Earth science – Page 11

  • Opinion

    Sand tunes

    2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Why do large bodies of sand seem to ‘sing’?

  • Feature

    High hopes for shale

    2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Shale gas has given the US petrochemicals industry a much needed boost – will it do the same for the rest of the world?

  • Natural gas burning on kitchen gas stove
    Podcast

    Methane

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    A component of natural gas also associated with ignis fatuus and bovine flatulence: Brian Clegg with methane

  • Praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium oxides
    Feature

    Critical thinking

    2011-01-05T11:31:00Z

    As our supply of some essential elements dries up, it's time to start urban mining. Emma Davies reports

  • Phytoplankton sample under a microscope
    Podcast

    Uk37

    2010-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Josh Howgego dives into the importance of the unicellular marine organism Emiliania huxleyi

  • Periodic table of the elements – 4 – Beryllium
    Podcast

    Beryllium

    2010-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Richard Van Noorden introduces an element that has given us gorgeous gemstones, spark proof tools for the oil industry and a deadly lung condition

  • Periodic table of the elements – 6 – Carbon
    Podcast

    Carbon

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Katherine Holt introduces an element with an entire branch of chemistry devoted to its reactions

  • Periodic table of the elements – 86 – Radon
    Podcast

    Radon

    2008-11-26T00:00:00Z

     Katherine Holt on the element that accounts for half of the UK population's annual radiation dose

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    Feature

    Treasures from the deep

    2006-12-20T11:00:00Z

    Mining companies are exploring underwater volcanic vents, hoping to extract metals such as gold and copper. Victoria Gill looks at the technical, environmental and political hurdles

  • purple ocean
    News

    Bacteria ruled the world billions of years ago in purple oceans

    2005-10-06T17:05:00Z

    Evidence backing a controversial sulfur-rich model of the Earth's oceans 1.8 billion years ago has been uncovered in molecular fossils.