Study finds link between air pollution and increase in DNA damage
(Sun 18 Dec 2011 10:47)
A study in the Czech Republic has found a link between exposure to certain air pollutants and an increase in DNA damage for people exposed to high levels of the pollution.
NASA says half of Earth's surface will be transformed by climate change
(Sun 18 Dec 2011 09:19)
By 2100, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth's land surface and will drive the conversion of nearly 40 percent of land-based ecosystems from one major ecological community t
New study warns of dangers of using hydrogen as an energy carrier
(Sun 18 Dec 2011 00:29)
Using hydrogen as an energy carrier can help reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with fossil fuels, according to recent research.
Scientists develop cotton fabric that can clean itself in sunshine
(Wed 14 Dec 2011 14:00)
Scientists in China have developed a new cotton fabric that will allow clothes to clean and deodorise themselves when simply hung on a clothesline in the sun.
11 billion miles from Earth, "Grand Tour of the Solar System" comes to an end
(Tue 13 Dec 2011 21:03)
In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time, and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary science on its head launched
Climate change is causing mass tree kill-off in Africa, new study finds
(Mon 12 Dec 2011 15:13)
Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Satellites find Greenland rose half-an-inch last year as ice melt increases
(Fri 09 Dec 2011 16:49)
A new satellite data study has found Greenland has risen out of the sea as its ice cover continues to melt.
US believers in God support action on climate change, survey finds
(Wed 07 Dec 2011 17:31)
A majority of Americans professing belief in God favour cooperative international efforts to combat climate change, according to a new public opinion poll.
Energy company starts project to convert wind energy to hydrogen gas
(Wed 07 Dec 2011 11:21)
Energy company Vattenfall has launched unique project that allows wind energy to be stored and converted to hydrogen gas. The hydrogen can subsequently be used to generate electricity and heat in power plants or as fuel
Researchers finally crack the science behind rainbows
(Tue 06 Dec 2011 20:29)
After centuries of theories, a team of researchers have finally cracked the science behind rainbows and solved an age-old mystery.
Climate change is having a big effect on our holiday plans, study finds
(Tue 06 Dec 2011 19:06)
As the seasonal cycle for plants and animals has shifted in recent decades because of climate change, new research has found a similar switch in human-related behaviour.
Ice melt on Mount Everest is accelerating with climate change, report finds
(Sun 04 Dec 2011 19:14)
Climate change is having a damaging effect on the world's highest mountain range as studies reveal an accelerating rate of glacial melt.
Simple soap beads can offer a cheap and renewable solar-heating solution
(Sun 04 Dec 2011 10:00)
A cheap and readily available material that can store heat energy collected from the sun during the day to be released slowly overnight has been developed by researchers in India.
Drop in carbon dioxide levels led to polar ice sheet, study finds
(Fri 02 Dec 2011 11:07)
A drop in carbon dioxide appears to be the driving force that led to the Antarctic ice sheet's formation, according to a recent study led by scientists at Yale and Purdue universities of molecules from ancient algae fou
China's need for oil will equal US demand by 2040, new research suggests
(Thu 01 Dec 2011 18:10)
Despite aggressive demand-management policies announced in recent years, China's oil use could easily reach levels comparable to today's US levels by 2040, according to a new energy study by the Baker Institute.
Carbon-busting micro-tubes could convert cities into huge CO2 traps
(Wed 30 Nov 2011 15:22)
Land unsuitable for tree planting could still be used to reduce levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere thanks to new research.
Climate change could be fatal for walnut trees, study warns
(Tue 29 Nov 2011 16:16)
Warmer, drier summers and extreme weather events considered possible as the climate changes would be especially troublesome - possibly fatal - for walnut trees, according to research at Purdue University.
US carbon capture project starts to bury one million tonnes of CO2
(Mon 28 Nov 2011 11:52)
An ambitious US carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has begun a three-year trial to pump one million tonnes of CO2 underground.
Air pollution costs Europe €170bn a year, environment agency report reveals
(Fri 25 Nov 2011 17:04)
Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens up to € 170 billion in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analysed the costs of harm to h
Carbon cost of building new green homes equals 30 years of emissions
(Fri 25 Nov 2011 10:06)
The greenhouse gas emissions from the construction of new houses are so high that they exceed the emissions from three decades of use, a new Finnish study has found.
