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Antarctic ozone hole may have peaked
Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Depletion of the ozone layer above Antarctica, caused by emissions of industrial chemicals, seems to have peaked, indicating that global environmental pacts are working, says UN scientists.
New Mars map shows magnetic hotspots
Tuesday, 18 October 2005
A first high-resolution map of Mars' entire magnetic field provides new evidence that Earth-like plate tectonics underpin the Red Planet's surface geology, says the US space agency.
Satellite to scan poles for melting ice
Friday, 7 October 2005
Europe's first spacecraft dedicated to the study of ice is scheduled to be launched at the weekend as part of a heightened effort to learn more about climate change.
Mobile phones map city hotspots
Friday, 30 September 2005
Mobile phone data from tens of thousands of people are creating computer-generated images that show the peaks and valleys of human activity throughout a city.
Hurricanes: after Rita, comes Stan
Friday, 23 September 2005
Hurricane Rita's successor has not yet risen out of the waters of the Atlantic, but one thing is certain: when it does, it will be called Stan.
Soil may belch out CO2 to warm planet
Thursday, 8 September 2005
Soil may be releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide, making efforts to fight global warming tougher than once thought, scientists say.
New Orleans disaster serves tough lessons
Monday, 5 September 2005
News Analysis Twice in eight months, nature has given us a brutal lesson about the cost of disrespect.
Volcano erupts in Southern Ocean
Thursday, 11 August 2005
A volcano on Australia's remote, tiny and uninhabited McDonald Island in the Southern Ocean is erupting for the first time since 2001, when lava flows doubled its size.
Australia faces hotter, volatile weather
Wednesday, 27 July 2005
Australia could be up to 2°C warmer by 2030 and face more bushfires, heatwaves and storms despite global efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, says a climate change report.
Tsunami quake displaced China
Thursday, 14 July 2005
The 26 December quake that originated off Sumatra ripped a gash of at least 1000 kilometres in the Indian Ocean's floor and displaced the Earth's crust as far as southern China, a study says.
Interest peaks in Everest's new height
Tuesday, 24 May 2005
A group of 24 Chinese mountaineers and researchers have successfully scaled Mount Everest in their bid to re-measure its height amid theories that it is growing, state media reports.
Found! New tectonic plate
Monday, 23 May 2005
A Japanese geologist says he has discovered a new tectonic plate under the Tokyo area, a finding that may force the government to review its quake preparation plans.
Lava + water = megabomb
Tuesday, 3 May 2005
Lava and water don't mix. They can explode like a giant bomb, say a pair of geologists studying an unusual volcanic event on Montserrat in the West Indies.
Antarctic glaciers retreating
Friday, 22 April 2005
Scientists have issued a fresh warning about the effect of climate change on Antarctica, saying that more than 200 coastal glaciers are in retreat because of higher temperatures.
It's official: Earth has solid core
Thursday, 21 April 2005
For the first time, the solid inner core of the Earth has been directly detected and its existence confirmed, seismologists report.
