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The many lifetimes of plastics
Added: 16 Jun 2020
Infographics strive to give us a sense of how long plastic goods will last in the environment but i…
Researchers uncover a world of life on the back of a turtle
Added: 4 Jun 2020
Much to the delight of all Hindu’s and fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, researchers have…
Oil-hungry smart sponge could restore our oceans
Added: 2 Jun 2020
A Northwestern University-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soak…
Listen to the song of the Arctic unicorn (video)
Added: 27 May 2020
With the help of Inuit hunters, geophysicists recently recorded the various calls, buzzes, clicks a…
Will our climate bounce back as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown?
Added: 20 May 2020
Stanford research study envisions energy and environment landscape after COVID-19, pinpointing redu…
Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory
Added: 7 Aug 2019
The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemic…
Ocean disaster will take a million years to recover
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 30 May 2017
The fear of a dramatic drop in world ocean oxygen content has been heightened as new work suggests …
Ocean conservation requires new Hippocratic Oath
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 23 May 2017
An international group of marine scientists have called for a Hippocratic Oath to protect the ocean…
Research further explores coral-algae relationship
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 14 Nov 2016
An extensive study by researchers has revealed new insights on the relationship between Carribean c…
Sea level link to global temperature discovered
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 1 Sep 2016
The sea level rise in the world’s largest ocean could be used to estimate future global surface tem…
Fuel source found hidden under deep sea floor
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 3 Aug 2016
Scientists have discovered a potential source of free hydrogen gas near tectonic plates under the s…
Majority of public unaware of ocean acidification
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 24 May 2016
A recent survey suggests that just one in five people in Britain are aware of ocean acidification.
Ocean acidification’s effect on coral confirmed
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.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
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 3 Mar 2016
A deep water controlled experiment to assess the safety of offshore carbon capture and storage is t…
Coasts key for ‘garbage patch’ clean up
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 26 Jan 2016
The best way to clean up plastic waste in the ocean is to place plastic collectors near coasts, acc…
Volcanic event responsible for Jurassic Period ice age
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 8 Jan 2016
Scientists have uncovered the reason behind an ice age that took place around 170 million years ago…
Deep ocean carbon mystery solved
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 13 Nov 2015
Scientists have discovered that hydrothermal vents are the reason dissolved organic carbon (DOC) le…
The oldest unevolved organism
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 20 Apr 2015
Scientists have discovered a deep-sea microorganism that shows no evidence of evolution in the last…
Waves – a hidden factor influencing Arctic ice retreat?
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 7 Jan 2015
The first detailed research on the impact of waves on Arctic sea ice will allow scientists to deter…
Sea-level rise predictions could be flawed
qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 7 Aug 2013
Bristol researchers say the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets needs to im…
