Loss of Arctic sea ice affecting all polar bears Dutch, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 14 September 2016 In a new study, published in The Cryosphere and funded by NASA, researchers at the University of Washington have found that sea ice is now melting earlier in the spring and freezing later in the autumn across all regions of the Arctic where polar bears live. Read more
Using ocean and weather data to find MH370 Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish 27 July 2016 Eric Jansen, a researcher at the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change in Italy, and his team have used a computer model to find out where the Malaysian airlines MH370 plane might have crashed. Read more
Fire clues in cave dripwater Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish 21 July 2016 Researchers in Australia and the UK have found that stalagmites and stalactites can be used to help trace past wildfires that burned above the cave. Fires change the chemistry of the water above ground, and these subtle changes leave traces in the stalactites and stalagmites that form when the water drips in the caves underground. Read more
What’s the highest peak in US Arctic? New technique gives the answer Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish 23 June 2016 Kit DesLauriers joined forces with US scientist Matt Nolan to settle a debate of more than 50 years, while testing a new technique in a steep mountainous region. Read more
Half a degree makes a world of difference Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish 21 April 2016 The climate of our planet is changing, and the Earth is warming up. World leaders have discussed whether we should limit the average temperature increase in our planet to 1.5°C or 2°C. There’s only half a degree of difference between these two temperature limits, but scientists have now discovered that they would each have very different consequences for our planet. Read more
Fishing with smartphones for science Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish 29 February 2016 Researchers Rolf Hut and Tim van Emmerik from the Netherlands and Scott Tyler from the US have now developed smart waders that still keep you dry but also collect valuable information about the water to help scientists study streams. Read more
Radioactive truffles? Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish 25 February 2016 A group of scientists, led by Ulf Büntgen from Switzerland, decided to check whether one type of popular truffles, called Burgundy truffles, are radioactive. Read more
Studying glaciers with animated satellite images Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 26 November 2015 Frank Paul, a scientist from the University of Zurich in Switzerland, has come up with a simple method to allow us to see glacier movements and changes, using the Karakoram mountain range in central Asia as an example. He created GIF animations from satellite images of the region. Read more
Fighting for cleaner air and a more stable climate Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish 24 September 2015 Emissions of carbon dioxide are only part of the climate change problem. There are other substances, called short-lived pollutants, that we should pay attention to as well, especially because they could also be important in reducing air pollution. Read more
Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish 27 August 2015 A team of European researchers, led by Achilleas Samaras, a Greek researcher working in Italy, has created a new computer model that looks at how parts of Italy and Greece would be affected if a tsunami was triggered after a large earthquake in the Eastern Mediterranean. Read more
