Katie Burton
Microbiota at Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Feb 15, 2019
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Exhibitions
Paris is home to Europe’s largest science museum. Its latest exhibition takes an in-depth look (often literally) at the remarkable digestive system of human beings
Why the sea is rising at different rates along the east coast of the US
Jan 24, 2019
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Oceans
Sea levels are rising across the globe, but along the east coast of the US this appears to be occurring at different rates, with regions in the south experiencing higher sea levels than those in the north
A Private War by Matthew Heineman
Jan 18, 2019
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Films
A harrowing and honest portrayal of the working life of Marie Colvin, the American war reporter killed in Syria in 2012
The world’s first omnivorous shark
Jan 15, 2019
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Wildlife
Bonnethead sharks, the second smallest member of the hammerhead family, have been shown to not only eat, but digest seagrass, making them the first omnivorous shark known to scientists
SURVEILLANCE VALLEY: The Secret Military History of the Internet
Feb 07, 2019
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Books
by Yasha Levine • Icon Books • £14.99 (paperback)
Volcanoes fed by ‘mush reservoirs’ not pools of liquid magma
Jan 28, 2019
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Tectonics
Everything we thought we knew about eruptions could be wrong
The story behind Brazil’s 200 million termite mounds
Jan 10, 2019
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Wildlife
The recent discovery of more than 200 million termite mounds in northeastern Brazil, the extent of which had never been understood before, throws up more questions than it answers
What’s behind the colour-changing monkeys of Costa Rica?
Dec 21, 2018
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Wildlife
Are howler monkeys being adversely affected by ingestion of pesticides containing sulphur?
Seismometers buried in Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf record its constant song
Jan 21, 2019
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Polar
Seismometers buried in the Ross Ice Shelf have revealed that its snowy surface constantly vibrates, producing a low rumble of noise that scientists can use to monitor changes
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