U.S. ground beef recall expands

WASHINGTON, July 4 (UPI) -- A recall of tainted ground beef is expanded to include all products used to make approximately 5.3 million pounds of ground beef, U.S....

Whale carcass buried in N.B. forest

A 15-metre-long whale that beached near Rockport, N.B., on Chignecto Bay was buried Thursday in a forested area just up from the beach in Slack's Cove.

Georgia Judge Cites Carbon Dioxide in Denying Coal Plant Permit

Both opponents of coal use and the company that wants to build the plant said it was the first time a court decision had linked carbon dioxide to an air...

Washington’s Boyhood Home Is Found

Researchers say the remains of the farm in Virginia may yield insights into George Washington’s formative years.

Climate change: Time for deeds not words to reach emissions target, PwC study warns

If politicians don't act now global carbon emissions from energy use will double by 2050, report warns

117 in L.A.? Experts see hot future

VIDEO: Shoe Chain Sets Record

After being used to create the world's longest shoe chain, more than 10,000 donated sneakers will be recycled into athletic surfaces for playgrounds.

Where Is Your Soil Water? Crop Yield Has The Answer

Crop yield is highly dependent on soil plant-available water, the portion of soil water that can be taken up by plant roots. New research has shown that measured plant-available water...

New Mission Helps Offshore Industries Dodge Swirling Waters

Hurricanes aren't the only hazards spinning up in the Gulf of Mexico -- they have a liquid counterpart in the waters below called ocean eddies.

Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise

Around the world, an estimated one billion people--mostly in rural villages and the shanty towns surrounding developing-world cities--live in houses whose roofs are nothing more than thin sheets of corrugated...

Entomology: Battlefield insectica

Entomologists are briefing the military on how to protect troops from the scourge of the desert: sandflies. Rex Dalton reports.

FSIS scientist will head U.N. commission

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service says one of its chief scientists, Karen Hulebak, has been named chairwoman of the Codex Alimentarius...

Egyptian centre to push Middle East renewables

Egypt has set up a regional centre of excellence for renewable energy for the Middle East and North Africa.

Intelligent surveillance system created

BRISTOL, England, July 2 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've developed technology that will revolutionize the quality of species population data available to ecologists.

Feature: Redefining our agricultural future

The latest international reports show that global agricultural practices must change if we are to reduce hunger, poverty and environmental degredation, writes Wendy Pyper.

Study: More work needed in glacial science

GOTTINGEN, Germany, July 2 (UPI) -- European scientists say glacial processes at levels ranging from the molecular to whole ice sheets need more research to upgrade climate change...

Laser Spectrometer Opens Way For More Effective Carbon Trading, Drug Development And Carbon Dating

Carbon offsets increasingly are becoming a major component in the arsenal for reducing global warming. Even Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones and the Dave Matthews Band are doing it: acquiring...

Scripps Climate Researcher Awarded Major Environmental Prize

V. Ramanathan's career of climate change discovery cited in Zayed International Prize

Wood density key to violin sound

The unique sounds of a Stradivarius violin may come down to the density of the wood it is made from.

Weather clouds future of biofuels

NEW YORK, July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. energy experts say recent storms and flooding highlight the risk of the nation's increasing reliance on corn for fuel.

Peter Kindersley on the safe way to process chickens ...

The feather-stripping system can leave even organic poultry bathed in bacteria. Farmer and former publisher Peter Kindersley believes has found a healthier alternative. Felicity Lawrence reports

Quagga mussels threaten western U.S. waters, researcher reports

Pipe-clogging invasive mussels caused up to $1.5 billion in damage across 23 states between 1989 and 2007. Now, fingernail-sized quagga mussels, a close relative of zebra mussels, have spread to...

Ice creamier: 'Edible antifreeze' puts the smooth in smoothie

It's Friday night, and the movie's already spinning in the DVD player. You run to the kitchen to grab a gallon of ice cream and a spoon, but you find...

Global Update: A How-to Book for Everything From Water Filters to Fly Traps

“A Community Guide to Environmental Health,” took eight years and $1.6 million to put together, according to its authors.

When Was the 4th of July First Celebrated?

John Adams predicted in a letter to his wife Abigail that Americans would celebrate their Independence Day on July 2. Off by two days — not too bad for government...

Consumers' Refrigerators: a Danger Zone

Research shows that only 20 percent of consumers use thermometers, and a mere 30 percent are aware that they should have them in their refrigerators. "You don't have to go...

Prince Charles Goes Green, Saves Dough

Prince Charles' income grew last year, while his carbon footprint shrank.

Goats Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing for Pastures

Recent research confirmed that--up to a point--liming the soil ameliorates the nitrogen "burn" from the urine, as well as the plant scorching effects of the urine's concentrated salts and organic...