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.

Workers scramble to clear embarrassing algae sludge

China scrambled Thursday to clear tonnes of algae that is covering a third of the Olympic sailing course and causing huge embarrassment for authorities trying to promote a "Green Games."

Ontario woman gains East Coast accent following stroke

A case of foreign accent syndrome recently cropped up in southwestern Ontario, says a new report published by researchers at McMaster University.

Extended cyclone relief efforts aided from space

Earth observation satellites have provided vital information to relief workers in Myanmar throughout a particularly long crisis response window following the devastating Cyclone Nargis that hit the country on 2...

FutureGen re-launched amidst Congressional enquiry

US lawmakers probe DOE decisions on flagship clean coal programme

Stampede turns off lights to go green

The Calgary Stampede is introducing utensils and plates made from corn starch and turning off the midway lights during the day in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of...

Environment: Climate risk from flat-screen TVs

Nitrogen trifluoride in televisions could have more impact on global warming than coal-fired power stations

Tahmima Anam on climate change and 'perineal re-education'

Tahmima Anam: Climate change is happening. We, and the generations before us, have caused it. It should not matter whether we believe it or not

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: Lebanon Caves a New Wonder?

Lebanon has launched a campaign to get its renowned Jeita Grotto caves named as one of the world's "New Seven Wonders of Nature".

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.

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...

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...