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Smartphones to predict earthquakes
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 19 Jun 2015
Geophysicists have discovered that GPS sensors in smartphones could be used as an earthquake warnin…
Greenhouse emission ‘gap’ explained
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 15 Jun 2015
Scientists at the University of Bristol say data on the five most abundant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs…
Can pollen make it rain?
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 10 Jun 2015
Researchers have discovered that broken pollen particles can trigger cloud formation.!--more--
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Ice ages explain decline in avian biodiversity
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 6 May 2015
By studying bird species, scientists have discovered that major decline in biodiversity coincides w…
The oldest unevolved organism
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 20 Apr 2015
Scientists have discovered a deep-sea microorganism that shows no evidence of evolution in the last…
Double dome points to largest asteroid impact
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 16 Apr 2015
The world’s largest asteroid impact zone – invisible at the earth’s surface – has been found in cen…
The rise of new ozone-damaging gases
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 9 Mar 2015
Short lived gases - previously thought to have little effect on the environment - can contribute to…
Waves – a hidden factor influencing Arctic ice retreat?
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 7 Jan 2015
The first detailed research on the impact of waves on Arctic sea ice will allow scientists to deter…
A fault with the origin of life
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 10 Dec 2014
New research has shown that deep-reaching interconnected fault systems provide the right conditions…
Gee-whiz science yields high res climate models
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 21 Nov 2014
A climate scientist has used the powerful supercomputers at Berkeley Laboratory to carry out ‘gee-w…
Safer fracking thanks to new early warning system
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 6 Nov 2014
New technology developed at the University of Nottingham could be used as an early warning system t…
Weather forecasting set to improve
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 29 Oct 2014
A new £97m supercomputer could put an end to the complaints about weather forecasting accuracy.!--m…
Extremophile key to nuclear waste disposal
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 19 Sep 2014
A subterranean bacterium could solve the problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste say researchers…
New threat to ozone layer
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 17 Sep 2014
The Antarctic ozone hole is beginning to show signs of recovery, but a new threat is lurking sugges…
Winter weather set to get more erratic
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 12 Sep 2014
Extreme variations in pressure over the North Atlantic are responsible for our increasingly erratic…
Ancient shellfish provide clues to El Niño history
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 22 Aug 2014
New insight into the El Niño Southern Oscillation has been provided by 25-foot piles of ancient she…
New bacteria-filled sensor for water monitoring
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 15 Aug 2014
A small sensor filled with bacteria could be used to monitor the quality of drinking water in real …
Hidden magma tracked
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 1 Aug 2014
Despite being hidden deep underground, magma has an incredibly strong influence not only on the pla…
Svalbard reindeer numbers on the rise
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 23 Jul 2014
In an unexpected twist, climate change is having a positive effect on the Norwegian reindeers of Sv…
Glacial microbes affect albedo
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 21 Jul 2014
Microbes drastically reduce the surface reflectivity of glaciers and have a non-negligible impact o…
