News articles tagged with 'emission' (Page 47)
Space sensors shed new light on air quality
— 22 Oct 2007 16:12 | EnvironmentAir pollution is becoming one of the biggest dangers for the future of the planet, causing premature deaths of humans and damaging flora and fauna. With their vantage point from space,…
Ancient British bog provides clue to global warming
— 19 Sep 2007 17:44 | EnvironmentAnalysis of sediments from a British bog suggest that methane emissions increased due to intense global warming around 55 million years ago. Dr Richard Pancost from the University of…
Astronomers will trace planet formation with neon
— 13 Sep 2007 00:01 | AstronomyAstronomers have observed neon in disks of dust and gas swirling around sunlike stars for the first time. University of Arizona astronomers who collaborated in the observations say…
Governments urged to promote responsible management of peatlands
— 10 Sep 2007 15:37 | EnvironmentA leading University of Leicester environmental expert has brought together international experts in order to safeguard a globally important tract of land. Dr Sue Page of the Department…
New view of doomed star
— 20 Jun 2007 17:40 | AstronomyEta Carinae is a mysterious, extremely bright and unstable star located a mere stone's throw - astronomically speaking - from Earth at a distance of only about 7500 light years. The…
XMM-Newton reveals X-rays from gas streams around young stars
— 1 Jun 2007 11:51 | AstronomyXMM-Newton has surveyed nearly two hundred stars under formation to reveal, contrary to expectations, how streams of matter fall onto the young stars magnetic atmospheres and radiate…
Plants do not emit methane
— 27 Apr 2007 16:00 | EnvironmentA recent study in Nature suggested that terrestrial plants may be a global source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, making plants substantial contributors to the annual global methane…