As Aotearoa enters week two of lockdown, it’s clear we’re all still working out what our “bubbles” look like and how to stay in them to stop the spread of Covid-19. New to the government’s Covid-19 website is some good guidance for people liv…
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Scientists argue for more comprehensive studies of Cascade volcanoes
Posted by Geology News -- ScienceDaily on March 22nd, 2019
Scientists argue for more ‘synthesis’ research looking at the big picture of volcanology to complement myriad research efforts looking at single volcanoes.
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No Comments »Mountain erosion may add CO2 to the atmosphere
Posted by Geology News -- ScienceDaily on April 12th, 2018
Scientists have long known that steep mountain ranges can draw carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere — as erosion exposes new rock, it also starts a chemical reaction between minerals on hill slopes and CO2 in the air, ‘weathering’ the rock and u…
Free online tool could help women decide on breast reconstruction
Posted by Jean Balchin on April 5th, 2018
A new study published in Psycho-Oncology has revealed that a free web-based decision aid that helps women with breast cancer make decisions regarding reconstruction surgery after mastectomy is likely cost-effective. BRECONDA (Breast Reconstruction De…
Posted in Biology, Environment, Geology and Paleontology, Science General, Technology Tags: Breast, Breast Reconstruction, could help women, decision, Decisions, free online tool, help women decide, online, online tool could, Reconstruction, reconstruction surgery, surgery, tool could help, women decide No Comments »Unique diamond impurities indicate water deep in Earth’s mantle
Posted by Geology News -- ScienceDaily on March 9th, 2018
Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that fluid water pockets may exist as far as 500 miles deep into the Earth’s mantle.
