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- How farming with rocks could improve global food security Wed, 21 Feb 18, 2:29amScientists at the University of Sheffield have learned that farming with crushed silicate rocks mixed into the soil could improve global food security, increase crop yields, promote soil health, and reduce greenhouse gas...
- The surprising reason melting iceberg chunks slow down global warming Wed, 13 Jan 16, 3:19amThe Earth has shown us many different ways it tries to heal itself from the destruction we cause. This week scientists revealed one more trick Mother Nature has up her sleeve. It turns out large chunks of icebergs breaking...
- Roadside Poem by Simon Armitage Devours Pollution from 20 Cars Each Day Sat, 7 Jun 14, 5:30amPoetry has been used for ages as a tool to critique the social anxieties du jour. Now, for the first time ever, a poem is being used as a physical remedy to one of modern society's biggest challenges - air pollution. The...
- New Study Sheds Light on How Fast Ice Sheets in Greenland and Antarctic are Really Melting Sat, 8 Jun 13, 4:00amThere's nothing new about the fact that global warming is causing ice sheets to melt, resulting in rising sea levels. However a new study by an international team of scientists led by Edward Hanna of the University of Sheffield...
- Sheffield and York trade sustainable ideas on health and energy use with the world Wed, 21 Nov 12, 10:00pmYorkshire cities are in final 21 of 350 entries to a global brainstorming on urban living. Both are keen to have more suggestions to add to their portfoliosSheffield and York are in with a chance of piloting new ideas for...
- CatClo Laundry Additive Creates Air-Purifying Clothes That Reduce Pollution Wed, 3 Oct 12, 11:23pmThe University of Sheffield has collaborated with the London College of Fashion and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop a revolutionary liquid laundry additive called ‘CatClo’, which...
- New CatClo Laundry Additive Could Create Air-Purifying Clothes to Reduce Pollution Wed, 3 Oct 12, 11:23pmThe University of Sheffield has collaborated with the London College of Fashion and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop a revolutionary liquid laundry additive called ‘CatClo’, which...
- UK Scientists Developing Autonomous Flying Honey Bee Robots! Wed, 3 Oct 12, 1:00amHoney Bee Photo via Shutterstock Scientists from the UK Universities of Sheffield and Sussex have been collaborating on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain...
- Mites Are ‘Turbo-Charging’ a Virus That Is Killing Global Honey Bee Population Wed, 20 Jun 12, 4:20amResearchers around the world have attributed the shrinking global bee population to everything from cell phones to pesticides, but a team from the University of Sheffield has recently discovered that parasitic mites are...
- Expansion of forests in the European Arctic could result in the release of carbon dioxide Mon, 18 Jun 12, 8:07pmFrom the University of Exeter , terrible news: Carbon stored in Arctic tundra could be released into the atmosphere by new trees growing in the warmer region, exacerbating climate change, scientists have revealed...
- Kitchens with Gas Appliances Could Have Higher Levels of Toxic Pollutants than a Congested City Street! Sat, 9 Jun 12, 5:40amA shocking new study reveals that people who live in apartments with gas appliances could be exposed to higher levels of toxic pollutants than they would be when walking through a congested city center...
- Another half-done press release – where’s the science citation? Sat, 7 Apr 12, 1:48pmFrom the University of Massachusetts at Amherst , another highly speculative modeling based press release that doesn’t even bother to give the name of the paper or any resources connected to it...
- Government rediscovers industry by funding nuclear firm Sheffield Forgemasters Tue, 16 Mar 10, 11:05amMandelson to announce £170m funding for nuclear manufacturer that could lead low-carbon industrial strategyThe government's much-vaunted "low-carbon industrial strategy" is set to receive a boost on Wednesday with the announcement...
- Beehive Building: An Innovative Eco Research Center Thu, 16 Apr 09, 1:00amUniversity of Sheffield’s new £4.4 million Arthur Willis Environmental Centre will allow researchers to study future climate scenarios and their effects on local biology, including plants and social insects such as...