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Researchers Explain Nitrogen Paradox In Forests, Illuminating How Ecosystems Respond To Global Warming
Nitrogen is essential to all life on Earth, and the processes by which it cycles through the environment may determine how ecosystems respond to global warming. But certain aspects of...
Odd structures in Canadian lake studied
HAMILTON, Ontario, June 18 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists plan to retrieve samples from a British Columbia lake that might hold clues to the history of life on Earth...
Massive Floods Strike U.S. Midwest--Again [News]
The cities along the Mississippi River and its tributaries in Iowa are the latest victims of heavy rains in early June, with cities farther down the river expected to face...
Closing ozone hole could help reverse some climate change
A new study has found that the closing of the ozone hole, which is projected to occur sometime in the second half of the 21st century, may significantly affect climate...
Coral eating starfish retreat from reef
The outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish that has been plaguing the Great Barrier Reef is waning, but coral disease is on the rise, a new study has found.
Japan's monitoring system beaten by shallow quake
Earthquake takes nine lives as destruction arrives ahead of warning.
Web Site Shows Daily Tornadoes Across the Country
A Web site developed at the University of Michigan shows where tornados hit the United States each day. At www.tornadopaths.org, visitors can zoom in to see a city, or zoom...
NBC, WCSN to create new Olympic sports network
(AP) -- NBC Sports and World Championship Sports Network are forming a partnership to create a network that airs Olympic sports.
Midwest Floods, Tornadoes Due to Colliding Air Masses
Hot East Coast air bumps against cooler air parked over the Midwest, causing tornadoes, thunderstorms, heavy rain, and record flooding in Iowa.
Quake reconstruction efforts 'need careful evaluation'
Reconstruction efforts in China's quake-hit regions will only be sustained with strategic scientific and environmental evaluation, warn experts.
Gulf of Mexico water quality studied
WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. governmental task force has released a plan that involves state and federal officials in reducing hypoxia in the northern Gulf of...
The future is wireless, Rogers tells telecom summit
The sixth annual Canadian Telecom Summit kicked off on Monday with Rogers Communications stressing that the future of the industry would be all about wireless.
Lake sediments help scientists trace 7,000 years of mining, metal use in China
A new geochemical study illuminates 7,000 years of mining and metal use in central China and links these trends to fluctuations in airborne pollution during the Bronze Age and other...
Green agenda still key - Cameron
Conservative leader David Cameron insists he will not be diverted from his environmental agenda by the economic downturn.
Canada, India team on $17M in science research
Canada and India on Sunday agreed to partner on 10 research and development projects, including work in biofuels, medicine and pollution control.
Durable, Inexpensive, Bamboo Houses Can Be Assembled Quickly For Earthquake Victims
A professor on sabbatical in China has created a prototype of a sturdy, quick-to-build bamboo house designed to help the vast number of people made homeless by the May 12...
Old Farming Habits Leave Uzbekistan a Legacy of Salt
Seventeen years after the end of the Soviet Union, cotton is still king in Uzbekistan, where the environmental destruction linked to the diversion of rivers for irrigation continues unabated.
G8 holds first science summit
OKINAWA, Japan, June 15 (UPI) -- The Japanese hosts of the first-ever science and technology summit under the Group of Eight banner say climate change is at the...
Oyster shell mats help restore reefs
TITUSVILLE, Fla., June 14 (UPI) -- Mats with oyster shells attached to them are contributing to the growth of oyster reefs in Florida's Mosquito Lagoon, experts say.
8-day undersea mission begins experiment to improve coral reef restoration
Scientists have begun an eight-day mission, in which they are living and working at 60 feet below the sea surface, to determine why some species of coral colonies survive transplanting...
Sri Lanka returns orphaned baby elephants to the wild
Sri Lanka on Saturday released eight orphaned baby elephants into the jungle after rescuing them from near certain death, wildlife officials said.
Companies get OK to annoy polar bears
(AP) -- Less than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and potentially...
Explorers find 1780 British warship in Lake Ontario
(AP) -- A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has...
Global Limits Of Biomass Energy
Biomass energy--energy generated from agricultural waste or specially grown energy crops--has been widely touted as a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Research is booming to improve energy crops and...
Monumental Debt-for-Nature Swap Provides $20 Million To Protect Biodiversity In Madagascar
The largest debt-for-nature swap agreement in Madagascar's history was just signed between the Government of Madagascar and the Government of France, allocating roughly $20 million (13 million Euros) to preserve...
Met Office improves flood alerts
Weather experts say they can provide more precise forecasts of where extreme rainfall will occur.
Chile volcano eruption regains strength
(AP) -- The six-week eruption of a volcano in southern Chile has regained strength with bursts of thick gas, seismic rumblings and the emergence of two new craters.
Warm spring reported
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Planet Earth continues to simmer, with this year's spring the seventh warmest on record....