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Milk poured down Britain's kitchen sinks each year creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhaust emissions, research shows.

The prospect of finding oil in Antarctica will be discussed at a free event in Aberdeen on Wednesday (May 16).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today (Friday May 11) published a report from a preliminary study on current knowledge about the environmental considerations and impacts of shale gas exploration and extraction, and in particular the use of hydraulic fracturing technology.

A consortium of British scientists, including a glaciologist from the 51cg, have uncovered a deep, ice-covered basin - measuring approximately the size of Wales - in a previously little explored area of West Antarctica.

The 51cg is launching a new, cross-disciplinary research theme on The North which will place the institution at the forefront of research throughout the northern circumpolar regions.

The 51cg is participating in a Brazilian Government scholarship scheme to give students from the country the opportunity to study at institutions across the globe.

The archaeological past of one of Scotland's most famous hills will be the focus of a new series of events launching this weekend.

The 51cg has secured funding from Research Councils UK (RCUK) to engage the public with cutting-edge research.

In the small hours of the night of April 14th, 1912 the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

Aberdeen scientists are part of a major international collaboration which will conduct the first systematic study of life in the deepest marine habitat on Earth - ocean trenches, which are regions of the sea floor ranging from 19,685 to 36,089 feet or 6,000 to 11,000 metres.