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Earth grows new layer under Icelandic Volcano
Posted: December 16, 2014New research into an Icelandic eruption has shed light on how the Earth’s crust forms, according to a paper published today in Nature. When the Bárðarbunga volcano, which is buried beneath…
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Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum had similarities to current warming
Posted: December 16, 2014The rate at which carbon emissions warmed Earth’s climate almost 56 million years ago resembles modern, human-caused global warming much more than previously believed, but involved two pulses of carbon…
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Road Salt Increases Urban Stream Contamination
Posted: December 15, 2014Average chloride concentrations often exceed toxic levels in many northern United States streams due to the use of salt to deice winter pavement, and the frequency of these occurrences nearly…
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Update on Climate Change talks in Lima, Peru
Posted: December 15, 2014In the early hours of Sunday morning, bleary-eyed dealmakers from nearly 200 countries and the European Union set a framework for an agreement that would take an unprecedented approach to…
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An app to save 400 million animals
Posted: December 15, 2014Brazilian biologist Alex Bager has been leading a crusade to raise awareness of a major but neglected threat to biodiversity in his country.Every year over 475 million animals die in…
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Asphalt Mounds Found Off West African Coast
Posted: December 15, 2014Scientists have discovered a large area of the deep seabed strewn with mounds of asphalt off the coast of Angola, hosting rich animal life. This is the first such discovery in…
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WWF: Climate Change talks disappointing
Posted: December 14, 2014The WWF issued the following statement from Samantha Smith, Leader of WWF’s Global Climate and Energy Initiative at the close of the UN climate talks in Lima, Peru: “Against the backdrop…
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Solar power shines brightly in the UK
Posted: December 13, 2014Solar power has a sunny future – even without any major breakthroughs, writes Ralph Gottschalg. There are huge gains to be made simply by getting smarter and using existing technologies…
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New EU-wide food labeling rules apply this weekend
Posted: December 12, 2014New EU food labelling rules will come into force on Saturday (13 December). The aim is to ensure that consumers receive clearer and more accurate information about what they buy…
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New report finds bamboo may help mitigate climate change, reduce fossil fuel use, protect forests
Posted: December 12, 2014Restoring degraded land and forests with the world’s fastest growing plant, bamboo, can contribute to major carbon emission reductions. This is according to a new report released at the COP20…
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