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Study On Properties Of Carbon Nanotubes, Water Could Have Wide-ranging Implications
A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes,...
Bicoastal Atlantic bluefin tuna
Prized species’ east-west populations intermingle more than thought, complicating management
"Chemical Equator" Divides Earth's Hemispheres
A Earth-spanning boundary separates the Northern Hemisphere's pollution from the more pristine atmosphere of the south. The finding could help researchers map future movements of harmful chemicals.
Predictive population shift model created
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a predictive model of worldwide population shifts to better estimate international migration patterns.
Wetlands restoration: A false hope?
CULLOWHEE, N.C., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says Louisiana Coastal residents counting on wetlands restoration to protect storm buffeted infrastructure are waging a losing battle.
Air quality rules may miss key pollutants
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A University of Colorado-Boulder study suggests U.S. air quality regulations may not effectively target a large source of fine, organic particle pollutants.
An accurate picture of ice loss in Greenland
Researchers from TU Delft joined forces with the Center for Space Research (CSR) in Austin, Texas, USA, to develop a method for creating an accurate picture of Greenland's shrinking ice...
Court: Great Lakes wolf returns to endangered list
(AP) -- A federal court Monday overturned the Bush administration's decision to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.
Science Weekly podcast: Extreme weather and biodiversity in prisons
Alok Jha and the science team ask if global warming is producing more hurricanes
Study Suggests Season and Sociodemographic Factors Modify Health Effects of Air Pollution in Shanghai
A study in Shanghai, China on various modifiers, and their effects on outdoor air pollution and daily mortality rates indicates that air pollutant levels are higher in the cool season...
Scientists Get Wind of Why Coasts Cool as the Globe Warms
A group of northern California scientists have found a new bend in the Gordian knot of global warming: coastal cooling. [More]
Powering Our Automotive Future with--Pond Scum
Corn--or the cellulose in everything from wood chips to crop stalks--are often touted as the basis of the fuel of the future. But Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates is...
Carbon Dioxide Auction Launches U.S. Effort to Combat Climate Change
Power plant owners and speculators yesterday bid for the right to emit carbon dioxide (CO2) as part of a new multistate government program designed to reduce global warming pollution. Interested...
Zeroing in on Wi-Fi 'dead zones'
Rooting out Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities is an expensive proposition. Pre-deployment testing is so costly that most WiFi providers simply build...
Chesapeake Bay cleanup faltering
BALTIMORE, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The polluted Chesapeake Bay is struggling to hold its own, despite 25 years of cleanup efforts, The Baltimore Sun said.
Plan aims at clearing Denver's air
DENVER, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Environmental groups say Colorado's plan to reduce ozone along the state's Front Range falls short of what is needed to clear the air.
Stalagmites May Predict Next Big One Along The New Madrid Seismic Zone
Small white stalagmites lining caves in the Midwest may help scientists chronicle the history of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) -- and even predict when the next big earthquake...
Emine Saner on why hot chillis (probably) won't kill you
Emine Saner: 'It is possible to have an anaphylactic reaction but it is certainly not common,' says dietician Sue Baic
Climate Change Alters Base of Tahoe Food Web
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers at Lake Tahoe this week published the first evidence that climate change alters the makeup of tiny plant communities called algae, which are the very...
Aquarium advocates planet-friendly sushi
If you down a plate of maguro for lunch or can't go a week without a dragon roll, the folks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium would like to have a...
Killer Peppers
A year or so ago we ran an FYI story on whether you could die from eating too many chili peppers. We said probably not, reasoning that it would take...
Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nears
(PhysOrg.com) -- As his fraternity brothers laid his 5-foot, 7-inch frame end-to-end to measure the Massachusetts Avenue bridge one night in October 1958, there was one distinct thought running through...
Europe's Space Cargo Vehicle Successfully Deorbited
An unmanned spaceship reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.
100 Years of Ammonia Synthesis: How a Single Patent Changed the World
As a result of the Haber-Bosch process for synthesizing ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen, billions of people have been fed, millions have died in armed conflict and a cascade of environmental...
Study: Seabirds cause atmospheric acidity
LONDON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A British-led study shows ammonia emissions from seabirds is a significant source of nitrogen in remote coastal ecosystems.
Global Warming Costs Starfish an Arm and a Leg
In warmer seas, arms regenerate but with less muscle.
Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China
(AP) -- British candy maker Cadbury said Monday it is recalling 11 types of Chinese-made chocolates found to contain melamine, as police in northern China raided a network accused...
Climate change: Floods, drought, mosquito disease aim at Europe
Climate change will amplify the risk of flooding in northwestern Europe, water scarcity and forest fires on the northern Mediterranean rim and bring milder winters to Scandinavia, the European Environment...