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Giant Ice Shelf Breaks Off In Arctic
A chunk of ice spreading across seven square miles has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic, scientists said.
Quake Demonstrates Ongoing Forecasting Experiment
This week's magnitude 5.4 earthquake in Southern California marks another demonstration of an ongoing experiment by a NASA/Department of Energy-funded research team to forecast the location of large earthquakes in...
Deadly San Andreas Fault Longer Than Thought
As if this week's tremor wasn't enough to unnerve Southern Californians, bubbling mud near the Salton Sea may add 18 miles to the powerful fault.
Better way to evaluate surfaces developed
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a way to quantitatively evaluate substrate surfaces used to detect the presence of explosive and toxic...
Ecological Status Of Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon Will Deteriorate As Waters Warm, Researchers Predict
Researchers from the University of Murcia have demonstrated the vulnerability of the Mar Menor coastal lagoon to climate change. As a result of an up to 5°C increase in water...
Geophysics and Earthquakes Expert Available for Comment
Northern Arizona University's Dr. David S. Brumbaugh, Director of the Arizona Earthquake Information Center, is available for comment about the earthquake in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
Local Officials in U.S. Move Toward Monitoring Nanotechnologies
State and local officials have taken steps to begin monitoring the manufacture and storage of nanomaterials, a major step for a cutting-edge technology that has yet to be regulated by...
China's Export Trade Impacts Climate
Researchers argue that China's new title as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter is at least partly due to consumption of Chinese good in the West.
L.A. blocks new fast-food outlets from poor areas
(AP) -- The Los Angeles City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a low-income area of the city.
Earthquake started about eight miles under Chino Hills
Researchers are still trying to identify the specific fault involved in this morning's 5.4 earthquake. ...
Take a Deep Breath--and Thank Mount Everest
Plate tectonics gave rise to atmospheric oxygen
Soil scientist's fascination with mineral yields plan for battling it
(PhysOrg.com) -- Under the microscope, its crystals gleam like tiny gems. But when the phosphate mineral struvite starts clinging to the insides of sewage treatment plants, it tends to lose...
EPA to fund 'greener' brownfields projects
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is providing more than $500,000 in technical assistance for 16 Brownfields Sustainability Pilot projects.
In Beijing, Blue Skies Prove Hard to Achieve
Beijing’s skies are so polluted that authorities are considering emergency measures during the Olympics.
Observatory: Pacific Region May Show the Future of Coral Reefs in More Acidic Oceans
An area of the eastern Pacific may help researchers understand what reef systems elsewhere will encounter in a higher-carbon dioxide environment.
Houston Resists Recycling, and Independent Streak Is Cited
Houston may wear the label of the world’s energy capital, but deep in the city’s Dumpsters lies a less glamorous superlative: It is the worst recycler among the United States’...
News Analysis: Climate Experts Tussle Over Details. Public Gets Whiplash.
Many scientists fear that the normal trajectory of science is distracting the public from the undisputed basics about global warming.
Italy picks businessman to head space agency
Move seen as shift from research to commerce and defence.
Bush applauds Great Lakes compact
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush congratulated the governors and legislatures of the eight Great Lakes states Tuesday for approving a conservation agreement.
'Massive dysfunctionality' led to isotope crisis: Clement
A "massive dysfunctionality" of communication between parties led to the closing of the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. reactor in Chalk River, Ont., and subsequent shortage of medical isotopes, federal...
Peru mountain glaciers 'receding rapidly'
Glacier experts say climate change has caused north Peru's mountain glaciers to recede by 26 per cent in the last 33 years.
Cavers recover ancient bear bones
The remains of a bear which may have died 11,000 years ago are retrieved from a cave in Scotland.
Hurricane Dolly may have shrunk Gulf 'dead zone'
(AP) -- The oxygen-starved "dead zone" that forms every summer in the Gulf of Mexico is a bit smaller than predicted this year because Hurricane Dolly stirred up the...
Cold Temperature Is Key To Quality Of Bagged Salads
Scientists have found that proper storage temperatures are essential to minimize bacterial growth and adaptability inside sealed, bagged salads. They have been studying the safety of new technologies that extend...
Microbiologists Studying Little-known But Largely Useful Microbes
Microbiologists are studying how interactions on a microscopic scale could change how we think of energy production, climate change and even soil contamination. "Microbes play significant roles in the carbon...
Some Southern sea floor mapped
High-resolution three-dimensional maps of the sea-bed offshore of Terre Adélie and George V Land have been generated using multibeam sonar data.
Environmental Journalists' Event Offers Professional Development
All journalists are invited to attend the Society of Environmental Journalists 2008 Annual Conference Oct. 15-19 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Va. (See www.sej.org) The event is...
Golf fertilizing suspected in fish kill
TAMARAC, Fla., July 28 (UPI) -- Florida conservation officers are investigating the deaths of hundreds of fish whose carcasses have been seen bobbing in a canal and a...