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Seafloor volcano pulses may alter climate:
Posted in Featured, Science on 7th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
These underwater volcanoes erupt during the first six months of each year. The pulses, tied to changes in Earth's orbit, and to sea levels, may trigger climate swings.
Huge reserves of freshwater lie beneath the ocean floor
Posted in Science on 26th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists in Australia have reported the discovery of huge freshwater reserves preserved in aquifers under the world's oceans.
U.S. Senate Agrees Climate Change Is Real, 98 Votes to 1
Posted in Science on 22nd Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
All that remains now, is for them to agree on the cause.
Commercial bees threaten wild bees, say researchers
Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The trade in bees used for honey or to pollinate crops could have a devastating impact on wild bees and other insects.
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.