atmosphere

Fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 says IPCC

Posted in Science on 2nd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

The unrestricted use of fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change, a UN backed expert panel says.

Low oxygen 'delayed animal life on Earth'

Posted in Science on 31st Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

There's been much debate about why animals took so long to evolve and thrive on Earth.

Climate change caused by ocean, not just atmosphere

Posted in Science on 25th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Most of the concerns about climate change have focused on the amount of greenhouse gases that have been released into the atmosphere.

MAVEN spacecraft provides look at Martian upper atmosphere

Posted in Science on 20th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

MAVENs main mission is to study the effect of the Sun on the Martian atmosphere and has hit the ground running.

Europe emission targets 'will fail to protect climate'

Posted in Science on 20th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Europes leaders are about to consign the Earth to the risk of dangerous climate change, a UN expert says.