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Volcanic event responsible for Jurassic Period ice age

January 8, 2016
News
Scientists have uncovered the reason behind an ice age that took place around 170 million years ago – a large-scale volcanic event.
Earth & Environmental
Geology, Oceanography, Volcanology
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New species of dinosaur found in Spain

December 22, 2015
News
A new ‘sail-backed’ dinosaur is reported to have been found by Spanish scientists in Morella, Castellón.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences
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New method for volcano eruption forecast developed

December 18, 2015
News
By estimating the pressure in the magma-chamber of a volcano, geologists have developed a method to accurately predict volcanic eruptions.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Volcanology
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Lead exposure can affect children’s sleep

December 16, 2015
News
Lead exposure in early childhood can increase the risk for sleep problems, new study finds.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Tim Peake becomes first Brit in Space

December 15, 2015
News
Tim Peake will become the first British ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station this week, taking part in a wide variety of experiments while he is in space....
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physics
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Martian valleys carved by less ancient water

December 9, 2015
News
Martian valleys could have been carved by much less water in a much shorter time span than previously thought.
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Physics
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Meat-cooking compounds increase the risk of kidney cancer

December 7, 2015
News
Following a recent report by WHO suggesting the consumption of red and processed meat can increase the risk of colorectal cancer, new work has found that compounds produced when cooking...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Food & Beverage, Oncology
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Life hits 4.1 billion years

December 3, 2015
News
New evidence suggests that life on Earth began 300 million years earlier than previously thought.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Paleobiology
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Transport sector can reduce CO2 emission by 50% by 2050

December 2, 2015
News
The transportation’s sector CO2 emissions could be halved by 2050, according to new research.
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Pork tapeworm

December 1, 2015
Insight
This coloured scanning electron micrograph of the head of a pork tapeworm – Taenia solium – shows the hooks it uses to cling to its host.
Earth & Environmental
Focal Point, Food & Bev, Food and Drink
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