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Uncertain Future For Elephants Of Thailand
Worries over the future of Thailand' s famous elephants have emerged following an investigation by a University of Manchester team.
Population Policy Needed In Order To Combat Climate Change, Experts Argue
The biggest contribution UK couples can make to combating climate change would be to have only two children or at least have one less than they first intended, argues an...
EPA bans carbofuran residues
WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has revoked regulations allowing residues of the pesticide carbofuran in food and drinking water.
Salvage teams raise sunken Russian sub
Military salvage teams used hydraulic pumps and pontoons Friday to raise a Russian submarine once featured in a Hollywood film that sank in the Providence River last year during a...
Wildfires May Briefly Slow Arctic Warming, Study Says
The rapidly warming Arctic may be given a brief reprieve by North American wildfires, which lower surface air temperatures for weeks or months at a time.
Is Smokey the Bear Worsening Global Warming?
Fighting fires might reduce forests' ability to absorb carbon
Colorado "Spam King" Dead in Apparent Murder/Suicide [News]
In a tragic turn of events, police yesterday found convicted "spam king" Edward "Eddie" Davidson dead, along with his wife and three-year-old daughter in Bennett, Colo., the victims of an...
Student, Prof Present Research on Invasive Weed
A Valparaiso University biology major and his faculty adviser will discuss how native wildflowers may be able to survive the onslaught of a poisonous invasive weed during a presentation at...
Wealth Does Not Dictate Concern for the Environment
It has been a long-held assumption that poor nations will not support efforts to protect the environment since their citizens are too preoccupied with meeting basic needs, such as food...
Cruise ship traffic a threat to Arctic waters, U.S. expert warns
An American marine shipping expert says eastern Arctic waterways should be protected from a growing influx of cruise ship traffic.
Experts to Provide Peek of Smithsonian Soils Exhibit
Media Advisory: A three-person panel of experts will discuss the new "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil" exhibition that features Arizona's state soil, "Casa Grande." The panel is the featured...
Sidney Craig, 76, a Founder of Jenny Craig, Dies
Craig, with his wife, Genevieve, founded Jenny Craig Inc., a successful weight-loss chain operating 600 centers in four countries.
National Briefing | West: California: Girl’s Death Prompts Fine
A company that hired a pregnant teenager who died of heat stroke this spring after laboring in a Central Valley vineyard received the highest fine ever issued to a California...
VIDEO: "Cruel" Seal Fur to Be Banned?
The European Union proposes banning products from seals killed in a "cruel" way. The move targets Canada, where harp seals are killed with rifles, spiked clubs, and other weapons. Warning:...
Rising Energy, Food Prices Major Threats To Wetlands As Farmers Eye New Areas For Crops
Resisting pressures to convert wetlands for agriculture, bio-fuels and hydro-electricity is vital to avoid destroying ecosystems that provide a suite of services essential to humanity, including safe, steady local water...
Dozens dead in Congo boat accident
A motorized boat sank in northern Congo, killing at least 47 people and leaving around 100 missing, officials said Friday.
Global warming could affect water supplies in North: researcher
A changing climate may someday shrink water supplies in Arctic communities, said a researcher at a climate symposium in Iqaluit.
Blasts hit India high-tech hub
A series of explosions shook the southern Indian city of Bangalore on Friday, killing at least one person, police said.
China marshals Olympic spirit to rebuild
The streets of Yingxiu, China, are alive with the sounds of a town being brought back from the dead — part of a huge quake recovery push that matches the...
Afghan civilian airstrike deaths probed
U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan have launched investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials say killed at least 78 civilians this month.
EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases
(AP) -- Voluntary pollution-reduction programs touted by the Bush administration as part of the solution to global warming have "limited potential" to reduce greenhouse gases, according to an internal...
Yahoo releases Zimbra Desktop
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 24 (UPI) -- Yahoo! announced Thursday the release of a beta version of Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop, which organizes Yahoo! Mail, AOL and Gmail in one...
Lightning strikes campers' tent in Northwest Quebec
A Montreal couple struck by lightning while camping on a remote Quebec island are lucky to be alive, a leading climatologist says.
Feds: Utah mine operator courted danger
The operator of a collapsed Utah mine violated safety protocols by cutting coal pillars that should have been left standing to prevent cave-ins, federal regulators said Thursday.
Past Climate Change: Continental Stretching Preceding Opening Of The Drake Passage
Due to the impact of global warming, it has become essential to understand the causes and processes involved in past climate changes. One of the most prominent events in Earth's...
New Explanation For Monsoon Development Proposed
Geoscientists have come up with a new explanation for the formation of monsoons, proposing an overhaul of a theory about the cause of the seasonal pattern of heavy winds and...
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Volcano Light Show
Chalten: Photo by Carlos Gutierrez/UPI lying dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaitén volcano belched forth a 40,000-foot-tall ash plume in early May, touching off lightning and a...