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How changes in the Earth's orbit can affect the Antarctic ice caps
Posted in Science on 9th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The Earth's orbit, while a concept that is light-years away, is hitting close to home, affecting the stability of Eastern Antarctic ice caps.
A twist on planetary origins
Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
'The early solar system was more violent than expected: You had these massive sprays of molten material getting ejected out from these really big impacts. It's an extreme process.'
NASA Rockets Set to Explore the Aurora Borealis
Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The northern lights are caused when particles flowing from the sun are caught up in the Earth's magnetic field.
Nearly half of crucial planet stability systems compromised
Posted in Featured, Science on 18th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Almost half of the processes that are crucial to maintaining the stability of the planet have become dangerously compromised by human activity.
'Alien Earth' is among eight new far-off planets
Posted in Science on 7th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
One of eight new planets spied in distant solar systems has usurped the title of 'most Earth-like alien world', astronomers have said.