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China environmental phenomena monitored from space

1 hour ago from Science Centric

China is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground deformation...

SC 1st lady says she may forgive husband's affair

8 hours ago from Science Blog

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" butSpeedmaster Reduced Watches said Thursday she is willing to forgive...

In Public Housing, Spreading the Gospel of the Recycling Bin

11 hours ago from NY Times Science

Two residents of the General Grant Houses in Upper Manhattan are spreading the word about recycling, building by building.

El Niño Variant Is Linked to Hurricanes in Atlantic

13 hours ago from NY Times Science

The discovery that a periodic warming pattern in the central Pacific Ocean is linked to more frequent hurricanes in the Atlantic may help improve forecasts.

Japanese imperial army maps to go online

14 hours ago from Physorg

Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said...

Conditions ripe in Winnipeg for surge in mosquito numbers

16 hours ago from CBC: Technology & Science

A wet spring combined with last weekend's major storm has created the potential for a large emergence of adult mosquitoes in Winnipeg, said city entomologist Taz Stuart.

Older forests store more carbon

17 hours ago from UPI

CORVALLIS, Ore., July 3 (UPI) -- Letting Pacific Northwest forests age longer would increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, researchers in Oregon said.

Butterfly offers lessons in climate change

19 hours ago from UPI

OXFORD, England, July 3 (UPI) -- The reintroduction of the Large Blue butterfly to Britain offers lessons in helping plants and animals threatened by climate change, scientists said.

Global warming tactic cools climate but won`t help corals, say researchers

20 hours ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- `Geoengineering` experiments proposed to reduce global warming by blocking sunlight with atmosphere-injected particles may cool the world but still leave carbon dioxide levels dangerously high, Stanford scientists say.

Virtual conference quandary for researchers

21 hours ago from Chemistry World

Concern that recording and live streaming of conference presentations could jeopardise later journal publications

Soay sheep shrinking in climate change

21 hours ago from UPI

LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- Milder weather brought about by climate change is causing Soay sheep to shrink on an uninhabited British island, scientists said.

Hurricane Katrina: Why Some People Stayed Behind

1 day ago from Science Daily

Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast....

News from Afar: My date with a volcano

1 day ago from The Guardian - Science

A geologist describes how a plume of gas detected on Monday by a Nasa satellite brought him to one of the most remote regions on Earth to investigate a volcanic eruption

Bar Bets You Can Win (Installment I)

1 day ago from Scientific Blogging

House of StrawUse six straws to create the classic house shape (a rectangular body with two straws forming the roof, all laying flat on the table). Bet that you can...

Investing wisely to save the Great Barrier Reef

1 day ago from Science Centric

CSIRO science is being used to improve land management practices on farmland to help reduce run-off of sediments, nutrients and pesticides on to the Great Barrier Reef...

Earth from Space: ‘Great Red Island’

1 day ago from European Space Agency

Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, is highlighted in this Envisat image.

New Type Of El Nino Could Mean More Hurricanes Make Landfall

1 day ago from Science Daily

A new study, in the journal Science, suggests that the form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years,...

Ecological Niche Modeling Sasquatch's Range Distribution

1 day ago from Scientific Blogging

Ecological Niche Modeling is a great tool for conservation biology, phylogeography and evolutionary biology. However, as Jeff Lozier and colleagues point out in a paper in the Journal of Biogeography...

Mystery solved about dangerous ‘blind’ faults

1 day ago from MSNBC: Science

Over the years, unusually powerful shaking born from faults buried several miles deep in Earth's crust has brought cities from California to Japan to their knees, without explanation. Until now.

Wascana Lake study to examine fertilizer effects

The artificial Wascana Lake in Regina, notorious for its algae and other plant growth, has been selected for a major study on the effects of fertilizer on lakes.

A scientist probes the origins of 'ouch!'

1 day ago from Physorg

Skinning a knee, swallowing habanero salsa, and installing snow chains bare-handed might seem pretty different at first. But all have one thing in common -- they're guaranteed to hurt.

Toxic muck removed from Elizabeth River

1 day ago from UPI

CHESAPEAKE, Va., July 2 (UPI) -- Scientists and environmental activists hailed the removal of tons of toxic mud from the bottom of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Va.

Woman recovering from botched self-surgery

1 day ago from UPI

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2 (UPI) -- A California woman says she is recovering from her misguided attempt to perform plastic surgery on herself.

PHOTOS: Giant Rays' "Feeding Frenzy" Spots Protected

1 day ago from National Geographic

An Indian Ocean island nation has created three new ocean sanctuaries, including a tropical bay where hundreds of 12-foot manta rays and 40-foot whale sharks feast on swarms of plankton and krill.

Contaminated farm soil found in Missouri

1 day ago from UPI

CAMERON, Mo., July 2 (UPI) -- State and federal environmental agencies say testing has uncovered farm soil in northwest Missouri that is contaminated with chromium 6.

Ancient hunting site may rest under Lake Huron

1 day ago from Physorg

Deep beneath Lake Huron, signs of the Great Lakes' first human settlers are emerging.

Michigan river tabbed for PCB clean-up

1 day ago from UPI

DETROIT, July 2 (UPI) -- The River Raisin in southeastern Michigan is set to undergo a multimillion-dollar clean-up to remove polychlorinated biphenyls from its waters, experts say.

Magmatic Plumbing Of A Large Permian Caldera Exposed To A Depth Of 25 Kilometers

1 day ago from Science Daily

Large volcanic calderas, aka supervolcanoes, are enormous craters tens of kilometers in diameter produced by giant, explosive eruptions that rank among the most violent geologic events. Geophysical studies of recently...