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Global warming favours light-coloured insects

July 7, 2014
News
A warming European climate has led to lighter coloured butterflies and dragonflies out-competing their darker counterparts. Researcher published in Nature Communications has revealed as the climate has warmed, communities of...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Zoology
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Bees under the spotlight

June 30, 2014
News
Recent research has uncovered a novel biopesticide which is safe for bees and doesn’t affect their food foraging ability, while another study has found that this activity might be aided...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Zoology
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Uncovering the root (veg) of good health

June 27, 2014
News
Food scientists, chemists and clinicians will joins forces to investigate the effects of eating carrots, parsnips and celeriac on biomarkers for cancer and inflammatory diseases. A three year project will...
Earth & Environmental
Food & Beverage
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Guiliana Noratto says eat three peaches a day

June 9, 2014
Insight
Washington State University food scientist Guiliana Noratto has found that compounds in peaches can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells and their ability to spread. Here we learn more...
Earth & Environmental
Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Interviews
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New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life

May 27, 2014
News
Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pesticides on shrimps and snails. The study considered three pesticides – diazinon, imidacloprid and propiconazole...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Marine Biology
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£10m prize to solve greatest scientific problem

May 20, 2014
News
A £10 million prize has been launched by Nesta and the Technology Strategy Board to solve the greatest scientific problem facing the world today. The Longitude Prize – based on...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Food & Beverage, Pathology
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Rain in Balkans cause flood and landslides

May 19, 2014
News
Three months-worth of rain have fallen in three days in the Balkans, causing widespread floods and landslides. The torrential rain has caused an estimated 2,100 landslides in Bosnia, covering roads,...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Nano-silver health risk?

May 15, 2014
News
Dietary supplements containing nano-silver could be harmful to health say Danish researchers who have shown that the small sized particles can penetrate cells and cause damage. Silver has an antibacterial...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Food & Beverage
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Ice core clue to Earth’s evolution

May 13, 2014
News
In an attempt to reveal how the planet has evolved, polar scientists have successfully drilled a 2,000-year-old ice core in the heart of Antarctica. Approximately two tonnes of ice core...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Ancient Mercury’s volcanic past

April 25, 2014
News
Volcanoes exploded on Mercury for a large proportion of the planet’s history according to detailed data from Messenger. The spacecraft’s first fly-bys of Mercury in 2008 pointed to its explosive...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physics, Volcanology
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