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Artificial gravity: the next small step?
Dr Kevin Fong will talk about artificial gravity, one of the latest technologies being considered for human missions to Mars, in an event organised by the Royal Institution on 11 May 2004. The latest results from the Mars Rovers are impressive but the red planet will not yield its secrets easily. Investigation of the existence of Martian life,... view more... (2004-04-13)
Scientific work to predict flooding events
New high-speed computing techniques are being used to improve the accuracy and reliability of current flooding prediction methods. The work is being funded by the Swindon-based Engineering and Physical Sciences Research council. It's being carried out by Professors Pender and Bevan at Heriot-Watt and Lancaster Universities. The project will... view more... (2002-02-04)
Polar pecking order and biodiversity
New research into how biodiversity is generated and maintained in the seas surrounding hostile Polar Regions is reported in this month`s Proceedings of the Royal Society (Biological Sciences). British Antarctic Survey biologist David Barnes studied `battles` between rock-dwelling marine organisms in shallow seas from the Poles to tropics to come... view more... (2002-10-07)
Water acts as catalyst in explosives
The most abundant material on Earth exhibits some unusual chemical properties when placed under extreme conditions. view more (2009-03-23)
'Hellish' hot springs yield greenhouse gas-eating bug
A new species of bacteria discovered living in one of the most extreme environments on Earth could yield a tool in the fight against global warming. view more (2007-12-07)
Life under extreme contidions, microbiology of the hydrothermal vents
Microorganisms are found everywhere, even under the most extreme environmental conditions. These include extremely high temperature environments in which growth of certain Archaea - the most primitive forms of life - is possible at temperatures up to 110oC or higher, and hypersaline environments saturated with salt. The deep-sea hydrothermal vents... view more... (2003-05-29)
Culture greatly shapes young people's drinking habits
Whether young people get drunk as a purposeful behavior or as an unintended consequence depends on what country they live in, according to new research on young people in seven countries. The research finds that young people's views on alcohol and drunkenness were influenced more by culture than by factors such as age and sex. view more (2008-09-23)
Environmental lessons from tsunami as world's coastal population doubles
Coastal populations and ecosystems are more likely to bounce back from extreme coastal disasters by protecting local environments and building on local knowledge, according to a report published in Science. view more (2005-08-12)
Floods to become commonplace by 2080
Flooding like that which devastated the North of England last year is set to become a common event across the UK in the next 75 years, new research has shown. view more (2009-01-08)
Mountaineering doctors hike medicine to new heights with Xtreme Everest
Doctors working at the edge of extreme are set to climb the world's tallest mountain to look death in the face - and take its pulse. The medical research team will make the first ever measurements of blood oxygen in the 'death zone', at altitudes above 8,000 metres where the human body has struggled - and frequently failed - to survive. view more (2005-03-16)
Scientists Recreate Martian Environment
Scientists at the University of Leicester's Space Research Centre are recreating the hostile environment found on Mars in their laboratory, with a device known as the Martian Environment Simulator (MES). The machine reproduces the temperature, air pressure and unbreathable atmosphere known to exist on Mars. The MES is currently being used to test... view more... (2002-05-31)
Searching the heavens
A new space mission, due to launch this month, is going to shed light on some of the most extreme astrophysical processes in nature - including pulsars, remnants of supernovae, and supermassive black holes. view more (2008-05-01)
Extreme weather postpones the flowering time of plants
Extreme weather events have a greater effect on flora than previously presumed. A one-month drought postpones the time of flowering of grassland and heathland plants in Central Europe by an average of 4 days. view more (2008-11-06)
Can Biosensors Find Life On Mars?
Is there life on Mars? Thanks to a £60k grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), a team from Cranfield University and the University of Leicester will try and find the answer. The team, led by Dr David Cullen from Cranfield's Biotechnology Centre and Dr Mark Sims at the Space Research Centre at the... view more... (2001-11-27)
Getting lost -- a newly discovered developmental brain disorder
Feeling lost every time you leave your home? You may not be as alone as you think. view more (2008-09-23)
Scientists track chemical changes in cells as they endure extreme conditions
One of nature's most gripping feats of survival is now better understood. For the first time, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed the chemical changes in individual cells that enable them to survive conditions that should kill them. view more (2009-07-08)
Stock Market Swings Help Researchers Understand Extreme Events in Solar Wind
Astrophysicists at the University of Warwick have applied data analysis methods used to model stock market fluctuations, to explore changes in the solar wind (the sun's expanding atmosphere). They have discovered that the fluctuations in the solar wind follow the same kinds of patterns seen in the stock markets - particularly when it comes to the... view more... (2002-07-25)
Geoscience converges under pressure
The contents of the deep Earth affect the planet as a whole, including life at its surface, but scientists must find unusual ways to "see" it. view more (2007-05-22)
Cynical shyness can precipitate violence in males and may be factor in school shootings
After performing an analysis of school shootings in the last decade, researchers at the Shyness Research Institute in Indiana say that the perpetrators are likely to suffer from cynical shyness-an extreme form of shyness that predominantly affects males and can lead to violent behavior. view more (2007-08-20)
Female guppies risk their lives to avoid too much male attention
Sexual harassment is a burden that females of many species face, and some may go to extreme lengths to avoid it. view more (2006-05-15)
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