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Scientist at Work Blog: Geology Beneath the Arctic Ocean
In much of the Arctic Ocean, the simple geological questions are still unresolved.
Climate engineering experiment launch set
LONDON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- British researchers say they will launch a helium-filled balloon lifting a half-mile-long garden hose in an experiment in climate engineering.
Indigenous peoples speak on climate change
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Personal interviews with indigenous Alaskans are providing unique insights on climate change and its impacts on local communities, U.S. researchers say.
Study finds more effective way to dry ethanol, reduce costs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers have found an alternative environmentally friendly and energy-efficient way to dry corn ethanol, and their proof is in the pudding.
Researchers pay for Alaska sea lion intrusion
A science consortium has agreed to a civil penalty of $9,000 for intruding into Alaska waters that were declared off-limits to protect endangered Steller sea lions.
Strange vent-fellows: Chemosynthetic shrimp, tubeworms together for first time at hydrothermal vent
Ocean explorers observed two species of marine life scientists believe have never before been seen together at a hydrothermal vent -- chemosynthetic shrimp and tubeworms. They also observed the first...
Double jeopardy: Building codes may underestimate risks due to multiple hazards
As large parts of the United States recover from nature's one-two punch -- an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene -- building researchers warn that a double whammy of seismic and...
Impact of Calif. sea level rise studied
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Sea level rises caused by global warming could take a hefty economic toll on California beach towns in the next century, a study...
Country diary: Wenlock Edge
When ripe apples fall and no one picks them up, then this is a strange land. Chiff-chaff, riff-raff, mis-hap, go-back, this was the last day the chiff-chaff called from Windmill Hill. Summer...
Tools that will help reduce nitrogen pollution
A soil scientist in Colorado is helping farmers grow crops with less nitrogen-based fertilizer. The fertilizers are a major reason why agriculture is a significant source of both greenhouse gas...
Swift action can help protect rice farmers in Sahel from climate change
Rice farmers in the Sahel region will be able to successfully grow rice in a sustainable way despite climate change if they amend their irrigation in the short term and...
Chinese University Fires Administrators, Offers Compensation After Lab Accident
On the heels of a damaging laboratory outbreak that sickened 27 students, leaders at...
Bigger than a house, crystals take eons to grow
Giant crystals that can reach sizes larger than houses grow at incredibly slow rates, taking as long as a million years to reach more than two stories tall, scientists now...
Europe's oceans changing at unprecedented rate: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's seas are changing at an unprecedented rate as ice sheets melt, temperatures rise and marine life migrates due to climate change, a report by the Climate...
Mastering the mysteries of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
Tropical monsoons, cyclones and thunderstorms. Weather patterns around the world are influenced by the MJO. And now, climate scientists can model it, thanks to research from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...
Cano, Teixeira power Yankees past Mariners 9-3
SEATTLE (AP) -- For the past couple of seasons, the one pitcher who could consistently stifle the New York Yankees was Seattle ace Felix Hernandez....
Fall Allergies Worse This Year for US Northeast
Plentiful rains coupled with warm temperatures this summer may lead to a particular severe allergy season for those in the Northeast.
Oceans' increasing acidity likely to hurt biodiversity, researchers say
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford researchers have gotten a glimpse into an uncertain future where increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere will lead to higher levels in the ocean...
Improving sugarcane ethanol production: The 'midway' strategy
A new article reviews the history and current state of ethanol production of sugarcane in Brazil and presents a strategy for improving future ecosystem services and production. Researchers introduce a...
Canadian ozone network faces axe
Canadian ozone network faces axeNature News , 12092011 doi: 10.1038/477257aQuirin SchiermeierArctic monitoring stations hit by budget constraints.
News mining might have predicted Arab Spring
News mining might have predicted Arab SpringNature News , 13092011 doi: 10.1038/news.2011.532Philip BallSigns of impending social and political change may lie hidden in a sea of news reports.
OPINION: Diamond planets, climate change and the scientific method
Matthew Bailes questions if the public reaction towards his recent discovery would be different had he been a climate scientist.
‘Magic weed’ clears toxic chrome
People, water, life, soil health and crops can be protected from toxic chrome by a widespread noxious weed, a new study shows.
Inside Japan's nuclear ghost zone
Inside Fukushima's exclusion zone, six months on from nuclear accident
Study: Wisconsinites have mixed views on ethanol
A majority of Wisconsinites support the use of ethanol blends if it keeps dollars and jobs in the United States and reduces air pollution, according to a new study by...
Slowest crystal growth ever measured
(PhysOrg.com) -- Deep within a silver and lean mine in Naica, Mexico, scientists discovered what is now known as Cueva de los Cristales, or Cave of Crystals, close to a...
Researchers plan for city living
Different urbanisation policies have varying impacts on a region's ecosystem services such as flood mitigation and food production, researchers report.
The fight for India's water supply
Big business and technology join the fight for rural water supplies