Latest science news in Earth & Climate
In Barren Patch of Ocean, Hope for Life
Parts of Pacific Ocean floor warmer than thought, could support life.
Solid ice may be inside Neptune and Uranus
LIVERMORE, Calif., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists using first-principle molecular dynamics simulations have determined the interiors of Neptune, Uranus and Earth might contain some solid ice.
Coal power plants 'must be clean'
Only coal-fired power stations that can capture and store CO2 should be built, says the Environment Agency in England and Wales.
Wind Farm Site Considered 10 Miles From Queens Shore
A year after its plan to build a wind farm off Jones Beach fell through, the Long Island Power Authority is studying the economic feasibility of a wind farm 10...
"Chemical equator" divides hemispheres: scientists
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a "chemical Equator" that divides the polluted air of the Northern Hemisphere from the largely uncontaminated atmosphere of the Southern Hemisphere.
U.S. backtracks on gray wolf delisting
HELENA, Mont., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking a judge to vacate a decision that removed the gray wolf from the endangered...
Flooding Might Help Lower Gas Emission From Wetlands
River floods and storms that send water surging through swamps and marshes near rivers and coastal areas might cut in half the average greenhouse gas emissions from those affected wetlands,...
Rubber duckies help track melting glacier
When a science probe failed to return any data about whether pools of melted glacial ice were showing up in the ocean, a NASA researcher turned to a low-tech solution:...
Science Weekly podcast: The science minister believes GM does have a future in Britain; plus KT Tunstall talks climate change
Matt Genge joins us to discuss the science minister's comments on GM crops; KT Tunstall's Arctic trip; plus a green petrol car
Environment: Met Office says climate change deniers deluded
Sceptics have their 'heads in the sand' and the evidence for global warming is clear, new report says
'Climate-proof' crop hunt begins
A global search begins for food crops carrying traits that are able to withstand future changes to the climate.
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]
Seabird Ammonia Emissions Contribute To Atmospheric Acidity
Ammonia emissions from seabirds have been shown to be a significant source of nitrogen in remote coastal ecosystems, contributing to nutrient enrichment (eutrophication) and acidification in ecosystems.
Mercury's 'Spider' Pantheon Fossae Formation Linked To Asteroid Impact
A new model suggests that the origin of the Pantheon Fossae on the planet Mercury, a radiating web of troughs located in the giant Caloris Basin, is directly linked to...
Scottish farmers blame re-introduced sea eagles for lamb deaths
Farmers in the Scottish Highlands claim sea eagles reintroduced to the area have killed more than 200 lambs.
Modest Carbon Dioxide Cutbacks May Be Too Little, Too Late For Coral Reefs
How much carbon dioxide is too much? According to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, greenhouse gases in the atmosphere need to be stabilized at levels low enough to...
EPA Won't Remove Rocket Fuel From Water
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there is no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the United States.
VIDEO: Penguins' Mating March Starts
After traveling thousands of miles, Magellanic penguins have begun arriving on the shores of Argentina for their annual mating rituals.
VIDEO: Huge Quake Lab Smashes Buildings
A giant shaking platform in a warehouse-size Japanese lab simulates earthquakes on full-size models of buildings, and it's a smashing success.
Greenland's ice cap melting faster than expected: experts
Greenland's ice cap, which covers more than 80 percent of the island, is melting faster than expected because of global warming, a Danish researcher said on Monday.
Oldest Ice in North America Hints at Hardy Tundra
Ancient frozen soil did not easily melt during past periods of global warming, suggesting that modern permafrost may not thaw and release as much carbon as previously thought, a new...
Texas' coastal ecosystem could take a generation to recover from Ike's damage
It was a violent dose of nature to a coast already hammered by decades of pollution, population growth and habitat loss. As scientists and land managers start to assess the...
IU sends innovative technology to Antarctica to speed polar research
Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to IU's Polar Grid Project.
Increased Scottish avian infanticide noted
LEEDS, England, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- One of the United Kingdom's best-known seabird species, the guillemot, is increasingly killing unattended chicks from neighboring nests due to food shortages.
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinkage Grows
NASA has issued a preliminary report confirming environmentalists' fears of disappearing sea ice at the Arctic.
Wayward wallaby still hopping free
Zookeepers and police were chasing reports Monday of a wayward wallaby, spotted days after escaping a children's zoo in western England.
'Diverters' put on power lines to protect birds
Death comes from above and below for birds on the causeway that separates Lake Audubon from Lake Sakakawea along the Missouri River in North Dakota.
New hope for tapping vast domestic reserves of oil shale
Researchers in Canada and Turkey report discovery of a new process for economically tapping vast resources of crude oil in the United States, Canada, and other countries now locked away...