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Icelandic volcano SO2 levels top up European industry emissions

November 6, 2015
News
The volcanic eruption in Iceland that occurred in August 2014 released three times more sulphur dioxide (SO2) than all industrial sources in Europe combined in 2010.
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Volcanology
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Subduction zone formation finally explained

October 7, 2015
News
Geologists have explained how subduction zones – zones where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle – form.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Marine life triggers atmospheric ice

October 1, 2015
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Marine life in remote ocean regions can contribute to airborne particles that trigger ice formation in clouds. Scientists at the University of Leeds used biological matter samples to discover that...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Botany, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Zoology
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Green slime opens the door to the past

September 28, 2015
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Green slime at the bottom of an Antarctic lake replicates conditions that occurred on Earth 2.8-2.4 billion years ago, a new study finds. A research team at the University of...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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First digital geological map of the world’s ocean floor

September 7, 2015
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Geologists have used geological data sets from ships to produce the world’s first digital map of the seafloor’s lithology. The map, produced by a team from the University of Sydney's...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Volcanic eruptions and global climate linked at last

July 27, 2015
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New ice core data has revealed further evidence that volcanic eruptions have a significant and repeated impact on the global climate. An international research team led by Yale University used...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Martian glass may reveal ancient life

June 24, 2015
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By using data from Mars, geologists have discovered evidence for the presence of glass which may be key to finding past life. Research at Brown University used satellite data from...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Physics
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Smartphones to predict earthquakes

June 19, 2015
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Geophysicists have discovered that GPS sensors in smartphones could be used as an earthquake warning system. By using data from hundreds of smartphones, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey believe...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Tectonics
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Greenhouse emission ‘gap’ explained

June 15, 2015
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Scientists at the University of Bristol say data on the five most abundant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – used in refrigerators and air conditioners – show that almost half of the global emissions...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Can pollen make it rain?

June 10, 2015
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Researchers have discovered that broken pollen particles can trigger cloud formation. Scientists at the University of Michigan used a cloud condensation nuclei counter and found that when pollen gets wet,...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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