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The Science File Interview: Mark Carnall In Special Reports - People in Science Written by Andy Mark Carnall is Curator of the Grant Zoological Museum, London's last surviving university zoological museum and part of University College London. Science File talked to him about the institution, its work and its move to new premises. Read more...	H1N1, Small Pox, Ebola—Oh My! In Life - Biology Written by Cara Brookins Toxins, pathogens, and bio-researchers are popular targets for fictional terror plots, but researchers take extreme measures to keep us safe. Read more...
The Science File Interview: Dr. Paul Roche In Special Reports - People in Science Written by Andy Dr. Paul Roche, of Cardiff and Glamorgan universities, has recently been appointed Ambassador for Space in Wales. He joins six other "space ambassadors" in other UK countries,. The job is funded by the European Space Agency and the UK Department for Education. Science File talked to Dr. Roche about his new post. Read more...	A Complex Systems Metatheory for Abrupt Climate Change In Earth - Climatology Written by Robert There is a Neils Bohr aphorism - 'prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future'. Climate is a 'cascade of powerful mechanisms' that is characterised by abrupt, rapid, frequent and sometimes extreme change: classic behaviour of a dynamic and complex system in chaos theory. The limits of predictability of climate may be much broader than we think. Read more...
An Empirically-Based 1st-Order Differential Global Energy Model - Cloud Changes In the Satellite Era. In Earth - Climatology Written by Robert I have only relatively recently got some inkling of the dynamical complexity of climate - but reading Judith Lean and colleagues’ 2008 and 2010 papers got me wondering if there weren’t an even more direct and simple, in the best sense, model of natural and anthropogenic climate factors. Read more...	The New Solar System In Universe - The Solar System Written by Andy How has our view of the solar system changed since the beginning of the space age, and what can it tell us about solar systems around other stars? Read more...

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Water mission reveals insight into Amazon plume

Friday, 03 September 2010

ESA's SMOS water mission has taken another step forward by demonstrating that it will lead to a better understanding of ocean circulation. Using preliminary data, scientists can clearly see how surface currents affect the 'Amazon plume' in the open sea.
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Earth observation aids disaster relief in Pakistan

Thursday, 02 September 2010

Devastating around a third of the country, it is estimated that the floods in Pakistan have affected up to 20 million people. As part of the effort to support humanitarian relief, satellite data are being used to generate essential maps of the flooded areas.
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Recipe for water: just add starlight

Thursday, 02 September 2010

ESA’s Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that ultraviolet starlight is the key ingredient for making water in space. It is the only explanation for why a dying star is surrounded by a gigantic cloud of hot water vapour.
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Cluster turns the invisible into the visible

Wednesday, 01 September 2010

Cluster has spent a decade revealing previously hidden interactions between the Sun and Earth. Its studies have uncovered secrets of aurora, solar storms, and given us insight into fundamental processes that occur across the Universe. And there is more work to do.
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Fly your experiment to the edge of space!

Wednesday, 01 September 2010

ESA is inviting students to propose experiments to fly on sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons. The winning teams will have the opportunity to design and build an experiment for the BEXUS balloons or the REXUS rockets.
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Satellite navigation steers unmanned micro-planes

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

An unmanned aircraft system guided by satnav has been developed within ESA’s Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones. The planes have already helped Spanish farmers in Andalusia to fight land erosion.
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