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Oceans absorbing carbon dioxide more slowly, scientist finds
The world's oceans are absorbing less carbon dioxide, a geophysicist has found after pooling data taken over the past 50 years. With the oceans currently absorbing over 40 percent of...
NJIT receives funding to improve Big Bear Telescope, study solar energy
NJIT researchers are at work on many scientific and technological frontiers. The National Science Foundation has recently provided support that totals nearly $4.3 million for the diverse efforts of the...
Climate change effects on cattle studied
MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've studied fecal matter from thousands of cattle across the nation to determine the possible effects of climate change on...
'Cut emissions or lose reefs'
Experts have warned Australia's politicians that to save coral reefs from climate change, carbon emissions must be reduced quickly.
Bacterial 'ropes' tie down shifting Southwest
Researchers from Arizona State University have discovered that several species of microbes (cyanobacteria), at least one found prominently in the deserts of the Southwest, have evolved the trait of rope-building...
Olin Invests in Shipping Bleach
Security: Chemical company unveils line of special bleach railcars.
A Jellyfish Explosion in a Warming World
Climate Change Blamed for Population Boom in Some Jellyfish Species, and as Their Ranges Expand, Fishermen Suffer
Native people's climate change meeting set
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- NASA says it will hold a second national strategies workshop to examine the impacts of climate change and extreme weather variability on native peoples.
NASA's Terra satellite spots Tropical Cyclone Anja, the first of the southern season
NASA's Terra satellite captured a stunning image of Anja, the first tropical cyclone of the southern Hemisphere cyclone season. When Anja formed on Saturday, November 14, in the Southern Indian...
New research provides insights into potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD
A new paper just published in Global Change Biology examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological...
Ancient high-altitude trees grow faster as temperatures rise
Increasing temperatures at high altitudes are fueling the post-1950 growth spurt seen in bristlecone pines, the world's oldest trees, according to new research.
NASA's TRMM satellite mapped 'Ida the Low's' rainfall from space
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as "TRMM" has the ability to measure rainfall from space, and assessed the heavy rainfall from last week's coastal low pressure area, formerly...
New climate treaty could put species at risk
Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase the risk to...
Volatile gas could turn Rwandan lake into a freshwater time bomb
A dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas haunts Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo.
Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas
Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and BirdLife International have released...
EU report urges more resource protection
BRUSSELS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- An exhaustive report released by the European Union says investing in environmental protection will pay off for mankind far more than commercial exploitation.
Himalayan glaciers 'not shrinking rapidly'
An Indian report rejects the consensus view that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly — sparking controversy.
Revisiting Old Ideas, Researchers Gain Entirely New View of Fluid Dynamics
Fluid dynamics generally lends itself to the study of fluids themselves, but by revisiting the theories of an 18th-century scientist, researchers have found that studying invisible barriers that form between moving fluids may...
Optical properties of the Antarctic system and new radiation information
The Antarctic system comprises of the continent itself, Antarctica, and the ocean surrounding it, the Southern Ocean. In a study for a doctoral degree by geophysicist Kai Rasmus, University of...
Anti-apartheid activist named Greenpeace head
An anti-apartheid campaigner who's the new head of Greenpeace says he will use his activism know-how to spur governments into reversing climate change, stressing that unless dramatic steps are taken,...
Canadian skiers use 'Stealth' technology
Canada's ski team is training with GPS technology that tracks the line and speed of a racer down a course.
Inuit leaders demand action at climate-change conference
Inuit leaders are calling on Canada's three northern territories to be more vocal about the need to address climate change, as the United Nations conference comes up in Copenhagen next...
Whisky and ice - Shackleton's Antarctic Scotch to be dug up
Two crates of Scotch whisky belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton are to be recovered from the ice after a century.
Opinion: The trouble with coal
Dr Michael Borgas explores the history of coal policy and scientists' freedom of speech.
Building Design editor attempts to demolish climate change debate | Leo Hickman
Amanda Baillieu has laid bare her utter contempt for environmentalism but failed to construct a solid argumentThe climate change debate has a habit of rearing up unexpectedly in all manner of places. In...
Habitat banking is the future of nature conservation in the UK
Habitat banking is not a 'license to trach' – it's an opportunity to apply market-based conservation that can help biodiversity in the UKWe need to be far more intelligent in the way...
Tiny bubbles clean oil from water
Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now,...
Science Weekly podcast: Top 10 eco myths and regrowing breasts after mastectomy
Duncan Clark, Guardian environment writer and author of The Rough Guide to Green Living, tells us about his top 10 eco myths. (1:25)In the newsjam we look at Britain's renewable energy targets, a...