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Arctic nations agree steps to boost cooperation
NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) - Arctic nations agreed steps on Thursday to make the region safer and promised to study ways to prevent oil spills as fast-melting ice and snow open...
Arctic states meet in Greenland
Eight states with interests in the Arctic meet in Greenland to discuss management of natural resources and the impact of climate change.
Chemists Design Method to Figure Out What Your Meat Ate
Grass-Fed Beef BinaryApe via Flickr Foodies want to know everything about their animal-based dishes these days - where the meat came from, what it ate, what its name was. OK, maybe not...
China restores forests to combat flooding
BEIJING, May 11 (UPI) -- A program to encourage sustainable farming in rural China has helped restore eroded land while producing economic gains for many farmers, U.S. researchers say.
Study: Biofuels not necessarily 'greener'
BOSTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Conventional fossil fuels are sometimes more environmentally "green" than biofuels when the complete carbon footprint of each is examined, U.S. researchers say.
Global warming could mean dry tropics
PITTSBURGH, May 11 (UPI) -- As temperatures rise with global warming, densely populated tropical regions will likely become much drier, U.S. researchers say.
New strategy aims to reduce agricultural ammonia
Scientists report how natural plant compounds known as tannins can reduce both the amount of nitrogen cows excrete in urine, and the action of a microbial enzyme in manure that...
Volcanology: Europe's ticking time bomb
Vesuvius is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world — but scientists and the civil authorities can't agree on how to prepare for a future eruption.
Wireless sensor network monitors microclimate in the forest
During a forest monitoring operation, forestry scientists measure various environmental values. This is how they obtain indications about how the forests are changing and what can be done to preserve...
Dot Earth: Confronting the 'Anthropocene'
Will the human imprint on Earth systems be recorded in geology as grand design, or a scar?
Climate migration will not wait for scientific certainty on global warming | Achim Steiner
Research says millions are displaced annually as a result of climate disasters. We must take the precautionary approachImagine if the world acted only when 100% scientific proof was in place.We would still be...
Saving Kenya's Lake Naivasha: Efforts to improve sustainability
An innovative program to save Kenya's Lake Naivasha is under way, with the goal of more sustainable use of the lake's water and restoration of its ecology.
Botox injected in head ‘trigger point’ shown to reduce migraine crises
Scientists in Spain have identified the location of the so-called trigger points that, when activated, cause migraine crises. The common location of these points are the anterior temporal and the...
Opinion: Managing our water demand in a fickle environment
The great sustainability challenge is to manage the nexus between water and energy, Ross Young writes.
Scientists measure Arctic soot in bid to slow global warming, oceans' rise
American scientists working on an island far above the Arctic Circle have been launching unmanned aircraft and digging snow samples to measure how soot helps melt Arctic snow and ice.
CryoSat Greenland camp receives royal guest
ESA's CryoSat team working on the Greenland ice sheet has been honoured with a visit from a Dutch delegation including HRH Prince of Orange. The visit is part of a...
How green is my future?
UN panel foresees big growth in renewable energy, but policies will dictate just how big.
'Plastic' warship sails to Gulf
A Royal Navy warship, made from plastic rather than metal, leaves Faslane on the Clyde for active service in the Gulf.
Darkness stifles reproduction of surface-dwelling fish
There's a reason to be afraid of the dark. Fish accustomed to living near the light of the water's surface become proverbial "fish out of water" when they move to...
Recipes for Health: Rice Bowl With Spinach or Pea Tendrils
This easy skillet dish is filled with sweet spring vegetables.
Critics Fear G.O.P.’s Proposed Medicaid Changes Could Cut Coverage for the Aged
As Republicans inch away from their plan to reshape Medicare, their equally transformative ideas for Medicaid, now largely in the shadows of the budget debate, are moving front and center.
Air Canada denies seat to N.S. man with nut allergy
A Nova Scotia woman wants an explanation and a refund from Air Canada, after her son was denied a seat on a plane leaving Halifax last weekend because he's allergic...
Italians rattled by rumors about quake prediction
Italian officials are going to extraordinary lengths to try to debunk an urban legend predicting a devastating earthquake in Rome on Wednesday.
Hardwood forests not regenerating as deer eat maple saplings, Michigan study shows
In a sweeping study of a huge swath of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, researchers documented that in many places, the sugar maple saplings that should be thriving following harvesting are instead...
Global disaster impact rises in 2010
The global impact of natural disasters took a turn for the worse in 2010 with an uptick in fatalities and economic damage, according to a report released Tuesday.
Squid Not Very Helpful With Earthquakes
Many people are confident that their dogs and cats can sense impending earthquakes. Could squid provide humans with the same service? Let's examine the "connections" that have been drawn between squid and earthquakes. In...
Rediscovering sound soil management
At the same time that demand for food is soaring along with the world's population, the soil's ability to sustain and enhance agricultural productivity is becoming increasingly diminished and unreliable.
If you can 'green' it here, you can green it anywhere
At 7,000 feet in a tony resort community in the Wasatch mountains, Park City, Utah is known for many things-the Sundance Film Festival, world class outdoor recreation, 2002 Winter Olympics-but...