by Iliyah | May 17, 2017 | Earth & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences & Biology
Dr Branwen Williams – Coralline Algae as a Climate Archive The unique structure and anatomy of a coralline red algae found in the Arctic-Subarctic makes them useful markers, or ‘proxies’ of past climate and environment. Known as Clathromorphum, these encrusting...
by Iliyah | May 16, 2017 | Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering & Computer Science
Dr Andrew G. Conly – Mining Carbon to Decrease the Carbon Footprint Mineralogist and geologist Dr Andrew Conly and his colleagues at the Lakehead University Mineralogy and Experimental Laboratory at Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, help to keep high tech companies...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Professor Vassilis Angelopoulos – From THEMIS to ELFIN: Exploring Near Earth Space Dr Vassilis Angelopoulos and his colleagues at the UCLA Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Department in California study the interaction of solar radiation with the Earth’s...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Earth & Environmental Sciences, Medical & Health Sciences
Professor Robert Mason – Uncovering the Mysteries of Marine Mercury Mercury levels, primarily as methylmercury, in fish and seafood are a global concern. Marine scientist, Professor Robert Mason of the University of Connecticut in the USA, studies how mercury...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr David Pollard | Dr Robert DeConto – The Birth and Death of Ice Sheets: Understanding the Past and Predicting the Future Drs David Pollard and Rob DeConto have developed computer models that simulate how the world’s ice sheets have grown and retreated in...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Earth & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences & Biology
Dr Mollie Manier – How Female Flies Choose the Right Partner After Mating with Multiple Males Research led by Dr Mollie Manier at The George Washington University has revealed how female fruit flies choose the right sperm to fertilise their eggs after mating...
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