shale o…
New bacteria-filled sensor for water monitoring
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 15 Aug 2014
A small sensor filled with bacteria could be used to monitor the quality of drinking water in real …
Bees under the spotlight
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 30 Jun 2014
Recent research has uncovered a novel biopesticide which is safe for bees and doesn’t affect their …
New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 27 May 2014
Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pestic…
London delivers clean games
tpttbqtbbt.d tpttbqtbbt.d | Added: 16 Aug 2012
London 2012 produced one of Team GB’s most successful medal hauls, but it might also be one of the …
