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Plate tectonics evolution unlocked

September 21, 2017
News
Researchers from Germany and Switzerland have shown, with the aid of computer simulations, how plate tectonics occurred on Earth. Scientists know that the Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, but...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tectonics
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Critical component of Earth’s magnetic field revealed

September 12, 2017
News
Iron’s presence in the Earth’s core cannot alone explain its magnetic field, according to researchers in Switzerland.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics
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Taming Tempests

September 8, 2017
Feature
Dr Qin Jim Chen explains how hurricane modelling enables the prediction of natural phenomena that could endanger lives
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, In Depth
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Don’t let energy efficiency tie you in knots

August 15, 2017
Feature
Laboratories are some of the most sophisticated man made environments on the planet – however, as the complexity of these facilities grows, so does their energy usage. Here, John Rush...
Earth & Environmental
Environment, In Depth
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Global food project launched

July 11, 2017
News
A large scale research project into global food system resilience has been launched at the University of York.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Chemistry, Food & Beverage
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Zinc oxide crystals

July 10, 2017
Insight
This image displays the intergrowth of Zinc oxide crystals.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Focal Point, Geology, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
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Glacial footprint

June 5, 2017
Insight
This image shows a glacial landform, now submerged under the sea, categorised as a spiralling iceberg ploughmark.
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Environment, Focal Point
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Stirring up understanding of the Earth’s mantle

June 1, 2017
News
Scientists from the University of Leicester have a completely new understanding of the movement of the Earth’s mantle.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tectonics
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Ocean disaster will take a million years to recover

May 30, 2017
News
The fear of a dramatic drop in world ocean oxygen content has been heightened as new work suggests it could take a million years for oceans to recover.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Oceanography
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Ocean conservation requires new Hippocratic Oath

May 23, 2017
News
An international group of marine scientists have called for a Hippocratic Oath to protect the oceans, similar to that which doctors take before practising medicine. The scientists say this oath...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Oceanography
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