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Canada recalls various deli meat brands
OTTAWA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning against consuming certain brands of ready-to-eat deli meat products because of possible contamination.
Experts Urge Industry To Broaden Carbon Footprint Calculations
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following trail of dangerous carbon emissions.
Qwest, unions agree on new contracts
(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. and negotiators for its largest union have tentatively agreed on a contract about a day after the previous one expired, both sides said...
Scientists use sunlight to split water
VICTORIA, Australia, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Australian-led scientists say they've replicated a key photosynthesis process that may lead to using sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Canada seeks Arctic ships missing 160 years
For more than 160 years, the fate of British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men has remained locked in the frozen Arctic, but warming temperatures are threatening to change...
Panel needed to prevent disasters
Australia urgently needs an independent panel of geoscientists to act as an 'early warning system' for environmental crises, according to experts.
Bumps on the Road to a Greener City
Enterprising attempts at living green in the city can sometimes lead to messy or frustrating blowback.
A Push to Increase Icebreakers in the Arctic
A growing array of military leaders, Arctic experts and lawmakers say the United States is losing its ability to patrol and safeguard Arctic waters.
Poor river management discovered
Using satellite imagery, researchers have found that floodplain development may threaten the Murray Darling Basin's last free-flowing river, despite legislation.
Cockroach King reigns as pest-killers discuss climate change
More than 100 of Southeast Asia's hardiest bugs measured up this week in Bangkok, where experts met to discuss new ways of controlling the pests, which they say are a...
Opinion: No simple matter- carbon trading and agriculture
There are many challenges involved in applying a carbon pollution reduction scheme to Australian agriculture; perhaps while overcoming them we can not only reduce emissions, but also build a more...
Community managed water is cleaner
Research has found that remote Aboriginal communities are better at keeping their water supply clean when they are given the responsibility of looking after it.
Neti pot can ease sinus problems
My friend, daughter-in-law and I have been able to stop our prescription nasal sprays and inhalers for sinus problems and allergies since using a neti pot daily. I get bronchitis...
Summit targets world water issues
A summit this week in Sweden will tackle the key issue of water, including sanitation, climate change and drinkable supplies.
California declares victory over Medflies
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- The Mediterranean fruit fly has been eradicated from California, agricultural officials said.
More skaters switching to longboards
Maneuverable and grippy, these outsize boards are newly cool and enticing participants of all ages. ...
New York City given tornado warning
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers were urged to take shelter on Friday due to a tornado warning for the Bronx, just north of Manhattan, which was covered with dark...
China's Olympic Clean-Air Efforts Paid Off, Expert Says
At least one Olympic athlete has found Beijing's air quality "better than expected." But despite improvements, the pollution level is far from healthy, experts say.
New insights into centre of the Earth
A new observation of the very deepest part of the Earth, the solid inner core, has been reported this week in Nature. The team from the University of Bristol also...
Forests Could Benefit When Fall Color Comes Late
Climate change delays the autumn spectacle of multi-colored leaves but increases forest productivity.
Increased Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires: Global Warming's Wake Up Call for the Western United States
Mini-report from National Wildlife Federation details how: * Global Warming Makes Forests More Susceptible to Fire * Past Forest Management Makes Forests More Susceptible to Fire * Large Wildfires Put Unnatural Stress on Ecosystems * Large Fires Make...
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Climate Scientists Featured at Vertebrate Paleontology Meeting
Only the fossil record provides a window into the responses of species and ecosystems to climate change over extended periods of time. A panel of scientists speaking in a...
New book tutors future presidents and public on science behind the headlines
In the event of a standoff between the United States and Iran over uranium enrichment, would Barack Obama, if elected president, know enough about the physics of nuclear weapons to...
Current climate models 'ignoring brown carbon'
Scientists say that atmospheric models must be updated to incorporate the effects of brown carbon particles.
Better Than Switchgrass
Move over, switchgrass. There's a new miracle crop on the horizon. Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign indicates that a perennial grass named Miscanthus x giganteus can produce...
Forecasting investment can prevent cyclone destruction
Improved forecasting and mitigation strategies are essential to limiting the damage caused by tropical cyclones, says Peter J. Webster.
Worrying invasive snail found in Lake Michigan
(AP) -- Scientists worry that a rapidly reproducing, tiny invasive snail recently found in Lake Michigan could hurt the lake's ecosystem. The New Zealand mud snail joins a long...