All Earth & Environmental Sciences

Ocean warming definitive cause for Antarctic glacier melt
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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 …

The Golden Age of Green Chemistry
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jun 2016
As more and more laboratories and companies embrace the principles of green chemistry, chemists and…

Keeping track of a chemical world
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 May 2016
We are ever more reliant on chemicals in both the products we use and the medicines we take, but do…

Space mission to measure biomass step closer to lift-off
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2016
An international team of scientists are challenging the theory that ancient Earth’s atmosphere was …

Changing the face of the earth
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Apr 2016
We have geo-engineered the Earth expertly for our own ends, but will humanity's indelible stamp on …

Study offers hope for cleaning radioactive water
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Apr 2016
Another use has been found for farm soil – isolating carbon dioxide and reducing global warming.

Last tree standing ...can evolution endure?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Apr 2016
Climate change and pollution threaten biodiversity and human society alike. But can evolution keep …

Ocean acidification’s effect on coral confirmed
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2016
Drought researchers and managers must include human activity when looking at severe droughts, accor…

Earthworm threatens diversity
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Feb 2016
The earthworm may threaten plant diversity in ecosystems, according to Canadian researchers.

Coasts key for ‘garbage patch’ clean up
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Dec 2015
A new ‘sail-backed’ dinosaur is reported to have been found by Spanish scientists in Morella, Caste…