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Earth Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 6.06
Ancient trapped water explains Earth’s first ice age
06 Jun 2013 - Tiny bubbles of water found in quartz grains in Australia may hold the key to understanding what caused the Earth's first ice age, say scientists. - The Anglo-French study analysed the amount of ancient atmospheric argon gas (Ar) isotopes dissolved in the bubbles and found levels were very different to those in the air we breathe today.

Environmental Sciences - 5.06
Antarctic ice loss could be half that of previous estimates, study finds
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Otherwise, we'll assume you're OK to continue. - Antarctic ice loss could be half that of previous estimates, study finds - An ice sheet expert from Durham University is among a team of researchers which says advances in simulations are enabling more accurate predictions of global sea-level rise due to Antarctic ice loss.

Environmental Sciences - Earth Sciences - 22.05
Unexpected Effects of Ocean Acidification on Deep-sea Organisms
About 55.5 million years ago, geologically rapid emission of a large volume of greenhouse gases at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary (PETM) led to global warming of about 5oC, severe ocean acidification, and widespread extinction of microscopic organisms living on the deep-sea floor (foraminifera). - A study of survivors of the extinction provides unique insight into the response of deep-sea calcifiers to past episodes which resemble the potential future consequences of fossil fuel CO2 emissions.

Environmental Sciences - 14.05
What plants will you eat in the Future? A showcase at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
PA 157/13 - Food for the Future will be the focus of a fascinating exhibit created by scientists from The University of Nottingham at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Environmental Sciences - Chemistry - 6.05
Organic vapours affect clouds leading to previously unidentified climate cooling
06 May 2013 - University of Manchester scientists, writing Geoscience, have shown that natural emissions and manmade pollutants can both have an unexpected cooling effect on the world's climate by making clouds brighter.

Environmental Sciences - Life Sciences - 1.05
Behaviour of seabirds during migration revealed
The behaviour of seabirds during migration - including patterns of foraging, rest and flight - has been revealed in new detail using novel computational analyses and tracking technologies. - Using a new method called 'ethoinformatics', described as the application of computational methods in the investigation of animal behaviour, scientists have been able to analyse three years of migration data gathered from miniature tracking devices attached to the small seabird the Manx Shearwater ( Puffinus puffinus ).

Chemistry - Environmental Sciences - 12.04
Revealed: Hunter gatherers’ taste for fish
A study involving scientists at the University of Liverpool has found the earliest use of ceramic pots was for cooking fish. - In the first study to address the question of why humans made pots, scientists from the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden and Japan carried out chemical analysis of food residues in pottery up to 15,000 years old from the late glacial period.

Life Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 5.04
A museum for the future
The University Museum of Zoology contains far more than a record of the past. Ambitious redevelopment plans will enable enhanced use of its unique collections for research into global issues from climate change to conservation.

Environmental Sciences - 4.04
Ancient pool of warm water questions current climate models
A huge pool of warm water that stretched out from Indonesia over to Africa and South America four million years ago suggests climate models might be too conservative in forecasting tropical changes.Present in the Pliocene era, this giant mass of water would have dramatically altered rainfall in the tropics, possibly even removing the monsoon.

Environmental Sciences - Physics/Material Science - 6.03
Back to basics for climate models
Basic physics and statistic tools could offer a simpler and more meaningful way to model key elements of the Earth's climate, according to researchers at the University of Leeds and Brown University.

Environmental Sciences - 19.02
Acacia trees crucial to Israel’s desert bats, study finds
Greater conservation of threatened acacia trees is needed to preserve vulnerable species of rare insectivorous bats in Israel, according to new research by biologists at the University of Bristol.

Environmental Sciences - Earth Sciences - 18.02
Jurassic records warn of risk to marine life from global warming
The risk posed by global warming and rising ocean temperatures to the future health of the world’s marine ecosystem has been highlighted by scientists studying fossil records. - Researchers at Plymouth University believe that findings from fieldwork along the North Yorkshire coast reveal strong parallels between the Early Jurassic era of 180 million years ago and current climate predictions over the next century.

Environmental Sciences - Life Sciences - 8.02
Nature counting on global unity in preventing biodiversity loss
Biodiversity is vital to the survival of the human race. We rely on biodiversity for medicine, the growth of our crops, the purity of our water systems and the durability of our rainforests. But biodiversity is diminishing at an alarming rate.

Social Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 6.02
Environmental factors determine whether immigrants are accepted by cooperatively breeding animals
—Dr Markus Z?ttl of the University of Cambridge - Cichlid fish are more likely to accept immigrants into their group when they are under threat from predators and need reinforcements, new research shows.

Earth Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 21.01
Tiny fossils hold answers to big questions on climate change
The western Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest warming regions on the planet, and the fastest warming part of the Southern Hemisphere. - Scientists have debated the causes of this warming, particularly in light of recent instrumental records of both atmospheric and oceanic warming from the region.