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Warmer seas linked to strengthening hurricanes
- Published 3/09/2008
The theory that global warming may be contributing to stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic over the past 30 years is bolstered by a new study led by a Florida State University researcher
The sun could be having a 15% or 20% effect on climate change
- Published 21/07/2008
Global warming is mainly caused by greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities; however, current climatic variations may be affected “around 15% or 20%” by solar activity.
NASA study links Earth impacts to human-caused climate change
- Published 3/06/2008
A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe, and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.
Warming climate is changing life on global scale, says new study
- Published 3/06/2008
Wide-scale analysis combines decades of data from all continents
Will the Large Hadron Collider create a black hole on earth? Scientists think so.
- Published 2/06/2008
The Large hadron Collider has made worldwide headlines for the unbelievable consequences that may occur if it's activated. Start up date has been announced.
Scientists say biodiversity is crucial to ecosystem productivity
- Published 12/05/2008
In the first experiment involving a natural environment, scientists at Brown University have shown that richer plant diversity significantly enhances an ecosystem's productivity.
International team of scientists discover clue to delay of life on Earth
- Published 28/03/2008
Scientists from around the world have reconstructed changes in Earth’s ancient ocean chemistry during a broad sweep of geological time, from about 2.5 to 0.5 billion years ago.
Black carbon pollution emerges as major player in global warming
- Published 28/03/2008
Soot from biomass burning, diesel exhaust has 60 percent of the effect of carbon dioxide on warming but mitigation offers immediate benefits
Tsunami that devastated the ancient world could return
- Published 16/03/2008
Studying an ancient earthquake has enabled Oxford University researchers to quantify the likelihood of a tsunami in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Researchers confirm discovery of Earth's inner, innermost core
- Published 13/03/2008
Geologists at the University of Illinois have confirmed the discovery of Earth’s inner, innermost core, and have created a three-dimensional model that describes the seismic anisotropy and texturing of iron crystals within the inner core.

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