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NSU to Expand Research in World's Largest Marine Reserve
NSU scientists will help expand research, raise awareness, and increase public education in Chagos MPA in Indian Ocean to make new discoveries and protect marine life.
UC San Diego Energy Dashboard to Help Campus Curb Appetite for Power
The UC San Diego Energy Dashboard allows users to see up-to-the-second information on a structure-by-structure basis for 60 of the largest buildings on the La Jolla campus. The data is...
Drought may have led to Khmer's collapse
NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- U.S.-led scientists say they have found evidence suggesting changing environmental factors, including drought, can cause a civilization's collapse.
Bacterial 'food supplements' for small algae
To boost their diet of mineral nutrients and sunlight, small algae also feast on bacteria in order to grow and fix carbon dioxide (CO2). Understanding more about the lifestyle of...
New mathematical model helps biologists understand how coral dies in warming waters
Cornell University researchers have found a new tool to help marine biologists better grasp the processes under the sea: They have created mathematical models to unveil the bacterial community dynamics...
NASA to Help Investigate Toyota Problems
National Academy of Sciences Also Joining Government Effort to Root Out Cause of Sudden Accelerations
Chicken house attics can be tapped to warm broilers
Reducing the cost of keeping broiler chickens warm could result from research by agricultural scientists and university cooperators.
Owner found guilty in B.C. barge tipping
A B.C. provincial court judge has found the owner of a barge guilty of pollution charges after the vessel tipped and dumped a tanker truck full of diesel fuel into...
High Schools Battle It Out at Robotic Match
Fifty-eight teams from Southern California, Florida, Massachusetts and Chile competed in the Los Angeles regional FIRST Robotics competition this past weekend, March 27 and 28.
Video: Crayfish Urine Sparks a Lover's Tiff
Females lure males with their waste, only to fight them
Legumes can Reduce Need for Nitrogen Fertilizer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding legumes to a crop rotation has many benefits, including reducing the need for external nitrogen input.
E.P.A. Delays Plants’ Pollution Permits
The Environmental Protection Agency will not make power plants or other industrial sites obtain federal permits for emitting greenhouse gases before January.
On Global Warming, Scientists and TV Weathercasters Are at Odds
Meteorologists, familiar faces in people’s living rooms, are far more likely to question the science of climate change.
Roundup 3/29: Treetop Edition
The 2010 Public Service Award from the National Science Board goes to forest canopy...
6-week search finds no Asian carp near Chicago
(AP) -- An initial six-week mission to catch and kill Asian carp lurking on the Great Lakes' doorstep turned up none of the despised fish, suggesting few if any...
Rising U.S. water usage worries experts
WASHINGTON, March 29 (UPI) -- Rising U.S. water usage is worrying experts who will gather at this year's intelligent water summit in Washington April 15.
Wind Research and Tornado Experts Available as 2010 Tornado Season Begins
As tornado season blows into the U.S., Texas Tech University's Wind Science and Engineering Research Center prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary of studying the destructive storms and developing new...
Quebec nurses ready for job action
Unionized Quebec nurses are discussing pressure tactics after contract talks with the province tanked late last week over a proposed new collective agreement the union called "odious."
Erupting Iceland Volcano Seen From Space
New satellite image reveals lava fountains and steam plumes from erupting Iceland volcano.
Seabirds struggle in warmer North
Warmer, wetter weather in Canada's North could have a devastating impact on nesting seabirds, says a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service in Iqaluit.
Computer simulation aimed at minimizing the effects of flooding
Researchers have developed an application for generating digital elevation models (DEM) and classifying land that can be applied to minimize the effects of flooding. This tool is also useful for...
Undersea volcano threatens southern Italy: report
Europe's largest undersea volcano could disintegrate and unleash a tsunami that would engulf southern Italy "at any time", a prominent vulcanologist warned in an interview published Monday.
The forests of the Basque Country are progressing -- slowly, according to research group
Ecosystems are essential for preserving the quality of life of human beings, and society should be aware of this, according to Ms Miren Onaindia, biologist and person responsible for the...
Study warns of environment tipping points
MINNEAPOLIS, March 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says people need to pay more attention to all of Earth's environmental processes because many of them are reaching critical tipping...
Demining needed in Iraq,oil giants say
MOSCOW, March 29 (UPI) -- Gazprom Neft leads a consortium of investors in Iraq calling on the government to clear mines from the Badra oil field near the Iranian...
Egyptians complain of gas sales to Israel
CAIRO, March 29 (UPI) -- Subsidized natural gas exports from Egypt to Israel are helping the Israelis build settlements in contested areas, Egyptian lawmakers complained.
CNOOC producing new oil
HONG KONG, March 29 (UPI) -- The China National Offshore Oil Corp. announced Monday that it started oil production from two independent fields in the South China Sea and...
Shell dumps downstream work in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 29 (UPI) -- Royal Dutch Shell decided to unload a minority stake in an oil refinery and more than 200 of its retail stations in...