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Is there a risk in being a beach bum?

March 19, 2018
Feature
A recent study looking at the gut bacteria of surfers has given good reason for concern over the potential harm that resistant bacteria in natural environments pose to human health....
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, In Depth
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Race to study mysterious marine ecosystem

March 8, 2018
News
A team of scientists, led by the British Antarctic Survey is bound for Antarctica to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Small particles lead to big storms

February 19, 2018
News
Even the tiniest of particles from human emissions can fuel powerful storms and influence weather and crops much more than previously thought, according to new research.The study, published in Science,...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Best of both worlds

January 11, 2018
Feature
As we spew increasingly varied chemicals into the environment, the ability to detect contaminants in water is becoming a task more vital than ever. But, as we move towards systems...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, In Depth
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Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event

December 8, 2017
News
New research by a group of international scientists suggests that an extreme global warming event 56 million years ago was caused by a huge volcanic eruption
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Volcanology
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Volcanic eruption linked to El Niño

December 5, 2017
News
Researchers at Rutgers University have discovered that large volcanic eruptions can prompt El Niño events.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Volcanology
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Renewable energy branches out

December 4, 2017
News
A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –into a renewable biomass source.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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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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