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New ‘supermolecule’ created to decontaminate water supplies

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 26 Apr 2017

Researchers at the University of Surrey have produced a method of detecting and removing contaminan…

Predictive qualities of social media discovered

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 21 Mar 2017

Social media has been found to be effective at predicting hurricanes, storms and floods before they…

Clam shells detail millennium of change

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 14 Dec 2016

A US scientist has created, for the first time, a 1,000 year record of ocean climate change – using…

Volcanic activity better understood after Bolivian expedition

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 23 Nov 2016

A magmatic lake 15km below a dormant volcano in Bolivia may explain how and why volcanoes erupt. !-…

Research further explores coral-algae relationship

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 14 Nov 2016

An extensive study by researchers has revealed new insights on the relationship between Carribean c…

Carbon dioxide spike linked to Antarctic ice melt

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 19 Oct 2016

Researchers from Columbia University have expressed long term concerns about the mass of the Antarc…

Satellite repositioned for better weather tracking

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 4 Oct 2016

A new satellite has been manoeuvred to better observe weather and climate over the Indian Ocean.

Habitat preservation crucial for turtle and tortoise survival

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 3 Oct 2016

The survival of turtles and tortoises is more dependent on habitat degradation than rising global t…

Ocean warming definitive cause for Antarctic glacier melt

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 1 Aug 2016

Ocean warming, not a rise in air temperature, is the main reason for the retreat of glaciers on the…

Helium gas field found in Africa

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 7 Jul 2016

Scientists have located a large helium gas field and hope that this find can replenish quickly-decr…

Climate change agreement achieved unilateral compliance

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 30 Jun 2016

Taken together, the carbon emissions of all 36 countries that committed to the Kyoto Protocol, sign…

Scientists propose age of Earth’s magnetic field

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 16 Jun 2016

The Earth’s magnetic field has existed for at least 3.4 billion years, in part due to the low heat …

Space mission to measure biomass step closer to lift-off

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 26 May 2016

A mission to measure the Earth’s biomass is closer to launch after a contract to build its necessar…

Majority of public unaware of ocean acidification

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 24 May 2016

A recent survey suggests that just one in five people in Britain are aware of ocean acidification.

Theory on ancient Earth’s atmosphere challenged

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 23 May 2016

An international team of scientists are challenging the theory that ancient Earth’s atmosphere was …

Study offers hope for cleaning radioactive water

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 22 Apr 2016

US scientists have discovered a new chemical method to immobilise uranium in contaminated groundwat…

New idea could dig Earth out of trouble

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 15 Apr 2016

Another use has been found for farm soil – isolating carbon dioxide and reducing global warming.

Ocean acidification’s effect on coral confirmed

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 1 Apr 2016

Scientists have managed to prove ocean acidification is slowing the growth of coral reefs around th…

First 'real world' carbon sea storage test

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 3 Mar 2016

A deep water controlled experiment to assess the safety of offshore carbon capture and storage is t…

Ice melt to cause higher sea levels

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 17 Feb 2016

If Antarctica ice melts due to warming oceans, global sea levels could rise three metres, according…