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What a Misplaced Meteorite Told Us About Mars

20th November, 2024

Researchers have developed a novel way to measure when minerals were altered by water in Martian meteorites.

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For the First Time in Human History, the Global Water Cycle Is Out of Balance

19th November, 2024

The Earth's water cycle, a complex system that distributes water across our planet, is experiencing an unprecedented imbalance. This disruption, caused by human activities and climate change, threatens global ecosystems and poses significant challenges for future generations.

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Up to a Third of Stars Ate Some of their Planets

18th November, 2024

Why do some sibling stars have such different metallicities? They've eaten their ultra-short period planets.

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The New Mars Landing Approach: How We’ll Land Large Payloads on the Red Planet

18th November, 2024

Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully led the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) teams for three Mars rover missions, he said the prospect of landing a human mission on the Red Planet might be impossible. … Continue reading "The New Mars Landing Approach: How WeR…

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Mars

Mars. An alien landscape. But could it – does it – or has it ever supported life?

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Natural disasters

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Lightning

We don’t know what causes lightning, how much of it there is, nor how to predict it. As global temperatures increase, so does lightning; as lightning increases, so do global temperatures. Its impact on atmospheric chemistry is still being explored.

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Geoengineering

Geoengineering the climate would mean venturing into new technology with huge consequences. But what might those consequences be and is there an alternative solution to anthropogenic climate change?

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Ambient chemistry

Chemists are exploring ways to mimic nature’s selective, low-temperature biochemical reactions that make delicate and reactive structures. Previously, chemists had copied high temperature geological reactions.

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Volcanoes

Volcanic eruptions can be hugely devastating events, wiping out towns and villages in the wake of the magma flows or ash clouds.

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Many are written by scientists about their ongoing research, others by the TWDK team.

Climate change, glacial recession and mammal communities

Saturday 14th of March 2020

Is there a ninth planet in our Solar System?

Thursday 22nd of September 2016

How were Mars’ moons formed?

Friday 1st of July 2016

100,000 Years Later

Saturday 6th of February 2016

Location, Location, Location

Monday 21st of September 2015

Collapsing Ice Shelves

Friday 5th of December 2014

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Geochemistry is the use of Chemistry to study the composition and mechanisms of major geological systems such as Earth.

Geology is the study of terrestrial structures and the processes acting upon them.

Geophysics refers to the study of the physics of the Earth and its environment in space, including its gravitational and magnetic fields, and its atmosphere.

Hydrology is the study of water in the environment.

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