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Cactus plant in brass pot. As the scene from Monty Python’s Life of Brian goes, the Romans have given...
Archaeology, Chemistry

What have the Romans ever done for us? How about gold from stone!

Author Vana Orfanou Date June 15, 2021
Vana Orfanou
Tagged alchemy, archaeology, archaeometallurgy, brass, chemistry, copper, Romans, zinc | Leave a comment |
On August 7th, 2020, two cousins, a neighbour and their families decided to cook...
Archaeology, Chemistry

Ancient Sous-vide: is cooking in hot springs repeating the behaviour of our ancestors?

Author Jennifer Keute Date March 9, 2021
Jennifer Keute
Tagged archaeological science, archaeology, Olduvai Gorge, paleo-climate, Yellowstone National Park | Leave a comment |
On land, life is almost completely dependent on photosynthesis. Plants utilize carbon dioxide and...
Biology, Chemistry

The deep sea is completely dark – How does life thrive there without photosynthesis?

Author Henrike Wilborn Date April 15, 2020
Henrike Wilborn
Tagged Chemosynthesis, Deep sea, Extreme environments, Ocean, Seafloor hydrothermal systems | Leave a comment |
There is much more to mud than mud masks and mud castles. Mud can...
Chemistry, Climate, Earth, Sea, Systems

What’s in mud

Author Anne Morée Date April 4, 2019
Anne Morée
Tagged carbon isotopes, climate PhD, oceanography, publication | Leave a comment |
Water is essential for life. It is a critical resource to be preserved and...
Biology, Chemistry, Climate, Earth, Sea, Systems

Nature’s water purifier: Surface water-groundwater interactions

Author Reynold Chow Date October 29, 2018
Reynold Chow
Tagged Earth Surface Dynamics, groundwater, hyporheic exchange, micro-plastics, River dynamics, river pollutants, surface water-groundwater interactions | Leave a comment |
Oceans slow down global warming but at the cost of “their health”. The oceans...
Chemistry, Sea, Society

Ocean Acidification – the evil twin of global warming

Author Maribel I. García-Ibáñez Date December 19, 2017
Maribel I. García-Ibáñez
Tagged Climate change, climatesnack, Global warming, greenhouse gases, Ocean, ocean acidification | 1 Comment |
In the 1920s your fridge could kill you. A range of explosive, flammable and...
Air, Chemistry, Climate, People, Society

CFCs and Ozone: The Hole Story

Author Mike Newland Date September 7, 2015
Mike Newland
Tagged Antarctica, atmosphere, CFC, Farman, Midgley, Ozone, ozone hole, pollution, Stratosphere | 1 Comment |
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