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Giant sequoias yield longest fire history from tree rings
A 3,000-year record from 52 of the world's oldest trees shows that California's western Sierra Nevada was droughty and often fiery from 800 to 1300, according to new research...
Burn the Brush, Save Carbon Dioxide
Limited forest fires can keep more carbon locked up in the big trees
High levels of mercury found in Cataraqui River: Queen's study
The Inner Harbour on the Cataraqui River in Kingston, Ont., has mercury levels in sediment more than two times the Canadian government's most severe effect limits, according to a Queen's...
Arctic winners, losers tied to climate
Wildlife numbers in the lower Arctic have risen over the last 30 years, but critters that live closest to the North Pole have seen a sharp drop, a new report...
Royal Institution crisis grows over ousted boss Lady Greenfield
• Rebels move to replace entire governing council• Warning that 'coup' would threaten organisationThe financially troubled Royal Institution sank deeper into crisis today as senior members clashed over moves to oust the organisation's...
Recipes for Health: Steamed Quinoa, White Bean Salad With Sage and Pan-Fried Winter Squash
This satisfying plate is made of vegetables that store well.
High-Speed Rail Gains Traction in Spain
The Alta Velocidad Española, or AVE, has made train travel in Spain the way to go, both environmentally and in comfort and convenience.
What Science and Art Have In Common
Climate scientist who proposed cloud whitening also writes plays, poems.
Bald eagles: an amazing comeback story
On a clear, cool fall morning, a bald eagle swoops in from its perch on a cliff overlooking Trinity Lake in Northern California.
Philippine basic research needs more funding, say scientists
The Philippines has progressed in its pursuit of 'blue skies' research but more money is needed to maintain momentum, say scientists.
Policymakers to get hotline to climate experts
Developing countries will be able to solicit expert advice on meeting climate change challenges through a UK-funded network.
A blue mystery: Pale blue on New Kingdom pottery may have come from desert oasis mineral
Jennifer Smith, PhD, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was belly crawling her way to the end of a...
Japan Maps Out Big Science Plans
TOKYO—For the first time ever, Japanese scientists have produced a roadmap of where they...
Catlin Arctic Survey: 'It's -38C but worth all the hardship'
Catlin touches down on the Arctic ice and begins taking samples straight away despite problems with their water
Living On a New Earth
Forget banking and the automotive industry. Earth is the one system that is truly “too big to fail.” For centuries humans have used up the planet’s resources, saddled it with...
Prior herbicide use -- not irrigation -- is critical to herbicide efficacy
Crop and herbicide use history are more critical to herbicide efficacy and environmental safety than the timing and amount of irrigation water used, according to agricultural scientists.
Cocaine-related deaths rise in warm weather
In a study published online today in the journal Addiction, researchers in the United States have discovered that accidental overdose deaths involving cocaine rise when the average weekly ambient temperature...
New Toyota Troubles: Copycat Complaints?
Copycat complaints often occur in the wake of widely publicized events, especially of defective or tampered products.
Recycled AC cuts emissions
Remanufacturing old air compressors instead of buying new can help the environment and save money, according to a new study.
India's RIL eyeing U.S. shale plays?
NEW DELHI, March 17 (UPI) -- India's Reliance Industries Ltd. is said to be eyeing a partnership with U.S. company Atlas Energy to exploit gas locked in rock formations...
IEA calls for biofuel revolution
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, March 17 (UPI) -- The economic recovery under way means energy usage will rise, creating the need for a revolution in the use of biofuels, officials said...
NIST Engineer Serving on Chilean Quake Research Team
Jeffrey Dragovich, a research structural engineer at NIST, has been deployed to Chile as a member of a large multidisciplinary team of experts documenting the effects of the Feb. 27,...
China drought leaves millions short of water
Millions of people face drinking water shortages in southwestern China because of a once-a-century drought that has dried up rivers and threatens vast farmlands, state media reported Wednesday.
Weather in a Tank
In recent years, U.S. undergraduates have shown an increasing interest in introductory meteorology, oceanography and climate classes. But many students find it difficult to grasp the non-intuitive nature of rotating fluids, which is...
Chemicals that eased one environmental problem may worsen another
Chemicals that helped solve a global environmental crisis in the 1990s -- the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer -- may be making another problem -- acid rain -- worse,...
Scarcity of phosphorus threat to global food production
Phosphorus is just as important to agriculture as water. But a lack of availability and accessibility of phosphorus is an emerging problem that threatens our capacity to feed the global...
Greenhouse Gas Regulations Might Aggravate Climate Change
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona engineers find swapping one chemical for another may actually result in greater energy use, compounding the problems the new chemical was supposed to fix.
NCAA Tournament Pool: Leveling The Brackets
That whirlwind of cubicle activity greeting office drones reporting to work this week is not a frenzy to finish last week's sales reports.