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Tigers Making a Comeback in Parts of Asia
Tigers are making a comeback thanks to strong government initiatives in India, Thailand, and Russia, scientists announced this week.
Earth From Space: Water and Ice
The Kangerdlugssuaq glacier and its ice stream are pictured in this week’s image, acquired on Sept. 19, 2012 by Landsat-7.
Record Arctic Storm Melted Sea Ice
A hurricane in the Arctic also affected sea ice decline, study finds.
Climate change a spur to human change?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Human evolution may have been accelerated by rapid climate changes in East Africa around 2 million years ago, U.S. researchers say.
Finless Porpoises in Peril
Fishing, pollution and other human activities along the Yangtze River in China are driving yet another species of freshwater cetacean to the brink of extinction. That is the conclusion of...
Microbes lose in Amazon deforestation
Research from an international team of microbiologists has revealed a new concern about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest – a [...]
Satellites eye Great Lakes invasive plant
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Scientists say satellites are helping map the spread of an invasive plant that rapidly grows into dense stands seen as a threat...
Is the Amazon Rainforest Drying Out?
TARAPOTO, Peru--For tropical ecologist Gregory Asner, flying over the Peruvian Amazon from the town of Tarapoto is like traveling back in time. Modern houses, rice paddies and oil palm...
How shrubs are reducing the positive contribution of peatlands to climate
Peatlands (bogs, turf moors) are among the most important ecosystems worldwide for the storage of atmospheric carbon and thus for containing the climate warming process. In the last 30 to...
Few tests done at toxic sites after Superstorm Sandy
Questions arise about testing at toxic sites in the wake of the superstorm that hit the U.S. Northeast
Dot Earth Blog: On Issues Like Climate Change, Can Urgency and Patience Coexist?
Some thoughts on smoothing the human journey amid polarized debate and spiking appetites.
Green Blog: On Our Radar: A Parched Southwest
Global warming will lead to a steady drop in surface moisture in the southwestern United States, with broad social and ecological consequences, researchers predict.
Rapid warming on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
In a discovery that raises further concerns about the future contribution of Antarctica to sea level rise, a new study [...]
China survey reports fewer sightings of engangered porpoise
A survey of endangered porpoises in China's longest river has yielded fewer sightings as intense ship traffic threatens their existence, scientists said Monday.
AgriLife Research peanut breeding program offers new varieties
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research peanut breeding program has been busy, releasing four new varieties in the past two years to meet producers' needs, according to the breeders.
Slow trumps fast in changing the summer monsoon
(Phys.org)—Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory traced the different ways pollution particles change summer monsoon rainfall in South Asia. They found that pollution's effect through "slow" processes, affecting the region...
Disputed Asian islands once had strategic role
(AP)—Perched on a narrow promontory jutting off Taiwan's heavily industrialized northeastern coast, the Suao naval base is only 220 kilometers (140 miles) from a rocky group of islets at the...
Catalina Island Conservancy loses 3 more board members
They cite differences with the nonprofit's executive director and issues with her employment contract. Ann Muscat is pushing for development of new tourist attractions on Catalina.The conservancy that manages nine-tenths...
Fighting Soot In The Air
Clean Air: EPA tightens rules for fine-particle pollution; industry cries foul
Earth from Space: Aphrodite’s island
Covering part of the Eastern Mediterranean this Envisat image is dominated by the island of Cyprus. The capital and largest city, Nicosia, is located near the centre of the image
Syria crisis: Russian military presence quells appetite for US-led intervention
Any air strike against Assad regime targets would require suppression of Syria's increasingly formidable defencesRussian military advisers are manning some of Syria's more sophisticated air defences, and their presence is one of many...
Season triggers sneezing due to nut, mold, winter allergies: Tips to avoid allergy flare ups
Getting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up allergies.
Malaria: the core of every Ugandan chemist's business
A vast influx of western medicine has unleashed an unregulated free-for-all in private dispensaries, critics sayMedical aid has poured into the Lake Victoria basin in vast amounts over the past decade, but solid...
Video: Horses in the Nevada snow
On this "Sunday Morning" moment of nature before Christmas, horses serve as stand-ins for reindeer in snowy Nevada.
VIDEO: Frozen sea water glazes China shore
Freezing conditions in eastern China freeze sea water and cause snow drifts on many roads
VIDEO: Environment Agency's rain 'concern'
The Environment Agency says they are monitoring river levels in the South West where more rainfall is expected
Prototype: Pest Control in the Sky, Courtesy of a Raptor
In a twist on the ancient sport of falconry, more companies are employing hawks and falcons to keep birds like sea gulls and pigeons away from areas where they aren’t...
Pot farms wreaking havoc on Northern California environment
Burgeoning marijuana growing operations are sucking millions of gallons of water from coho salmon lifelines and taking other environmental tolls, scientists say.EUREKA, Calif. — State scientists, grappling with an explosion...