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UEA coastal erosion project will test new tech’s predictive powers

Added: 13 Aug 2023

One of the counties most at risk from coastal erosion will provide the location for a technological…

Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology

Added: 10 Dec 2021

A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product desig…

Greening the lab: first net zero mass spectrometer launched

Added: 5 Oct 2021

As part of an initiative to permanently remove CO₂ emissions associated with the manufacture and su…

UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects

Added: 27 May 2021

UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …

Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate

Added: 22 Mar 2021

Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil…

Ever had that sinking feeling?

Added: 7 Jan 2021

If you've found yourself wondering if you're sinking a little recently, that may be because you are…

Science priorities agreed for 2024 lunar exploration

Added: 9 Dec 2020

Planetary processes and polar resource potential prioritised by lunar science team. Researchers pre…

Magma movements suggest long-term seismic risk for Northern Europe

Added: 11 Jun 2020

Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely …

Deep earthquake simulation may unravel geophysical mystery (video)

Added: 29 May 2020

New computer modeling by Magali Billen, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis, offe…

Oldest stegosaur found in Morocco

Added: 21 Aug 2019

Remains of the oldest stegosaur, dating to the Middle Jurassic period, have been found in Morocco.

Plate tectonics evolution unlocked

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Researchers from Germany and Switzerland have shown, with the aid of computer simulations, how plat…

Stirring up understanding of the Earth’s mantle

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 1 Jun 2017

Scientists from the University of Leicester have a completely new understanding of the movement of …

Smartphones to predict earthquakes

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 19 Jun 2015

Geophysicists have discovered that GPS sensors in smartphones could be used as an earthquake warnin…

Sediment collapse explains scale of tsunami

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 13 Sep 2012

Cambridge University seismologists have developed a model that may explain why some tsunamis are la…