A large scale expansion in bioenergy crop production could be just as detrimental to biodiversity as climate change itself, according to new research.
Environment
Dec 10, 2018
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Researchers have developed a new way to model seismic risk, which they hope will better inform disaster risk reduction planning in earthquake-prone areas.
Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2018
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Industry-certified particle masks are most effective at protecting people from volcanic ash, whilst commonly used surgical masks offer less protection.
Environment
Sep 11, 2018
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23
The timing and size of three deadly earthquakes that struck Italy in 2016 may have been pre-determined, according to new research that could improve future earthquake forecasts.
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2018
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Astronomers have identified some of the earliest galaxies in the Universe.
Astronomy
Aug 16, 2018
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Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth that caused the planet to tilt and could explain its freezing temperatures, according to new research.
Astronomy
Jul 2, 2018
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Men's testosterone levels are largely determined by their environment during childhood, according to new research.
Evolution
Jun 25, 2018
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A Multiverse—where our Universe is only one of many—might not be as inhospitable to life as previously thought, according to new research.
Astronomy
May 14, 2018
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Scientists have found evidence of natural selection in a deep-sea fish species adapting to the depth of ocean that it inhabits.
Plants & Animals
Mar 5, 2018
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61
The risk of man-made earthquakes due to fracking is greatly reduced if high-pressure fluid injection used to crack underground rocks is 895m away from faults in the Earth's crust, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2018
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