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Under the sea
Drilling into the seabed off Japan for insight into earthquakes and tsunamis.
Feature | 24 May 2013
Huge earthquakes possible near Arabian Sea
Makran trench earthquake potential greater than previously thought.
News | 24 May 2013
Research sheds new light on whelk sex changes
New route found by which banned chemical harms molluscs.
News | 23 May 2013
Wildlife losses now stabilising
Efforts to conserve biodiversity in the UK, Belgium and Netherlands may be working.
News | 22 May 2013
Stone Age innovation linked to rapid climate change
Shifts in climate forced innovation.
News | 21 May 2013
Coccoliths thrive despite ocean acidification
Ocean acidification damages some marine species while others thrive.
News | 21 May 2013
Tree health and the future of biosecurity
The government's Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce has released a report calling for...
Blog post | 20 May 2013
Cattle disease bacteria widespread in the UK
Pathogen spread by cow diarrhoea much commoner than thought.
News | 20 May 2013
Super-eruptions - not quite so super?
One of the Earth's deadliest threats may be more common than we thought.
Feature | 17 May 2013
Rapid climate change ruled out ice age trees
Trees unable to get foothold in rapidly fluctuating climate.
News | 17 May 2013
Ancient water could hold clues to life on Mars
Billion-year-old pockets of water, discovered deep underground.
News | 15 May 2013
Calculate your nitrogen footprint
New tool for greener lifestyles.
News | 15 May 2013