News articles tagged with 'Colombia'
A device enables the remote explosion of improvised land-mines
— 16 Feb 2011 05:08 | TechnologyComposed of diverse elements, mostly of plastic, with little metal used, improvised explosive devices are very difficult to detect. In cooperation with two colombian universities, scientists…
Three stunning new frogs found in Colombia
— 16 Nov 2010 12:12 | BiologyA team of scientists on a quest to rediscover several 'lost' amphibians in western Colombia has returned with a surprising result: three species of frogs believed to be entirely new…
Earth's highest coastal mountain on the move
— 21 Sep 2010 11:34 | Geology and palaeontologyThe rocks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta - the highest coastal mountain on Earth - tell a fascinating tale: The mountain collides and then separates from former super-continents.…
Malaga Bay declared national park after tough environmental battle
— 12 Aug 2010 07:09 | EnvironmentA massive swath of Colombia's Pacific coast has become the country's newest national park…
New thick-shelled turtle species lived with world's biggest snake
— 7 Apr 2010 10:38 | Geology and palaeontologyThe discovery of a new fossil turtle species in Colombia's Cerrejon coal mine by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and the Florida Museum of Natural…
Catching a killer one spore at a time
— 20 Oct 2009 12:11 | BiologyA workshop at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has dramatically improved the ability of conservationists and regulatory agencies to monitor the spread of chytridiomycosis…
Colombian guerrillas help scientists locate literacy in the brain
— 15 Oct 2009 08:50 | HealthA unique study of former guerrillas in Colombia has helped scientists redefine their understanding of the key regions of the brain involved in literacy. The study, funded by the Wellcome…
UB geologists to help communicate the dangers of Colombian volcano
— 1 Jul 2009 01:12 | Geology and palaeontologyDuring the past decade, residents of Pasto, Colombia, and neighbouring villages near Galeras, Colombia's most dangerous volcano, have been threatened with evacuation, but compliance…
Queen's scientist helps search for Colombian 'disappeared'
— 25 May 2009 13:30 | HealthA Geoscientist from Queen's University Belfast has been advising police and legal professionals in Bogota on techniques to recover the bodies of Colombia's 'disappeared'…
Ten new amphibian species discovered in Colombia
— 3 Feb 2009 06:26 | BiologyScientists today announced the discovery of 10 amphibians believed to be new to science, including a spiky-skinned, orange-legged rain frog, three poison dart frogs and three glass…