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New threat to ozone layer

September 17, 2014
News
The Antarctic ozone hole is beginning to show signs of recovery, but a new threat is lurking suggests a report from the United Nations: “new” CFCs discovered in the atmosphere....
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Winter weather set to get more erratic

September 12, 2014
News
Extreme variations in pressure over the North Atlantic are responsible for our increasingly erratic winter weather. Conditions in the UK range from mild, wet and stormy, to incredibly cold and...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Ancient shellfish provide clues to El Niño history

August 22, 2014
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New insight into the El Niño Southern Oscillation has been provided by 25-foot piles of ancient shellfish remains. Researchers analysing the shells have found El Niños 10,000 years ago were...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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New bacteria-filled sensor for water monitoring

August 15, 2014
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A small sensor filled with bacteria could be used to monitor the quality of drinking water in real time without expensive lab equipment. Developed by researchers at the University of...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Hidden magma tracked

August 1, 2014
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Despite being hidden deep underground, magma has an incredibly strong influence not only on the planet but on its inhabitants too. But our understanding of the natural force is limited...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Volcanology
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Svalbard reindeer numbers on the rise

July 23, 2014
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In an unexpected twist, climate change is having a positive effect on the Norwegian reindeers of Svalbard. Populations in the Arctic Archipelago are thriving because of rising temperatures, with number...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Zoology
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Glacial microbes affect albedo

July 21, 2014
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Microbes drastically reduce the surface reflectivity of glaciers and have a non-negligible impact on the amount of sunlight reflected into space suggests the first ecological study of an entire glacier....
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Microbiology
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Cloud formation slowed by biodiesel emission

July 14, 2014
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Global cloud formation and rainfall could be more dramatically and unexpectedly affected by the increasing use of biodiesel than first thought suggests new research from the Institut Laue-Langevin. Emissions of...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Global warming favours light-coloured insects

July 7, 2014
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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
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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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