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China environmental phenomena monitored from space
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
Concern that recording and live streaming of conference presentations could jeopardise later journal publications
Soay sheep shrinking in climate change
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
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
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)
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
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’
Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, is highlighted in this Envisat image.
New Type Of El Nino Could Mean More Hurricanes Make Landfall
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
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
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!'
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
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
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
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
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
Deep beneath Lake Huron, signs of the Great Lakes' first human settlers are emerging.
Michigan river tabbed for PCB clean-up
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
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...