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The oldest unevolved organism

April 20, 2015
Scientists have discovered a deep-sea microorganism that shows no evidence of evolution in the last 2 billion years. A research team at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA)...

Double dome points to largest asteroid impact

April 16, 2015
The world’s largest asteroid impact zone – invisible at the earth’s surface – has been found in central Australia. By studying drill cores, geophysicists at the Australian National University (ANU)...

The rise of new ozone-damaging gases

March 9, 2015
Short lived gases - previously thought to have little effect on the environment - can contribute to ozone depletion and influence climate.A team of researchers at Leeds’ University School of...

Waves – a hidden factor influencing Arctic ice retreat?

January 7, 2015
The first detailed research on the impact of waves on Arctic sea ice will allow scientists to determine the areas more vulnerable to climate change.Research published in the Proceedings of...

A fault with the origin of life

December 10, 2014
New research has shown that deep-reaching interconnected fault systems provide the right conditions for the origin of life.The fluid mixture in the system, consisting of water, carbon dioxide and other...

A corker of an infrared spectroscopy study…

December 5, 2014
Researchers have employed infrared spectroscopy techniques to determine how a cork might perform in a wine bottle. A team from the Universidad Politéchnica de Madrid, INIA-CIFOR and the Universidad de...

Gee-whiz science yields high res climate models

November 21, 2014
A climate scientist has used the powerful supercomputers at Berkeley Laboratory to carry out ‘gee-whiz science’, producing high resolution models predicting extreme storms caused by climate change. These models, developed...

Safer fracking thanks to new early warning system

November 6, 2014
New technology developed at the University of Nottingham could be used as an early warning system to make fracking safer. The surveying software – PUNNET GEO – can provide a...

Weather forecasting set to improve

October 29, 2014
A new £97m supercomputer could put an end to the complaints about weather forecasting accuracy. The computer – to be housed at the Met Office headquarters in Exeter and the...

Dry roasting a trigger for peanut allergy

October 1, 2014
There is a striking difference between the prevalence of peanut allergies in the Western world and the East and it could be down to the way the nuts are prepared.Dry...

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