NERC in the news
Here is a selection of recent news articles appearing in the press, in which the Natural Environment Research Council and/or its research are mentioned.
Weymouth ridgeway skeletons 'Scandinavian Vikings'
15 Mar 2010
Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
Analysis of teeth from 10 of the men revealed they had grown up in countries with a colder climate than Britain's.
BBC
CNN.com
This Is Dorset
Mother Birds Know Best -- Even Before Birth
12 Mar 2010
Mother birds communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research by a team from the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, has found.
Science Daily
Yahoo News
500 species of plants and animals vanish because of humans, says study
11 Mar 2010
Nearly 500 species of plants and animals have disappeared in England in the past 200 years, according to the first comprehensive audit of native wildlife.
The Times
Losing Nemo: Is there time to save the seas?
10 Mar 2010
The waters of the Arctic are changing faster than anywhere else on the planet. Glaciers are melting ever quicker and the sea ice is retreating, but these are only the physical effects of the fumes pouring from humanity¿s smokestack. Our emissions are shifting the ocean¿s chemistry too, and the combination is shaking the very foundations of its biology.
The Times
3D Laser Mapping Etnas Lava Flows
10 Mar 2010
3D Laser Mapping has supplied a long range laser scanner to monitor volcanic lava flows on Mount Etna in Sicily. The scanner will be used to measure lava flow dynamics as part of a NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) funded research project at the Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK.
Directions Mag.com
Deep sedimentation of acantharian cysts -- a reproductive strategy?
9 Mar 2010
Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to new research. Scientists suspect that this is part of an extraordinary reproductive strategy, which allows juveniles to exploit a seasonal food bonanza.
PhysOrg.com
Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey
9 Mar 2010
The earthquake surprised many residents as they slept, crumpling buildings into piles of rubble. Panicked survivors fled into narrow village streets, some climbing out of windows, as nearly 80 aftershocks measuring up to 5.5 and 5.3 magnitude rattled the region.
The Daily Star
Rogue Waves Wreak Havoc on the High Seas
8 Mar 2010
Known as rogue or freak waves, these towering walls of water are simply called monsters of the sea by some people.
No matter what they are called, these oversized swells can appear suddenly on the open water and can be large enough to overwhelm even the biggest of ships, according to experts.
Red Orbit
Wired.com
Yahoo
Dinosaur extinction link to crater confirmed
8 Mar 2010
An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed evidence that a space impact was behind the mass extinction event that killed off the dinosaurs.
BBC
Space Daily
How public trust in climate scientists can be restored
5 Mar 2010
We know from many long-term records of environmental change (for instance, analysis of bubbles of air trapped in ice cores) that planet Earth is a truly remarkable "living" entity. The climate has had both warm and cold periods in the past. But what is different about the present is the speed at which the planet is warming.
The Guardian
