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A/c helps footballers avoid illness
Cool, dry air flowing between the athlete and their football pads reduces core body temperature and heart rate dramatically, thereby reducing the likelihood of heat-related illness. read more
Shells - a unique climate archive on the ocean floor
Most people who find a seashell during their summer holiday on the coast will probably not be aware that they have found a unique record of the climate. For Professor...
Discovery may lead to quake early-warning system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists working at California's San Andreas Fault have detected subtle geological changes occurring hours before an earthquake that could enable them to develop an early-warning system aimed...
States approve water pact
SAUGATUCK, Mich., July 10 (UPI) -- The Council of Great Lakes Governors said a pact designed to protect the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin is headed to Congress.
Study: Soot from cargo ships doubly bad
According to a new study of commercial vessel emissions, large cargo ships spew more than twice as much soot as previously estimated.
VIDEO: Great Wall of China Crumbling
With a highway running through it and weather wearing it down, China's greatest landmark is no longer the nearly impenetrable barrier of centuries past.
Fair Warning From Earthquakes?
Drill holes near the San Andreas fault have yielded a possible harbinger of temblors
Pre-quake seismic wave changes discovered
PARKFIELD, Calif., July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they observed changes in seismic wave speeds before two small California earthquakes -- a finding that might lead to...
Yellowstone Geysers May Stop Erupting, Study Suggests
Global-warming-related dry spells are slowing down the eruptions of the park's iconic geysers—and may even put an end to them completely—scientists say.
B.C.'s biodiversity in good shape: scientists
A scientific report card released Wednesday on British Columbia's biodiversity says that compared with the rest of the world, the province is in good shape.
A 'red flag' for expanding biofuels in the tropics
Biofuels, by recycling atmospheric carbon, are a potential boon to the world's ailing climate. But efforts in the tropics to significantly expand biofuel production by replacing tropical forests with oil...
Energy Department receives an EPA award
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy says it has received a plaque from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizing its energy conservation practices.
That Stinks! Bronx Residents Sue NYC
Residents of a polluted neighborhood in the Bronx sued New York City and a waste recycling company, saying that putrid odors emanating from two nearby sewage facilities are ruining their...
Freaky fish were lopsided lookers
A funky fish with one eye atop its head and another on its side lurked in Europe’s reef shallows about 50 million years ago, newfound transitional fossils suggest.
"Ice People" Premieres at Jerusalem Film Festival
The premiere of "Ice People" is set for the 2008 Jerusalem Film Festival on July 12 and July 15, at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. The film features North Dakota State University...
Global warming causing California glacier to grow, scientists say
The glaciers on Mount Shasta in California are growing because of global warming, experts say.
Feds to probe German subs sunk of Carolina coast
NOAA will lead a research expedition July 7-26 to study the wrecks of three German submarines sunk by U.S. forces in 1942 off the coast of North Carolina during the...
South Asian nations join forces to tackle climate change
South Asian nations have agreed on a three-year plan to lessen climate change impacts in the region.
Huge Newfound Coral Reef Teems With Life
Researchers find reefs teeming with life of the coast of Brazil.
Investigating the Environmental Origins of Autism [EarthTalk]
Dear EarthTalk: What’s going on with all the cases of autism cropping up and no one seems to know why? It stands to reason it must be something (or some...
Summer Arctic Sea Ice Expected To Be Among Lowest On Record
The ice cover in the Arctic Ocean at the end of summer 2008 will lie, with almost 100 per cent probability, below that of the year 2005 -- the year...
Joseph Romm: George Bush's G8 deal to cut carbon emissions isn't enough
Joseph Romm: George Bush's agreement at the G8 to halve carbon emissions by 2050 won't make up for his climate change obstructionism
Ideas & Trends: Maybe Chicken Little Wasn’t Paranoid After All
“Civilization killers” are one thing, but when it comes to earth-bound objects, smaller rocks matter too.
Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal
Hundreds of tons of waste still languish on the grounds of a pesticide factory in India, the site of a notorious disaster.
Observatory: Way Under the Sea, Violent Eruptions From Volcanoes
New research suggests that explosive eruptions occurred on the seafloor, at depths of 13,000 feet.
Europeans Reconsider Biofuel Goal
European officials proposed scaling back drastically on their goal of increasing Europe’s use of biofuels, a major about-face on a central environmental and energy issue.
Boat, Moved Only by Waves, Sails to a Seafaring First
The Suntory Mermaid II completed a 4,350 mile trip, marking the longest known voyage by a wave-powered boat.
Opinion: The UN climate change numbers hoax
The IPCC needs to come clean on the real numbers of scientist supporters, according to Tom Harris and John McLean.