Earth Sciences

Toxic Playgrounds: Broken Hill Kids Exposed To Poisonous Dust

involve the whole community, the city’s mining companies and government at all levels. Mark Patrick ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 16 2014 - 3:30pm

Biofortification: The New ‘Green Revolution’ Of Genetically Engineered, More Nutritious Crops

beta-carotene-fortified cassava in Nigeria, all produced through conventional plant breeding methods. HarvestPlus program ...

Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Nov 1 2014 - 4:40pm

Was The 1896 Heatwave Deleted From The Record?

earlier data are available on the Bureau’s website. For instance, data for Bourke, NSW, are available all ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 16 2014 - 11:30am

How To Assess A Supervolcano Without Making It Erupt

eruption. A volcano scientist monitoring Campi Flegrei uses all these senses to understand what he would see ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 15 2015 - 7:01pm

New Ice Age Is Coming, By 2030, Says Analysis

a noticeable change in the temperature distribution and air flow all over the Earth. Ultraviolet rays cause ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 17 2015 - 4:23am

Jonathan Lundgren Says USDA Suppressed Him Over Neonicotinoids- They Say He's An Activist Not Doing His Job

such as butterflies and bees. “We’re using all of these pesticides because we’ve created a pest ...

Article - Jon Entine - Mar 16 2016 - 2:48pm

Feedback on the Forest Garden

permaculture advocates who took umbrage at my having deigned to critique their philosophy at all, but there was ...

Blog Post - Graham Strouts - Sep 21 2016 - 4:33pm

The Amery Zig-Zags

image courtesy NSIDC. The image below, from aqua 2017 01 05, shows all of the major cracks. The false ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 2 2017 - 6:11pm

The Magical Caves Of Frasassi

calcyte concretions of the purest white, formations that resemble veils or drapes, and stalagmytes of all ...

Article - Tommaso Dorigo - Apr 2 2018 - 10:53am

How Do You Estimate The Economic Value Of A Clean Beach?

resources makes it possible to use the power of markets to design policies and regulations that benefit all ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 24 2018 - 7:38am