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Research highlights news RSS feedMapping wet landscapes in more detail
Jul 3, 2009
Technique could aid management without disturbing ecosystems
Study examines nanoparticle uptake in marine ecosystems
Jun 29, 2009
Clams and biofilms accumulate the most nanoparticles by mass in test system
Galactic link to climate change in doubt
Jun 26, 2009
Sun's passage through spiral arms not correlated with climate change, says new research
Ocean carbon pump in past limited by phosphorus
Jun 25, 2009
Study of Eastern Equatorial Pacific could help predict future climate change
Extraterrestrial team challenges palaeoclimatologists
Jun 24, 2009
Question raised about past atmospheric pressure levels
Role of HFCs in climate change likely to rise
Jun 23, 2009
Replacement ozone-safe gases for use in refrigeration are strong greenhouse gases
Climate impacts: down to the nitty-gritty
Jun 19, 2009
Joint Assembly focuses on regional climate change
Soils may emit more carbon dioxide as climate warms
Jun 17, 2009
Ecosystems like soil may not be able to acclimatise to warmer temperatures in the long term.
Earth's magnetic field perturbed by 'electric oceans', claims researcher
Jun 15, 2009
Is Atlantic Ocean circulation responsible for magnetic oddities in Europe?
Mystery OH source cleans up
Jun 11, 2009
Atmospheric clean-up of pollutants in China's Pearl River Delta is faster and produces less ozone than expected
Clearing the air about Olympic pollution
Jun 10, 2009
Change in weather rather than anti-pollution measures could be cause of clear air for Beijing Olympics in 2008
Ice core reveals nitrogen secrets
Jun 9, 2009
Isotope levels in nitrates indicate changing sources of nitrogen oxides
Peering under the Antarctic ice sheet
Jun 5, 2009
Radar study for International Polar Year reveals "Alp-like" structure of Gamburtsev mountains
Seastar thrives in more acid waters
Jun 2, 2009
Marine invertebrate with internal skeleton set to fare better than its shelled relations
Ocean acidification could harm shellfish trade
Jun 1, 2009 2 comments
Decline in mollusc harvest likely to cause $187 m revenue loss per year in US
Modellers predict doubly bad global warming
May 28, 2009
Business-as-usual will cause temperature rise of 5.2° by 2100, warn MIT scientists
Earth vibrations indicate increased storminess
May 25, 2009
Seismic signals produced by oceanic waves reveal greater cyclone activity
Spying on biological particles in clouds
May 20, 2009
Aircraft measurements reveal dust and biological particles from distant lands in cloud ice crystals in real time