Scientists are to extend a popular basking shark tracking project for another year, it was announced today. For the last seven months the public have been able to follow the progress of eight of the giant ...

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Unlike comets, asteroids are not characterised by exhibiting a trail, but there are now ten exceptions. Spanish researchers have observed one of these rare asteroids from the Gran Telescopio Canarias (Spain) ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

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What is most important when buying fish: the price, the country of origin, whether it is fresh or frozen or whether it is wild or farm-raised? The average Spanish consumer prefers above all that their fish ...

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Scientists from the University of Southampton have identified a repeating trigger for the largest explosive volcanic eruptions on Earth.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

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A powerful solar telescope billed as the largest in Europe opened Monday on Spain's Canary Islands which scientists say will allow them to study the sun in unprecedented detail.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

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A female killer whale captured in the North Sea began a new life in the Canary Islands on Wednesday after being flown over from The Netherlands, a Spanish zoo said.

Biology - Plants & Animals

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The subtropical Canary Islands off Africa’s west coast are pictured in this Envisat image.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

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For the first time, observations coordinated by ESA's space hazards team have found an asteroid that comes close enough to Earth to pose an impact threat. The space rock was found by amateur astronomers, highlighting ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

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Evidence of a colony of rare seahorses has been discovered in the Thames, during a routine fisheries survey at Greenwich, the Environment Agency said on Friday.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 07, 2011 4 / 5 (4) 1

Irrigation is one of the most controversial aspects in the sustainable management of golf courses. Researchers from the Canary Islands have spent 25 years analysing the practices relating to reclaimed water ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 15, 2011 4 / 5 (2) 0

Namibia's undersea telecoms fibre-optic cable laid along the West African coast went live on Tuesday, allowing high bandwidth connectivity for the country and its neighbours, officials said.

Technology - Telecom

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The Egyptian vulture population of the Canary Islands was established following the arrival of the first human settlers who brought livestock to the islands. A genetic comparison of Iberian and Canarian birds, published in ...

Biology - Evolution

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Scientists from the Canary Islands have compiled data on wild ferrets in La Palma and the damage they cause in the ecosystem, to confirm that the island is the one with the highest number of naturalised animals ...

Biology - Ecology

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For astronomers, it appears that not only does size really matter but so does an eye-opening location.

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Feb 12, 2010 4.3 / 5 (15) 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- A thin rain of charged particles continually bombards our atmosphere from outer space. The mysterious particles were first detected 100 years ago but until 10 years ago when a new type of ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

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