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Posts Tagged ‘University’
Conservation, Wildlife & Flora, Aug 19th, 2010,
A study by the University of Worcester in England and Britain’s National Trust has found the bees that live in towns and cities eat a more varied diet than those living in rural locations. Country bees rely mostly on monocrop farms, while urban and suburban bees have a wider range of flowers to feed on. From a BBC News report: Hives from Kensington Palace in London showed evidence of eucalyptus and elderberry, while suburban sites such as those around the University of Worcester – where the researchers who carried out the study work – showed a rich mix including lily,…
Tags: BBC, bee, Bee Part of It, Britain, country, flower, National Trust, oilseed rape, rural, suburban, University, urban, Worcester
Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, Aug 2nd, 2010,
An underwater river that dwarfs the Thames has been discovered in the Black Sea. Europe’s giant inland sea contains currents that behave much like rivers do on land. Scientists from the University of Leeds explored these never seen before currents with a robotic submarine. The currents are created by salt water flowing into the Black Sea from the Mediterranean through the Bosporus Strait. These currents may provide vital nutrients to sustain sea life that exists far from the nutrient-rich waters of the sea that lie close to land. It flows down the sea shelf and out into the abyssal plain…
Tags: Black Sea, channels, environment, Leeds, river, sea, underwater, University
Climate Change, Politics, Jun 13th, 2010,
A new survey of UK residents conducted by the University of Cardiff shows that public acceptance of climate change is alive and well in Britain. From an article in the Guardian: The survey showed that almost three-quarters (71%) of Britons are concerned about climate change. Some 78% think the climate is changing, which is down from 91% who said it was in a similar poll in 2005. In recent months, a considerable amount of fanfare has been given to a decline in public opinion regarding the veracity of climate change or global warming in both the US and UK. But…
Tags: American, belief, Britons, Cardiff, climate, Climate change, faith, global warming, Guardian, New York Times, poll, polls, science, survey, UK, University, US
