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How Quartz Sculpts ContinentsThe mineral quartz might hold the key to why continental plates consistently deform in certain regions, a puzzle that’s remained hard to answer despite revolutions in our understanding of plate tectonics... ... 20th Mar 2011
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 Banana skins stop metal ions from slipping awayA group of Brazilian researchers led by Renata Castro, have found that the classic comedy banana skin is actually very effective at removing heavy metal ions like copper and lead from water. ... 13th Mar 2011
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Reefs at Risk RevisitedA new report draws a global map of the threats facing coral reefs today ... 11th Mar 2011
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Mysterious death valley moving rocksMysterious moving stones in a Death Vally lake bed may have been solved. ... 20th Feb 2011
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Dry Amazon rainforest could contribute to climate changeResearchers at the University of Leeds have found that an Amazonian drought in 2010 was more severe that one billed as a 'once in a century' event in 2005, and this could have big implications for the ability of the Amazon to act as a carbon sink... ... 6th Feb 2011
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How to make a sustainable fisheryScientists have identified factors that make for a successful and sustainable fishery ... 11th Jan 2011
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Drifting fish larvae make MPAs workFor the first time, fish larvae have been tracked drifting over 100 miles showing that marine protected areas can benefit surrounding fisheries. ... 11th Jan 2011
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Unexpected Behaviour from the SunScientists working on data from the SORCE mission have found that the sun changes through it's solar cycle differently to how it was expected. ... 19th Dec 2010
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Explaining the Elements in Earth's CrustIron-loving elements like gold and cobolt are found in Earth's crust at greater concentrations that would be expected - when the Earth was still in it's molten phase, they should have been taken along with the iron, to the core. New models show where these elements may have come from... ... 19th Dec 2010
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 Great Oxidation 400 Million Years Earlier Than first ThoughtAnalysis of ancient rocks in the far north of Scotland has provided strong evidence for a rise in oxygen levels 400 million years earlier than geologists first thought. ... 14th Nov 2010
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