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Climate change 'could be making fish smaller'
Posted in Featured, Science on 30th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
A decline in the length of fish in the North Sea could be linked to climate change, according to researchers.
One quarter of the world's cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face imminent extinction
Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
There are no real sanctuaries for sharks where they are safe from overfishing.
EU outlines 2030 climate goals
Posted in Featured, Science on 23rd Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
The European Commission has outlined its plans for climate and energy policy until 2030.
A New Physics Theory of Life
Posted in Science on 23rd Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Popular hypotheses credit a primordial soup, a bolt of lightning and a colossal stroke of luck. But if a provocative new theory is correct, luck may have little to do with it.
Chemical process turns any plant matter, even trees, into biofuels
Posted in Science on 21st Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Nearly any plant material can be broken down into simple sugars.