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Climate change makes pests move north from the tropics – study
Insect swarms from warmer regions near the equator branching out to new locations they would have previously found too coldHundreds of crop pests are advancing away from the tropics at a rate...
Thunderstruck! Weather Balloons Look for Lightning's Signature
Weather balloons launched into thunderstorms could help researchers make better severe storm forecasts by improving their understanding of how lightning is structured.
Experimental Lakes Area to stay open with funding from Ontario, Manitoba
Ontario will commit $2 million a year to keep the Experimental Lakes Area open, the provincial government announced Monday.
Increased greenhouse gases and aerosols have similar effects on rainfall
Although greenhouse gases and aerosols have very distinct properties, their effects on spatial patterns of rainfall change are surprisingly similar, according to new research.
Droplet Digital PCR enables reproducible quantification of microRNA biomarkers
MicroRNA can be reproducibly quantified using droplet digital PCR, paving the way for their further development as circulating biomarkers.
Green party leader Natalie Bennett: 'We have a complete suite of policies'
Today's Green party campaign for a public NHS and against fracking, for a living wage and against nuclear energy – so why does none of this register with voters?I was midway through...
Tanning beds now off limits for P.E.I. minors
As of Sept. 1, Prince Edward Island joins the rest of Atlantic Canada in banning tanning beds for minors.
Activists rally in Tokyo against Japan's dolphin hunt
Environmentalists staged a rally in Tokyo Saturday to protest the start of Japan's annual dolphin hunt, which was made infamous by an Academy Award-winning documentary.
US conducted 231 'offensive cyberoperations': report
US spy services conducted 231 "offensive cyberoperations" in 2011, mostly targeting Iran, Russia, China and North Korea, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Navy divers recover US bombs from Barrier Reef
A joint Australian-US Navy dive team recovered bombs dropped by American forces on the Great Barrier Reef during a training exercise in a delicate deep-sea operation, officials said Sunday.
Radiation Near Japanese Plant’s Tanks Suggests New Leaks
The crisis over tons of contaminated water at the plant, crippled two years ago by an earthquake and tsunami, has worsened.
Economic View: A Carbon Tax That America Could Live With
A carbon fee would be a less invasive way than regulation to change people’s behavior and reduce carbon emissions. And it could be designed in a politically palatable way, an...
VIDEO: How urban dolphins survive city life
Researchers from Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia, study the challenges of life for the city’s urban river dolphins.
Data storage: Maintaining privacy on the cloud
A data-sharing scheme utilizing an encryption manager shows the way towards low-cost, flexible and secure cloud storage services.
Monitor and control severe drought with analysis of data from Chollian
Research team developing a more accurate way to monitor and predict weather changes.
Chinese Chicken Processors Are Cleared to Ship to U.S.
The approval by the Agriculture Department is likely to add to the debate over the safety of food imports.
How vegetation competes for rainfall in dry regions
Vegetation in semi-arid environments (or regions with low rainfall) self-organizes into patterns or "bands." Banded vegetation is common where there is low rainfall. Scientists have used a mathematical model to...
Red spruce reviving in New England, but why?
In the 1970s, red spruce was the forest equivalent of a canary in the coal mine, signaling that acid rain was damaging forests and that some species, especially red spruce,...
New ocean forecast could help predict fish habitat six months in advance
The first seasonal forecast of conditions that matter for fisheries could help to better manage stocks.
Dot Earth Blog: ‘Hurricane Marco Rubio’ – A Winning Climate Campaign?
An edgy climate campaign names hurricanes for politicians rejecting action on global warming.
How Does a Gas Mask Protect Against Chemical Warfare?
In Israel, people are scrambling to get gas masks in case of attack by Syria. An engineer explains the science behind how gas masks protect.
Eurotank: Meandering River Created In The Laboratory
Natural rivers are not straight and they are rarely idle; instead, they bend and curve and sometimes appear to wriggle across the surface over time. That rivers can meander is...
Mesh Net Harvests Fog for Drinking Water | Video
Engineers from MIT have teamed up with researchers in Chile to optimize technology used to harvest drinking water from fog.
2011 Earthquake In Japan Caused Large Waves In Norwegian Fjords
Early on a winter morning in 2011, residents of western Norway who lived or worked along the shores of the nation's fjords were startled to see the calm morning waters...
When Hitting the Beach, Stay Alert for Sewage (Op-Ed)
Beaches do not all monitor water quality to the same standards, so know the contamination risks before you go.
Banks Put a Price on Earth's Life Support
LONDON – It is not easy to put a value on an intact forest, a clean river, or unpolluted air, but that is what a group of the world's biggest...
Civil engineers using recycled plastic pins to shore up failing highway slopes
A UT Arlington civil engineering researcher has won a $1 million state transportation department grant to install pins made from reclaimed and recycled plastic along some of the region's busiest...
Satellite panorama of fizzling Juliette and two lows in Eastern Pacific
Tropical Depression Juliette became post-tropical and two low pressure areas were struggling to develop in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Aug. 30 when NOAA's GOES-West captured a beautiful panoramic image...