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Landslides and Tectonics


When do mountain landslides occur? Mountain ranges are formed with sharp and steep ridges due to tectonics. When do they become unstable? Some of the steepest mountain slopes in the world got that way because of the interplay between terrain uplift …

Atmospheric CO2 Levels Over Arctic Have Reached 400 Parts Per Million


The atmosphere over the Arctic has hit a troublesome milestone: the concentration of CO2 has surpassed 400 parts per million. Stations across the region in Alaska, Greenland, Norway and Iceland have recorded the measurements that have surged since the …

Martian Methane


Scientists have tried to find out how the planet’s environment came to contain methane gas, which contains carbon – a substance found in all living things. Methane is more often associated with life so does this mean there is Martian life? Recent r…

Better Place Electric Car Spotting


More than five months have passed since Shai Agassi’s Better Place electric car company put its first 100 Renault Fluence EV on Israeli roads. The event was covered with a certain amount of local fanfare and only afterwards was it revealed that a num…

Better Place Electric Car Spotting


More than five months have passed since Shai Agassi’s Better Place electric car company put its first 100 Renault Fluence EV on Israeli roads. The event was covered with a certain amount of local fanfare and only afterwards was it revealed that a num…

New Zealand’s natural heritage threatened by 20 years of environmental inaction


Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats following a series of broken promises made at the Earth Summit 20 years ago. …

New Zealand’s natural heritage threatened by 20 years of environmental inaction


Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats following a series of broken promises made at the Earth Summit 20 years ago. …

New Zealand’s natural heritage threatened by 20 years of environmental inaction


Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats following a series of broken promises made at the Earth Summit 20 years ago. …

Exotic Arctic Bacteria and Life on Europa


Until the 1970s, life, at least as the concept is generally understood, was believed to be entirely dependent on energy from the Sun. Plants on Earth’s surface capture energy from sunlight to photosynthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and water, releas…

Prius Now Third Best-Selling Car in the World


If you thought you were seeing Toyota Priuses absolutely everywhere these days, you were right. The hybrid car has gone from a small, niche vehicle to global top-seller in just over a decade.
High demand in the U.S. and Japanese incentives for domestic…