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- Alien life may not exist due to a lack of this chemical element Fri, 6 Apr 18, 3:45amHolding out hope for alien life somewhere out there? According to a recent study from Cardiff University, you may have to wait a long, long time - if phosphorus isn't present, it could be difficult for that life to exist...
- Scientists discover 308-million-year-old tropical forest in the Arctic Wed, 25 Nov 15, 1:42amA recent study published in the journal Geology shared some surprising findings: the icy landscape of Svalbard, Norway was once home to an ancient tropical forest...
- Britain's first 'energy positive' house opens in Wales Thu, 16 Jul 15, 3:00pmPowered by the sun, this low cost three-bedroom house is the first in the country to produce and sell more energy than it uses
- Scientists Developing Self-Healing Concrete With Micro-Capsules and Bacteria Sat, 1 Jun 13, 7:24amConcrete photo from Shutterstock Sooner or later, even the best sidewalk in the country will develop a crack or two. When this happens, workers are deployed to either fill in the damage or lay down completely new swaths of...
- New study: Ocean-driven warming along the western Antarctic Peninsula needs to be considered as part of a natural centennial timescale cycle of climate variability Wed, 23 Jan 13, 10:30pmFrom Cardiff University: Tiny fossils hold answers to big questions on climate change Research explores 12,000 year fossil record The western Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest warming regions on the planet, and the...
- Claim: Meteorite discovered with signs of life in it Tue, 15 Jan 13, 2:11pmThis looks to be a huge story, the first evidence of extraterrestrial life, if it holds up. I would remind readers that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence“. This needs to be confirmed by others...
- New study shows Greenland ice varied greatly in the past Mon, 12 Sep 11, 3:48pm“… abrupt climate change has been a systemic feature of Earth’s climate for hundreds of thousands of years…” From Cardiff University 800,000 years of abrupt climate variability An international...