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Sediment collapse explains scale of tsunami

September 13, 2012
News
Cambridge University seismologists have developed a model that may explain why some tsunamis are larger than predicted – such as the Japanese March 2011 tsunami that baffled earthquake experts. The...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Oceanography, Tectonics
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Green Antarctica

September 10, 2012
News
Antarctica was once home to a warm rainforest dominated by palms and trees, and a mountain forest with beech and conifer trees.An international team of researchers have been studying this...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Paleobiology
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Healthier chocolate

August 16, 2012
News
Chocolate could get healthier as scientists replace half of its fat content with fruit juice.The fruit juice infused chocolate bar has been developed by chemists from the University of Warwick...
Earth & Environmental
Food & Beverage
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London delivers clean games

August 16, 2012
News
London 2012 produced one of Team GB’s most successful medal hauls, but it might also be one of the least polluted games in history.Scientists have taken to the skies around...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Fracking safe provided regulations strengthened

August 15, 2012
News
Fracking is safe as long as best practice is followed and regulations are tightened a review from the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering has concluded.However, fracking may...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Potential food crisis linked to climate change

August 14, 2012
News
The UK could face a potential food crisis with dramatically reduced food choices in the future, unless more is done to cut greenhouse gases suggests a new report from the...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Returning bumblebees to Britain’s countryside

August 10, 2012
Insight
Bumble bees are important for pollination of plants and crops, but certain species are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss. For some – like the short-haired bumble bee –...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Green rust’s crucial role in ancient atmosphere

August 8, 2012
News
Green rust may have played a crucial role in the creation of Earth’s early atmosphere suggests new research into the highly reactive mineral.The mineral rarely occurs in nature as it...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Neanderthal extinction not caused by climate

August 2, 2012
News
The demise of the Neanderthal cannot be blamed on climate change say researchers in London.There has been a long-standing argument about how Neanderthals became extinct – was it due to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Paleobiology
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Exploring the world under our feet with Paul Younger

May 3, 2012
Insight
One scientist plays Indiana Jones to explore the world beneath our feetPaul Younger has photographed some of the most exceptional rocks on the planet – including some of the very...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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