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Outdoor Enthusiasts Scaring Off Native Carnivores In Parks
Even a quiet stroll in the park can dramatically change natural ecosystems, according to a new study by conservation biologists. These findings could have important implications for land management policies.
Trying To Save World's Lakes: Controlling Nitrogen Can Actually Worsen Problems
After completing one of the longest running experiments ever done on a lake, researchers contend that nitrogen control, in which the European Union and many other jurisdictions around the world...
Chinese Earthquake Provides Lessons For Future
The May 12 Sichuan earthquake in China was unexpectedly large. Analysis of the area, however, now shows that topographic characteristics of the highly mountainous area identified the mountain range as...
Hurricane Dolly, Busy July Suggest Stormy Months Ahead
The strengthening Category 2 storm, expected to make landfall at the U.S.-Mexico border today, has helped make July 2008 already the third most active month on record for hurricanes.
Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Japan
A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
90 billion tons of microbial organisms live in the deep biosphere
Biogeoscientists show evidence of 90 billion tons of microbial organisms—expressed in terms of carbon mass—living in the deep biosphere, in a research article published online by Nature, July 20, 2008....
A twist on lowering CO2 -- lime in water
LONDON, July 22 (UPI) -- British scientists say they're investigating a feasible way to add lime from limestone to seawater, which may lower carbon dioxide levels in the...
Did A Significant Climate Change Event, Known As Younger Dryas, Impact Climate Around The Globe?
New research evaluates whether the significant climate change event about 12,900 years ago known as Younger Dryas impacted the climate all around the globe. The Younger Dryas event refers to...
Air Pollution Causing Widespread And Serious Impacts To Ecosystems In Eastern United States
If you are living in the eastern United States, the environment around you is being harmed by air pollution. From Adirondack forests and Shenandoah streams to Appalachian wetlands and the...
Outflow from World's Largest River --the Amazon-- Powers Atlantic Ocean Carbon Sink
Nutrients from the Amazon River's outflow spread well beyond the continental shelf and drive carbon cycling in the tropical ocean, say scientists who conducted a multi-year study. read more
Warning: Climate Change Is Hazardous to Your Health... [News]
Global warming is bad for your health, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency last week warned in a report that more people will die during heat...
Lionfish danger to reef life, study says
CORVALLIS, Ore., July 21 (UPI) -- Marine species show dismal survival rates when the predatory lionfish swim into their ecosystem, an Oregon State University study indicates.
Giants trade star Shockey to Saints
The New Orleans Saints have acquired disgruntled New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey.
Researchers pursue grasses as Earth-friendly biofuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- At a small site on the Batavia campus of Fermilab, ecologist Julie Jastrow of Argonne National Laboratory pushes the scientific frontier in a new and exciting way: She...
New findings on Mother Earth's earthy scent
That evocative "earthy" scent of the soil returning to life in spring — and nasty earthy tastes and odors in fish and drinking water — actually results from two substances...
Marine recruits learn to battle suicide
As deaths increase, drill instructors and chaplains are teaching warning signs and prevention strategies. ...
Dry times revive an old debate
In the delta that is the state's water well, ecology vs. usage rises to the fore. ...
Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 1973, when Bill Gross was 15 and cars were lined up at every gas station in Southern California, the aspiring engineer wanted to do something...
U.K. PM slams Iran's calls for Israel's demise
Visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday slammed Iranian calls for Israel destruction and pledged that Britain would remain at the forefront of efforts to block Tehran's efforts to...
Prehistoric Explosions Wiped Out Ocean Life— And Created Petroleum
A new study by the University of Alberta suggests that a massive undersea volcano eruption 93 million years ago was the source of much of the world’s oil. Researchers Steven Turgeon...
Uruguay announces new policy for GM crops
Following an 18-month moratorium for GM crops, the Uruguayan government has announced a new policy for regulating the issue.
Pakistani court upholds curbs on nuclear scientist
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court upheld the detention of disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan on Monday and barred him from talking to the media about nuclear proliferation while...
Penguins dripping in oil rescued off Argentina
Environmentalists rescued some 20 penguins covered in crude oil off Argentina's mid-Atlantic coast, two of which have died and four are in critical condition, the Patagonia Natural Foundation (FPN) said...
Changes In Winds Could Have Been Cause Of Abrupt Glacial Climatic Change
During the last glacial period, small variations in the surface winds could have induced significant changes in the oceanic currents of the North Atlantic, and could even have played a...
Digital Cameras, Remote Satellites Measure Crop Water Demand
Determining growth stage, size, and water needs are especially important for horticultural crops because most crops are grown in limited water environments and require irrigation. Researchers have evaluated remotely sensed...
Greatest Value Of Forests Is Sustainable Water Supply
The forests of the future may need to be managed as much for a sustainable supply of clean water as any other goal, researchers say in a new federal report...
NOAA: Eighth Warmest June On Record For Globe
The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for June 2008 ranked eighth warmest for June since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA. Also,...
Climate crisis: Roosevelt revisited
Andrew Simms, co-author of a Green New Deal, says we have only 100 months to prevent dangerous climate change.