EU Science News http://www.science-news.eu/ en-us Science News provides daily coveragy of the latest achievements and developments of european scientists Bacteria alive (more or less) in 86-million-year-old seabed clay (Phys.org) -- A new study by scientists from Denmark and Germany has found live bacteria trapped in red clay deposited on the ocean floor some 86 million years ago. The bacteria use miniscule ... http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123340/ Fri, 18 May 2012 05:16:04 EST 123340 1,000 years of climate data confirms Australia's warming In the first study of its kind in Australasia, scientists used 27 natural climate records to create the first large-scale temperature reconstruction for the region over the past 1,000 years. http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123227/ Thu, 17 May 2012 08:46:08 EST 123227 Geoengineering: Implicit promises FOR the past few years, a European collaboration called IMPLICC (Implications and Risks of Novel Options to Limit Climate Change) has been looking at what it might mean to engineer the climate, ... http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123036/ Thu, 17 May 2012 09:47:12 EST 123036 Buried microbes exist at limit between life and death Sediment 30 metres below the Pacific seafloor is so nutrient-poor that microbes barely fuel their cellular functions – yet they may be thousands of years old http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123329/ Thu, 17 May 2012 14:17:20 EST 123329 May GSA Bulletin Postings Take Global Geology Tour Fri, 18 May 2012 19:08:40 GMT http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123479/ Fri, 18 May 2012 15:16:24 EST 123479 Chocolate and diamonds: Why volcanoes could be a girl's best friend Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered a previously unrecognised volcanic process, similar to one that is used in chocolate manufacturing, which gives important new insights ... http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123102/ Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:19 EST 123102 Study shows trees absorb less carbon than earlier thought; leaf activity drops during summer (Phys.org) -- On the first day of summer – the longest day of the year – tree leaves are lush and green, luminous in the June sunlight. http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123514/ Tue, 15 May 2012 06:46:04 EST 123514 Visualizing the Imprints of Past and Present Earth Dynamics Fri, 18 May 2012 06:43:43 GMT http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123415/ Fri, 18 May 2012 02:46:08 EST 123415 Have scientists finally found the meteorite which set off the 1908 Tunguska explosion At 7.17am on June 30, 1908, an explosion like a nuclear blast erupted in the forests of Siberia - and until now, scientists have offered no conclusive explanation for the event. http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster123278/ Thu, 17 May 2012 10:17:23 EST 123278 Sea Shepherd head faces charges The founder of US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, appears in court in Germany, where he faces extradition to Costa Rica. http://www.science-news.eu/earth-sciences-news/cluster122642/ Tue, 15 May 2012 04:46:11 EST 122642