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Ice ages explain decline in avian biodiversity

May 6, 2015
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By studying bird species, scientists have discovered that major decline in biodiversity coincides with ice ages rather than human activities. Researchers at Uppsala University’s Evolutionary Biology Centre used mathematical calculations...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Zoology
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The oldest unevolved organism

April 20, 2015
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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)...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Paleobiology
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Double dome points to largest asteroid impact

April 16, 2015
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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)...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geophysics
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The rise of new ozone-damaging gases

March 9, 2015
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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...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Waves – a hidden factor influencing Arctic ice retreat?

January 7, 2015
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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...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Oceanography
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A fault with the origin of life

December 10, 2014
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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...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Gee-whiz science yields high res climate models

November 21, 2014
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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...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Safer fracking thanks to new early warning system

November 6, 2014
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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...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Weather forecasting set to improve

October 29, 2014
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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...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Computer Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Extremophile key to nuclear waste disposal

September 19, 2014
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A subterranean bacterium could solve the problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste say researchers at the University of Manchester. This is the first time a microbe capable of...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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