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Well: Giving Root Vegetables Their Due
Kohlrabi, rutabagas, turnips and celery root are among the winter vegetables showcased in this week's Recipes for Health.
2000s warmest decade on record
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Weather data from 2010 confirm that the global climate is experiencing a long-term warming trend, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization found.
Distance may be key in successful negotiations, new study shows
Adding physical distance between people during negotiations may lead to more mutually beneficial outcomes, according to new research,
Image: Flooding in Brisbane's suburbs
This astronaut photograph illustrates flooding in the suburbs of Brisbane, Australia, which experienced catastrophic flooding following unusually heavy rain on January 10, 2011.
Scientists: Big city life may alter green attitudes
People with good jobs found in large cities are more likely to engage in pro-environmental activities. So says a new study of China's environmental behaviour published this week in the...
How much can we really trust climate models to tell us about the future?
Yale Environment 360: Better scientific research and powerful computers mean climate models are getting ever more reliableA chart appears on page 45 of the 2007 Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Queensland floods hit Great Barrier Reef
Corals threatened by huge volume of polluted fresh water pulsing into World Heritage Site.
Storms, soccer matches hidden in seismometer noise
If you wander up to a seismograph in a museum, unless you are lucky enough to be there right during an earthquake, all you will see is a small wiggly...
Giant snails monitor air pollution in Russia
A Russian waterworks has recruited giant African snails to act as living sensors to monitor air pollution from a sewage incinerator, the company said Tuesday.
Korean researchers reveal new sea defense model
Military tension between North Korea and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) extends to areas of the Yellow Sea. Now defence experts based in the Republic of Korea have devised...
Water crisis in Andes is challenge for U.S. security establishment, Peru
The Medill School of Journalism graduate student team yesterday released its latest story in its series on the national security implications of climate change. Heather Somerville of Medill National Security...
Utilizing algae's potential for a better tomorrow
Most people scorn algae as pond scum, but Lee Elliott embraces the slime, captures it, filters it, and analyzes it for its potential to grow like weeds and fuel the...
AgustaWestlands continues Merlin support
YEOVIL, England, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The British military's AW101 Merlin helicopters will receive support from their manufacturer, AgustaWestland, under a second five-year contract.
EU scolds Sweden over wolf hunt
The European Commission plans to take legal action against Sweden for hunting endangered wolves.
Arsenic sinks to new depths
Groundwater overuse can push poisonous element deeper — a serious risk for countries in Southern Asia.
Ancient records confirm climate models
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- European researchers say ancient records, including details gathered from monks' diaries, are revealing how and why climate has changed in the last 500...
Warming may threaten lemming reproduction
TROMSO, Norway, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Lemming population explosions may result from breeding all through long Arctic winters and climate change may hit them hard, European researchers say.
Top Iran nuke envoy blames US for cyberattack
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili blamed the United States for a cyberattack on what he insisted is a nuclear energy -- not weapons -- program, in an interview broadcast...
Canadian Polar Commission seeks stronger role
The Canadian Polar Commission wants to become a more prominent player in polar affairs, including Arctic issues such as research and economic development, says its new board chairman.
Closed-pen salmon farm launches in B.C.
B.C.'s first closed, floating salmon-farming tank - touted as a greener alternative to traditional open-net pens - has been installed off Vancouver Island.
Century-old scotch returned from Antarctic
Some people brag about serving scotch whisky that's 15 years old. But three bottles of Mackinlays scotch flown to Scotland by private jet Monday date back to the late 19th...
New China pollution targets inadequate: Greenpeace
Environmental group Greenpeace on Monday praised China for setting new pollution targets but said the measures fell well short of what was needed to curb the country's world-beating carbon emissions.
Queensland coal's $2.3 billion toll
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Floods in the Australian state of Queensland have so far wiped $2.3 billion in coal sales, an industry group says, with analysts reporting...
Urban planning issues receive backyard solutions
(PhysOrg.com) -- The tiny cottage may have a big future, if a recent open house in Berkeley is any indication.
Bulwarks with brains: automatic alarms
Siemens is researching a monitoring technology that detects damage to levees at an early stage. The researchers expect that with the help of sensors it will be possible to monitor...
Strange Claim: The Sun Rose 2 Days Early in Greenland
A town on the western coast of Greenland may have seen the first sunrise of spring two days early, and experts disagree whether global warming or a simple, optical illusion...
BlackBerry agrees to filter out porn in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The maker of BlackBerry promised Indonesia on Monday it will meet the country's request to filter out pornographic content on its smartphones...
Great Lakes species action urged
DETROIT, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. conservationists say measures meant to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species are moving too slowly and leave the lakes vulnerable to "catastrophe."