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Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event

December 8, 2017
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

Trappist travel poster

March 1, 2017
A travel poster by NASA imagining a trip to the new exoplanets announced in late February, Trappist 1b-h.

Volcanic activity better understood after Bolivian expedition

November 23, 2016
A magmatic lake 15km below a dormant volcano in Bolivia may explain how and why volcanoes erupt. A team of international researchers discovered a large body of water dissolved into...

King’s Gully

November 2, 2016
A rift canyon forming part of the King's Gully in Ireland.

Molten silicon energy storage system created

October 12, 2016
A team of Spanish researchers are developing a system which allows energy to be stored in molten silicon.

Helium gas field found in Africa

July 7, 2016
Scientists have located a large helium gas field and hope that this find can replenish quickly-decreasing amounts of the element around the world.

Ice melt to cause higher sea levels

February 17, 2016
If Antarctica ice melts due to warming oceans, global sea levels could rise three metres, according to UK scientists.

Nature not solely to blame for severe droughts

February 15, 2016
Drought researchers and managers must include human activity when looking at severe droughts, according to scientists from the University of Birmingham.

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