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Large-scale Experiments Needed To Predict Global Change
Ecosystems are constantly exchanging materials through the movement of air in the atmosphere and water in lakes and rivers. The effects of humans, however, are another major source of connections...
VIDEO: Galapagos Volcano Erupts
A volcano on a Galápagos island has erupted after ten years of relative silence.
Soil studies might lead to new drugs
COVENTRY, England, June 2 (UPI) -- British scientists said they are convinced the pharmaceutical industry gave up on soil bacteria as a source of antibiotics far too soon.
Peru: 'More research needed to develop bioenergy'
The new Peruvian environment minister has established guidelines for the production of biofuels, pleading for more scientific research.
Senate takes up climate bill
(AP) -- Most senators acknowledge that climate change poses a major environmental threat, but getting agreement on how to deal with it is another matter.
World's Fastest-growing Mud Volcano Is Collapsing, Says New Research
The world's fastest-growing mud volcano is collapsing and could subside to depths of more than 140 meters with consequences for the surrounding environment, according to new research. As the second...
Winters kill New Zealanders
New Zealand's excess winter death rate is higher than many colder countries and hasn't dropped in twenty years according to a study.
Ammonia may cause ecosystem damage
SACRAMENTO, June 1 (UPI) -- Ammonia created as a byproduct of human waste may be causing significant damage to the ecosystem around Sacramento, Calif., scientists say.
Brazil's Lula defends biofuels, hits out at oil speculation
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rejected Sunday claims that biofuels made from sugar cane are contributing to the global food crisis, and argued that oil speculation was a...
Satellite assesses earthquake damage
Australian scientists have produced a detailed satellite assessment of the area affected by the China earthquake, helping authorities assess the level of damage.
'Super Sherpa' climbs to clean up Everest
The first time Apa Sherpa climbed Mount Everest it was just to get to the top. When he conquered the peak an eighteenth time just over a week ago, breaking...
VIDEO: Quake Crack Spews Boiling Mud
An earthquake in Iceland caused damage on Thursday and opened up a new fissure that is spewing boiling mud and steam.
New towels could help battle oil spills
LONDON, May 31 (UPI) -- Catastrophic oil spills may soon be cleaned up using super-absorbent towels made from nanowires and impervious to water, U.S. and Japanese researchers say.
Giant trees 'to clear excess CO2'
The scientist who coined the term "global warming" calls for millions of artificial trees to pull CO2 from the air.
Hurricane season outlooks of little use
(AP) -- Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1....
Rare black-winged stilts seen in Britain
CHESTER, England, May 31 (UPI) -- The first new family of black-winged stilts seen in Britain for 20 years was making a home for itself Saturday near a...
Progress at UN biodiversity forum
Nearly 200 countries agree on measures to protect the world's most threatened wildlife at a UN conference.
Hurricane trackers eye earlier warnings
This season, hurricane forecasters are implementing a plan to continually monitor a storm's strength in the hours before it makes landfall with the hopes of giving better warnings.
Top U.S. Scientists, Economists Urge Carbon Cuts
1700 experts call for tougher climate legislation
Students Design 'Disaster' for Wisconsin Rescue Training Facility
When University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering students Dan Zignego, Jake Varnes, Bill Schmitz and Nick Bobinski began a design project meant to be the crowning glory of their...
Montreal carbon gases exchange up and running
Montreal's stock exchange on Friday officially launched the Montreal Climate Exchange, the country's first carbon trading forum aimed at helping to cut greenhouse gases.
Apparent Problem With Global Warming Climate Models Resolved
Yale University scientists may have resolved a controversial glitch in models of global warming: A key part of the atmosphere didn't seem to be warming as expected. Computer models and...
Stormy Weather: Weather Service Predicts Active Hurricane Season [News]
The U.S. National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center forecasts six to nine hurricanes--including as many as five major hurricanes with wind speeds above 111 miles (179 kilometers) per hour--this six-month...
Largest Ever Acoustics Meeting is Next Month
There is only one place this summer where the tiger's roar will meet birdsongs; where the voice of the banjo and clarinet will be heard next door to advanced sonar...
Sophisticated Soil Analysis for Improved Land Use
Researchers investigated different components of variation in soil at diverse scales ranging from the nanoscale to entire biomes in order to improve predictions of soil processes. Scientists used a variety...
Quotas Allow More Caviar Export, Further Jeopardize Endangered Sturgeon, Group Says
In a decision that could jeopardize already imperiled sturgeons, more caviar will be exported from Caspian Sea and Amur River states this year as a result of unacceptably permissive new...
Australia's Long Drought Withering Wheat, Rice Supplies
Forced to reduce exports as harvests fail, Australia's farmers—and their buyers around the world—suffer. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series.
Time to abandon ratings for South African researchers
South Africa's rating system for researchers belongs to the past, but its administrators are reluctant to change, says Michael Cherry.