Global warming will speed up after cool Pacific Ocean warms up again
The Pacific Ocean is coming to the end of its cooler period, which gave global warming a “false pause” of more than a decade,...
Mystery bowhead whale spotted off British coast for the first time ever
Bowhead whales had never been seen off the British coast, that is until professional diver Anna Cawthray saw a young one off the Isles...
Our water is becoming progressively poisoned with algae, raising risk of diseases
Since the 1800s, there has been an explosion of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) populations in the lakes of Europe and North America, which threatens to...
Solar eclipse across whole of UK on March 20th, more pronounced in the north
The Moon will cast its shadow over Northern Europe on March 20th, 2015, completely blacking out (total solar eclipse) the region between Iceland and...
Britain and Europe traded 8000 years ago, much earlier than thought
Ancient Britain was not isolated and cut off from mainland Europe 8,000 years ago, as previously thought, researchers from the Universities of Warwick, Birmingham,...
Blue-rayed limpet holds secret for windscreen transparent displays with no internal light source
A tiny mollusk, the blue-rayed limpet, has natural optical structures which could be used for transparent displays on screens, including car windscreens (US English:...
Cooler Pacific Ocean giving global warming a “false pause”, scientists warn
The reason global warming has slowed down is the cooler Pacific Ocean, which for the last two decades has been Earth’s air conditioner –...
Amazon rainforest gets nutrients from the Sahara, millions of tons annually
The Amazon rainforest, a dense green mass of humid jungle, receives millions of tons of nutrient-rich Saharan dust that is blown over every year....
Russia commits to International Space Station until 2024, then plans Moon missions
Russia said it is committed to operations on the International Space Station until 2024, after which it plans to do robotic and manned missions...
Eclipse of the Sun on March 20th across Northern Europe
For the first time since August 1999, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible in Northern Europe between Iceland and the Outer...