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Climate change could increase volcano eruptions
Shrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic activity in Iceland, scientists have warned.
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Life goes on for marine ecosystems after cataclysmic mass extinction
One of the largest global mass extinctions did not fundamentally change marine ecosystems, scientists have found.
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Drilling into the mysteries of seismic activity
An international expedition aims to better understand seismic activity through samples collected from one of the most geologically active areas in Europe.
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Mass extinctions helped to shape animal evolution
Past mass extinctions may have the potential to guide modern conservation efforts, according to a new study.
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Novel material keeps itself germ-free
Scientists have developed a novel weapon in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections 鈥� a textile that disinfects itself.
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New insight into our climate future
Limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5掳C above pre-industrial levels is still geophysically possible, but requires more ambitious emission reductions, say scientists.
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Millions of microbes are on the move
The mass movement of humans and animals is significantly affecting the distribution of essential microorganisms, scientists warn.
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Warning on downstream effects of glacial meltwater
Researchers have called for urgent global action to address the effects of rapidly shrinking glaciers on ecosystems further downstream.
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Greenland ice flow likely to speed up
New seismic surveys are challenging the view that recent slowdowns in Greenland鈥檚 ice flow will continue in the long term.
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Tracking the giant Antarctic iceberg
The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month.