Tag: environment

What We Just Learned About the Greenland Shark

14/08/2016

The unexpected title holder for the world's longest-living vertebrate...

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Stretch, Spring…. Soap. The Unexpected Danger of Gymnastics

31/07/2016

Study links gymnastics equipment with exposure to dangerous flame-retardant chemicals ...

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UK Wildlife Confused By Climate (but unfazed by Brexit)

02/07/2016

UK wildlife calendar reshuffled by climate change ...

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Sun, Sea and… Pebbles? Saving Your Summer With A Coarser Response to Beach Erosion

26/06/2016

Beach replenishment helps protect against storm erosion during El Niño ...

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You Know What Sunburn Does to Your Skin, But Did You Know What it Does to Your Wine?

23/06/2016

Protecting grapes from pests by boosting their natural immunity ...

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You’ve Heard of Catfishing, but Are You Protected Against Rare Blind Catfish?

20/06/2016

Rare, blind catfish never before found in US discovered in national park cave in Texas ...

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The 700 Year Old Farming Method that may Mitigate Climate Chaos

18/06/2016

Once again, science catches up with what traditional cultures knew all along...

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efficient hydrogen

Put the Kettle On, We’re off for a Drive. Efficient Hydrogen Production

17/06/2016

Efficient hydrogen production made easy ...

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light pollution

Can You See Your House? The Atlas of Light Pollution

13/06/2016

Where is the worst artificial skyglow? An atlas of light pollution enlightens us....

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sorghum

Aussie Ute-Juice: Making Biofuel From Roadside Weed Stems

04/06/2016

Australian scientists discover abundant source for environmentally friendly biofuel...

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Global Warming

Unwarmed. How The Last Frontier of Global Warming Stays Frosty

31/05/2016

Exploring the cold, sluggish band of deep ocean that resists the global meltdown...

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Join Us! Join Us! What Poor Entrepreneurs need to become Rich Entrepreneurs

30/05/2016

Poor communities a 'hotbed' of entrepreneurial creativity, but need help to grow...

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A New Hope For Bleached Coral Reefs?

26/05/2016

UN report finds parts of coral reef ecosystems may survive in barely known deeper environments...

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rusty bike

Breathe it in Deep! Cycling and Walking are Healthy, even with Air Pollution

06/05/2016

Walking and cycling are good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution ...

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Amazon River Plume

Amazon River Plume points to new Reef Discovery

25/04/2016

Scientists discover new reef system at mouth of Amazon River ...

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No More Fossil Fuels by 2026!? Diesel Never Happen

23/04/2016

Fossil fuels could be phased out worldwide in a decade, says new study ...

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farming

Plants Eat Carbon Dioxide – So Could More CO2 Fix Climate Change?

21/04/2016

Is climate change a self-healing wound? Choosing crops for carbon dioxide reduction...

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Mantra for Fulfilled Living: Battling distraction, addiction and domination

20/04/2016

Be weak, for strength in a violent world is an ignoble tool...

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Exoplanet search

Yes, But Will There be Broadband? New Advances Improve Exoplanet Search

15/04/2016

New tool refines exoplanet search ...

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Hoops or Alphabetti? Tracing the evolutionary history of wheat, for better pasta

09/04/2016

Wild and landrace varieties along with genetic diversity are the keys to improving wheat's nutritional value...

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earthquake

No Fracking Wonder. Earthquakes linked to Hydraulic Fracturing

31/03/2016

Fracking - not wastewater disposal - linked to most induced earthquakes in Western Canada ...

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Skua by Yeong-Deok Han620

How to Make Friends, Influence People, and Get Given Fish: Antarctic Birds Learn to Recognize Humans

28/03/2016

How brown skuas, which evolved and lived in human-free habitats, recognized individual humans just after 3 or 4 visits...

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Peaty Pinots and Gamay in the Gloaming. Global Warming Moves Wine Regions North

24/03/2016

Global warming pushes wines into uncharted terroir ...

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seagull

Useless Old Holiday Photos? Not quite. Tourist Snaps Show a Rise in Seabirds

23/03/2016

Old tourist photos show a rise in seabirds over the last century ...

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tomatoes

Can the Clean Fuel Movement Ketch Up With Florida’s Tomato Battery?

18/03/2016

Creative thinkers in Florida develop an innovative use for waste material - the tomato battery...

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A Lesson in Hubris? Using Statistics to Predict Extreme Waves

13/03/2016

Crunching the stats to predict ship-crunching ocean events...

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arid

What Colour is Your Ark? Global Warming Makes the Wet Wetter, and the Dry Wetter Too

11/03/2016

With global warming, not only do the wet places get wetter, but the driest areas get wetter too...

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rain

Feeling Flush? How Collecting Rainwater Could Save You Cash

10/03/2016

Drexel research looks at feasibility of rainwater recycling in 4 major US cities...

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Screw Your Noisy Drone, We’ve Got Electric Bubbles! MIT Make Ultra Lightweight Solar Cell

29/02/2016

MIT develop thinnest and lightest solar cells ever ...

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Will Driverless Cars Mean More Congestion?

28/02/2016

Driverless cars could increase reliance on roads ...

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