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Researchers say how to reduce UK transport carbon emissions by 76 per cent by 2050
AlphaGalileo 16/08/2010Researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York have achieved a significant breakthrough in climate change policy by showing how to make drastic cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from transport. The study goes...
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Secrets of a vanished English landscape
AlphaGalileo 16/08/2010Geologists examine 5000 year-old ?fossilised? landscape A team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has published new research on a fossilised landscape, providing insights into how an ancient environment functioned....
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Elementary particles starring a dance movie
AlphaGalileo 16/08/2010Scientists of the Max-Born-Institute in Berlin (Germany) measure directly the spatial positions of electrons and protons during a chemical reaction using ultrashort x-ray flashes....
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Human link to giant turtle's end
BBC News | Science & Environment 16/08/2010Humans may have been responsible for driving giant turtles to extinction 3,000 years ago, according to a new study....
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Bacteria 'have a sense of smell'
BBC News | Science & Environment 16/08/2010A common type of bacteria has surprised researchers by demonstrating the ability to "smell" chemicals in the air....
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Space station cooling fault fixed
BBC News | Science & Environment 16/08/2010International Space Station astronauts finish repairs to a faulty cooling system after a third spacewalk....
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Gene that causes barnacles to avoid ship hulls identified
AlphaGalileo 15/08/2010The substance medetomidine has proved effective in preventing fouling of ship bottoms. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now identified the gene that causes the barnacle to react to the substance, opening up the possibility o...
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Climate change affects geographical range of plants
AlphaGalileo 15/08/2010Researches at the University of Gothenburg have shown how climate change many million years ago has influenced the geographical range of plants by modelling climate preferences for extinct species. The method can also be used to predict wha...
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Russia ban on grain export begins
BBC News | Science & Environment 15/08/2010A ban on grain exports imposed by Russia after wildfires devastated crops comes into force, a move likely to push up bread prices....
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'More call' for opencast mining
BBC News | Science & Environment 15/08/2010Applications for opencast mining on greenfield sites are likely to increase to meet the UK's demand for energy, the British Geological Survey says....
