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We're Dumping Much More Plastic Into the Ocean Than We Thought

Posted in Science on 14th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Eight million tonnes is like covering an area 34 times the size of New York's Manhattan Island to ankle depth.

Ocean carbon release 'ended last Ice Age'

Posted in Science on 12th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests.

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.

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.

By not evolving, deep sea microbes may prove Darwin right

Posted in Science on 4th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

'If evolution is a product of changes in the physical and biological environment, and there are no changes, then there will be no evolution.'