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23 May 2011
Scientists have developed a sugar-fuelled chemical filter to clean up contaminated water.
19 May 2011
Using state-of-the-art X-ray scanning technology to recreate the brains of 200 million year old animals thought to be...
18 May 2011
Earlier this month, a major conference was held at the Geological Society in London to discuss something that will not...
08 May 2011
In the last 30 years, corn and wheat crops have dropped by 3.8 and 5.5 per cent in response to climate change. This...
11 April 2011
Mangrove forests lock up even more carbon than previously thought
07 April 2011
A paper published in Nature by Bradley Cardinale from the University of Michigan suggests that biodiversity in aquatic...
27 March 2011
Researchers have reported this week that wind speeds across the oceans have increased, on average, by at least 0.25 per...
20 March 2011
The mineral quartz might hold the key to why continental plates consistently deform in certain regions, a puzzle that’s...
13 March 2011
A group of Brazilian researchers led by Renata Castro, have found that the classic comedy banana skin is actually very...
13 March 2011
A major earthquake struck the East coast of Japan on the 11th March. We discuss the situation, and the implications...
11 March 2011
A new report draws a global map of the threats facing coral reefs today
20 February 2011
Mysterious moving stones in a Death Vally lake bed may have been solved.
06 February 2011
Researchers at the University of Leeds have found that an Amazonian drought in 2010 was more severe that one billed as...
11 January 2011
Scientists have identified factors that make for a successful and sustainable fishery
11 January 2011
For the first time, fish larvae have been tracked drifting over 100 miles showing that marine protected areas can...
19 December 2010
Scientists working on data from the Cassini mission have found what looks like an ice volcano on Titan
19 December 2010
Scientists working on data from the SORCE mission have found that the sun changes through it's solar cycle...
19 December 2010
Iron-loving elements like gold and cobolt are found in Earth's crust at greater concentrations that would be...
05 December 2010
Researchers in Nashville have found that the season in which mice are born can dramatically affect how their body...
14 November 2010
Analysis of ancient rocks in the far north of Scotland has provided strong evidence for a rise in oxygen levels 400...
10 November 2010
A new website offers up a virtual tour of protected areas both above and below the waves
12 September 2010
Green fuels, like bioethanol, produced by yeast fermentation of plant sugars can be used to cut greenhouse gas...
12 September 2010
A new model of future greenhouse gas emissions suggests that it's not too late to reverse predicted climate change...
09 September 2010
American Samoa has taken a bold step towards helping the oceans by declaring a ban on plastic bags for 2011.