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Ice melt to cause higher sea levels
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 17 Feb 2016
If Antarctica ice melts due to warming oceans, global sea levels could rise three metres, according…
Nature not solely to blame for severe droughts
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 15 Feb 2016
Drought researchers and managers must include human activity when looking at severe droughts, accor…
Earthworm threatens diversity
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 8 Feb 2016
The earthworm may threaten plant diversity in ecosystems, according to Canadian researchers.
Coasts key for ‘garbage patch’ clean up
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 26 Jan 2016
The best way to clean up plastic waste in the ocean is to place plastic collectors near coasts, acc…
New species of dinosaur found in Spain
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 22 Dec 2015
A new ‘sail-backed’ dinosaur is reported to have been found by Spanish scientists in Morella, Caste…
New method for volcano eruption forecast developed
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 18 Dec 2015
By estimating the pressure in the magma-chamber of a volcano, geologists have developed a method to…
Lead exposure can affect children’s sleep
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 16 Dec 2015
Lead exposure in early childhood can increase the risk for sleep problems, new study finds.
Tim Peake becomes first Brit in Space
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 15 Dec 2015
Tim Peake will become the first British ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station this…
Martian valleys carved by less ancient water
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 9 Dec 2015
Martian valleys could have been carved by much less water in a much shorter time span than previous…
Life hits 4.1 billion years
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 3 Dec 2015
New evidence suggests that life on Earth began 300 million years earlier than previously thought.
Transport sector can reduce CO2 emission by 50% by 2050
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 2 Dec 2015
The transportation’s sector CO2 emissions could be halved by 2050, according to new research.
Volcanic eruptions can affect river flow
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 24 Nov 2015
Major volcanic eruptions have been found to affect the flow of the world’s biggest rivers.
Deep ocean carbon mystery solved
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 13 Nov 2015
Scientists have discovered that hydrothermal vents are the reason dissolved organic carbon (DOC) le…
Icelandic volcano SO2 levels top up European industry emissions
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 6 Nov 2015
The volcanic eruption in Iceland that occurred in August 2014 released three times more sulphur dio…
Subduction zone formation finally explained
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 7 Oct 2015
Geologists have explained how subduction zones – zones where one tectonic plate moves under another…
Marine life triggers atmospheric ice
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 1 Oct 2015
Marine life in remote ocean regions can contribute to airborne particles that trigger ice formation…
Green slime opens the door to the past
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 28 Sep 2015
Green slime at the bottom of an Antarctic lake replicates conditions that occurred on Earth 2.8-2.4…
First digital geological map of the world’s ocean floor
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 7 Sep 2015
Geologists have used geological data sets from ships to produce the world’s first digital map of th…
Volcanic eruptions and global climate linked at last
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 27 Jul 2015
New ice core data has revealed further evidence that volcanic eruptions have a significant and repe…
Martian glass may reveal ancient life
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 24 Jun 2015
By using data from Mars, geologists have discovered evidence for the presence of glass which may be…
