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Pharmacology - Jan 17
UCL startup acquired by biotechnology company in bid to find cancer drugs in 'record time'
UCL startup acquired by biotechnology company in bid to find cancer drugs in 'record time'
Campus - Jan 17
University of Glasgow research brings us closer to Robert Burns the man than ever before
University of Glasgow research brings us closer to Robert Burns the man than ever before
Health - Jan 17
Study brings life-saving diagnostic imaging closer to home for remote northern communities
Study brings life-saving diagnostic imaging closer to home for remote northern communities
Earth Sciences - Jan 17
Tonga eruption and tsunami: University of Michigan experts available to discuss
Tonga eruption and tsunami: University of Michigan experts available to discuss
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Environment - 28.11.2010
Environment - Economics / Business - 25.11.2010 
Investments in rural energy efficiency, renewable energy reduce poverty, greenhouse gas emissions
BERKELEY — In the developing world, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is often seen as being in conflict with alleviating poverty, since improving the standard of living is usually associated with increased energy use.
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 24.11.2010 
Developing countries often outsource deforestation, study finds
In many developing countries, from Chile to Vietnam, forest restoration efforts have been offset by the population's growing demand for timber and agricultural products harvested elsewhere.
Life Sciences - Environment - 24.11.2010 
When pouched carnivores ruled the animal kingdom
Marsupial carnivores, including bizarre pouched lions, wolves, and sabretooths, were once as diverse in their appearance as their placental counterparts are today, according to new research. Millions of years ago large marsupial carnivores dominated both Australasia and South America. Today, the Tasmanian Devil is the largest marsupial carnivore left, and is on the brink of extinction.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 23.11.2010 
NASA Study Finds Earth’s Lakes are Warming
PASADENA, Calif. In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, NASA researchers determined Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change. Researchers Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., used satellite data to measure the surface temperatures of 167 large lakes worldwide.
Physics - Environment - 23.11.2010 
NASA’s Savory Sea Salt Sensor to Get Cooked, Chilled
While most Americans are traveling to family gatherings this week for Thanksgiving, a team of scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., are flying down to Brazil to "cook" a salty NASA instrument that's sure to spice up studies of Earth's climate after its launch late next spring.
Environment - Civil Engineering - 23.11.2010 
A step-change in sustainable urban transport
The £1.5 million STEP-CHANGE project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to inform a 'step-change' in attitudes to urban transport by revolutionising the planning of towns and cities.
Earth Sciences - Environment - 22.11.2010
Environment - Life Sciences - 22.11.2010
Environment - 22.11.2010 
The Amazon: from wetland to river
How do you turn a mega-wetland into the world's largest river? By continental tilting, suggests an international team led by a University of Sydney group.
Environment - Physics - 19.11.2010 
Scientists Chosen to Help on Venus Climate Orbiter
NASA has established a Venus Climate Orbiter Participating Scientist Program to complement scientific return of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)-led Venus Climate Orbiter, or "Akatsuki" mission.
Environment - 19.11.2010
Environment - 18.11.2010 
UC and ANU join forces to create sustainable cities
The University of Canberra and The Australian National University have joined forces to address the pressing sustainability issues facing Canberra and the surrounding region.
Environment - Life Sciences - 18.11.2010
Economics / Business - Environment - 18.11.2010
Environment - Economics / Business - 17.11.2010
Environment - Life Sciences - 17.11.2010 
As arctic temperatures rise, tundra fires increase
CHAMPAIGN, lll. In September, 2007, the Anaktuvuk River Fire burned more than 1,000 square kilometers of tundra on Alaska's North Slope, doubling the area burned in that region since record keeping began in 1950. A new analysis of sediment cores from the burned area revealed that this was the most destructive tundra fire at that site for at least 5,000 years.
Environment - Economics / Business - 17.11.2010
Environment - Computer Science - 17.11.2010 
Computer users simulate extreme weather at home
Science | Environment 17 Nov 10 Volunteers are being asked to run a series of climate prediction experiments on their computers to help understand how global climate change will affect weather in different regions of the world.
Environment - Economics / Business - 17.11.2010
Physics - Environment - 16.11.2010
Environment - Health - 16.11.2010 
CUP adopts giant panda to build closer links with China
Cambridge University Press has adopted a giant panda at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation in China, in a bid to build closer working links with the country and to help protect this endangered species.
Environment - 16.11.2010
Environment - Economics / Business - 15.11.2010 
10 ways to a more sustainable World
The university's achievements will be celebrated with the launch of a new publication highlighting ten of the ways its projects have had a lasting positive impact on the world and in particular, on the issue of sustainability.
Physics - Environment - 15.11.2010
Environment - Health - 12.11.2010 
How a beleaguered Monterey Bay was brought back to health
How Monterey Bay was transformed from its "era of ill health" portrayed in John Steinbeck's Cannery Row – when the bay was a cesspool of cannery waste – to the vibrantly healthy ecosystem
Health - Environment - 12.11.2010
Environment - Economics / Business - 11.11.2010 
10 ways Leeds can help save the World
The university's achievements will be celebrated with the launch of a new publication highlighting ten of the ways its projects have had a lasting positive impact on the world and in particular, on the issue of sustainability.
Chemistry - Environment - 11.11.2010
Environment - Earth Sciences - 10.11.2010 
In 100 years, maple sap will flow a month earlier
As the climate warms this century, maple syrup production in the Northeast is expected to slightly decline by 2100, and the window for tapping trees will move earlier by about a month, reports a Cornell study.
Law - Environment - 10.11.2010
Environment - Architecture - 10.11.2010 
’Unpacking the Nano’ to show revolutionary car’s impact
What does it take to design and mass-produce an automobile to sell for around $2,500? And what are the inevitable environmental, social, economic and cultural impacts of having 5 million, 10 million,
Economics / Business - Environment - 10.11.2010
Environment - Economics / Business - 10.11.2010
Environment - 10.11.2010
Environment - Earth Sciences - 09.11.2010
Environment - Earth Sciences - 09.11.2010
Health - Environment - 09.11.2010
Environment - Economics / Business - 09.11.2010
Environment - Economics / Business - 09.11.2010 
What do the UK uplands mean to you?
Ouruplands.co.uk , which launches today, will tell the story of the UK uplands and give people who live and work there a unique platform to express their views.
Environment - Event - 08.11.2010
Environment - Event - 08.11.2010
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 08.11.2010 
Researchers to help governments ensure that agricultural development improves people’s lives
Project focuses on finding ways to assess the impact of different agricultural development projects in sub-Saharan Africa - News By Laura Gallagher Monday 8 November 2010 Researchers exploring the mos
Environment - Economics / Business - 07.11.2010
Agronomy / Food Science - Environment - 07.11.2010
Earth Sciences - Environment - 07.11.2010 
Tjeerd Hendrik van Andel, Stanford geo-archaeologist and deep-sea explorer, dies at 87
Van Andel used sea-floor sediment data to describe historical climate change and was the first to lay eyes on deep-sea hot springs.
Economics / Business - Environment - 04.11.2010
Environment - Economics / Business - 04.11.2010
Environment - 04.11.2010
Economics / Business - Environment - 04.11.2010
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BERKELEY — In the developing world, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is often seen as being in conflict with alleviating poverty, since improving the standard of living is usually associated with increased energy use.
In many developing countries, from Chile to Vietnam, forest restoration efforts have been offset by the population's growing demand for timber and agricultural products harvested elsewhere.
Marsupial carnivores, including bizarre pouched lions, wolves, and sabretooths, were once as diverse in their appearance as their placental counterparts are today, according to new research. Millions of years ago large marsupial carnivores dominated both Australasia and South America. Today, the Tasmanian Devil is the largest marsupial carnivore left, and is on the brink of extinction.
PASADENA, Calif. In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, NASA researchers determined Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change. Researchers Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., used satellite data to measure the surface temperatures of 167 large lakes worldwide.
While most Americans are traveling to family gatherings this week for Thanksgiving, a team of scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., are flying down to Brazil to "cook" a salty NASA instrument that's sure to spice up studies of Earth's climate after its launch late next spring.
The £1.5 million STEP-CHANGE project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to inform a 'step-change' in attitudes to urban transport by revolutionising the planning of towns and cities.
Predicting sea level rise: Understanding how icebergs form could lead to better forecasts
A helicopter view of a crack in the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica. Photo by Jim Behrens Click above image for higher resolution. ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In an effort to understand how fast sea level could rise as the climate warms, a University of Michigan researcher has developed a new theory to describe how icebergs detach from ice sheets and glaciers.
A helicopter view of a crack in the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica. Photo by Jim Behrens Click above image for higher resolution. ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In an effort to understand how fast sea level could rise as the climate warms, a University of Michigan researcher has developed a new theory to describe how icebergs detach from ice sheets and glaciers.
Connecting with outdoors, nature top motivation for Wisconsin hunters, survey finds
A recent survey conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that the most important motivations for hunters in Wisconsin are spending time outdoors and being close to nature.
A recent survey conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that the most important motivations for hunters in Wisconsin are spending time outdoors and being close to nature.
How do you turn a mega-wetland into the world's largest river? By continental tilting, suggests an international team led by a University of Sydney group.
NASA has established a Venus Climate Orbiter Participating Scientist Program to complement scientific return of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)-led Venus Climate Orbiter, or "Akatsuki" mission.
The University of Canberra and The Australian National University have joined forces to address the pressing sustainability issues facing Canberra and the surrounding region.
Carbon Mitigation Initiative receives $11 million through extended partnership with BP
In a continuing research partnership to identify ways to tackle the world's climate problem, Princeton’s Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) has received a commitment of $11 million from BP as part of an extension of their partnership first announced in October 2008.
In a continuing research partnership to identify ways to tackle the world's climate problem, Princeton’s Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) has received a commitment of $11 million from BP as part of an extension of their partnership first announced in October 2008.
CHAMPAIGN, lll. In September, 2007, the Anaktuvuk River Fire burned more than 1,000 square kilometers of tundra on Alaska's North Slope, doubling the area burned in that region since record keeping began in 1950. A new analysis of sediment cores from the burned area revealed that this was the most destructive tundra fire at that site for at least 5,000 years.
Science | Environment 17 Nov 10 Volunteers are being asked to run a series of climate prediction experiments on their computers to help understand how global climate change will affect weather in different regions of the world.
Camera on Curiosity’s Arm will Magnify Clues in Rocks
NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity, will wield an arm-mounted magnifying camera similar to one on the Mars Rover Opportunity, which promptly demonstrated its importance for reading environmental history from rocks at its landing site in 2004.
NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity, will wield an arm-mounted magnifying camera similar to one on the Mars Rover Opportunity, which promptly demonstrated its importance for reading environmental history from rocks at its landing site in 2004.
Cambridge University Press has adopted a giant panda at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation in China, in a bid to build closer working links with the country and to help protect this endangered species.
The university's achievements will be celebrated with the launch of a new publication highlighting ten of the ways its projects have had a lasting positive impact on the world and in particular, on the issue of sustainability.
How Monterey Bay was transformed from its "era of ill health" portrayed in John Steinbeck's Cannery Row – when the bay was a cesspool of cannery waste – to the vibrantly healthy ecosystem
The university's achievements will be celebrated with the launch of a new publication highlighting ten of the ways its projects have had a lasting positive impact on the world and in particular, on the issue of sustainability.
As the climate warms this century, maple syrup production in the Northeast is expected to slightly decline by 2100, and the window for tapping trees will move earlier by about a month, reports a Cornell study.
What does it take to design and mass-produce an automobile to sell for around $2,500? And what are the inevitable environmental, social, economic and cultural impacts of having 5 million, 10 million,
On anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, wave research may prevent future tragedies
The intense and dangerous windstorm and accompanying high waves the Great Lakes states experienced in late October is thought to be the same kind of storm that occurred on Lake Superior causing the fatal wreck of the ship Edmund Fitzgerald 35 years ago on Wednesday, Nov.
The intense and dangerous windstorm and accompanying high waves the Great Lakes states experienced in late October is thought to be the same kind of storm that occurred on Lake Superior causing the fatal wreck of the ship Edmund Fitzgerald 35 years ago on Wednesday, Nov.
University lecturers take the high road to explore Scotland's landscape
Two Plymouth scientists have just completed a series for BBC Scotland about man's impact on the "natural wilderness" of Scotland with clear environmental lessons that apply worldwide which could benefit the landscape in the South West.
Two Plymouth scientists have just completed a series for BBC Scotland about man's impact on the "natural wilderness" of Scotland with clear environmental lessons that apply worldwide which could benefit the landscape in the South West.
University lecturers take the high road to explore Scotland's landscape
Two Plymouth scientists have just completed a series for BBC Scotland about man's impact on the "natural wilderness" of Scotland with clear environmental lessons that apply worldwide which could benefit the landscape in the South West.
Two Plymouth scientists have just completed a series for BBC Scotland about man's impact on the "natural wilderness" of Scotland with clear environmental lessons that apply worldwide which could benefit the landscape in the South West.
UW-Madison research informs upcoming EPA coal-combustion ruling
To some people, coal-combustion products such as fly ash and bottom ash are hazardous waste, fit only for sophisticated disposal.
To some people, coal-combustion products such as fly ash and bottom ash are hazardous waste, fit only for sophisticated disposal.
Ouruplands.co.uk , which launches today, will tell the story of the UK uplands and give people who live and work there a unique platform to express their views.
Pioneering research to reduce coastal flooding
Coastal areas could be saved from the misery of flooding thanks to groundbreaking new research from the University of Plymouth. Academics have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the behaviour of mixed sand and shingle beaches in response to waves. They have devised a new formula for measuring the response of a beach to changes in longshore drift, where waves cause material like sand and shingle to build up at parts of the shoreline, but leave other areas exposed and coastal defences vulnerable.
Coastal areas could be saved from the misery of flooding thanks to groundbreaking new research from the University of Plymouth. Academics have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the behaviour of mixed sand and shingle beaches in response to waves. They have devised a new formula for measuring the response of a beach to changes in longshore drift, where waves cause material like sand and shingle to build up at parts of the shoreline, but leave other areas exposed and coastal defences vulnerable.
Pioneering research to reduce coastal flooding
Coastal areas could be saved from the misery of flooding thanks to groundbreaking new research from the University of Plymouth. Academics have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the behaviour of mixed sand and shingle beaches in response to waves. They have devised a new formula for measuring the response of a beach to changes in longshore drift, where waves cause material like sand and shingle to build up at parts of the shoreline, but leave other areas exposed and coastal defences vulnerable.
Coastal areas could be saved from the misery of flooding thanks to groundbreaking new research from the University of Plymouth. Academics have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the behaviour of mixed sand and shingle beaches in response to waves. They have devised a new formula for measuring the response of a beach to changes in longshore drift, where waves cause material like sand and shingle to build up at parts of the shoreline, but leave other areas exposed and coastal defences vulnerable.
Project focuses on finding ways to assess the impact of different agricultural development projects in sub-Saharan Africa - News By Laura Gallagher Monday 8 November 2010 Researchers exploring the mos
Van Andel used sea-floor sediment data to describe historical climate change and was the first to lay eyes on deep-sea hot springs.
Long-term lake study suggests ecological mechanism may control destructive crayfish
Just a few years ago, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's research station in Boulder Junction, Wis.
Just a few years ago, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's research station in Boulder Junction, Wis.
News in Brief
Pharmacology - Jan 17
UCL startup acquired by biotechnology company in bid to find cancer drugs in 'record time'
UCL startup acquired by biotechnology company in bid to find cancer drugs in 'record time'
Campus - Jan 17
University of Glasgow research brings us closer to Robert Burns the man than ever before
University of Glasgow research brings us closer to Robert Burns the man than ever before
Health - Jan 17
Study brings life-saving diagnostic imaging closer to home for remote northern communities
Study brings life-saving diagnostic imaging closer to home for remote northern communities
Earth Sciences - Jan 17
Tonga eruption and tsunami: University of Michigan experts available to discuss
Tonga eruption and tsunami: University of Michigan experts available to discuss