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Most river flows across the US are altered by land and water management
The amount of water flowing in streams and rivers has been significantly altered in nearly 90 percent of waters that were assessed in a new nationwide USGS study. Flow alterations...
Brazil's climate modellers are set to go global
Supercomputer will drive model to analyse effects of wildfire on world climate.
Green: For Jumpy Gulf Residents, a Trust Gap on Oil
Federal officials assert that surface oil has largely vanished from the gulf and that seafood from formerly oiled waters is safe to eat. Some fishermen and residents beg to differ
'Evergreen agriculture' boosts crop yields, scientists find
A unique acacia known as a "fertilizer tree" has typically led to a doubling or tripling of maize yields in smallholder agriculture in Zambia and Malawi, according to new evidence....
National Briefings | Rockies: Colorado: Mine Expansion Is Denied
A federal judge has voided a permit for the expansion of an operating coal mine on the Navajo reservation, calling for a more thorough review of the project’s environmental and...
King crab distributions limited by temperature in the Southern Ocean
Invasions of voracious predatory crabs due to global warming could threaten the unique continental-shelf ecosystems of Antarctica, according to newly published findings...
New way of removing excess nitrogen from the environment
Excess nitrogen from agricultural and urban lands is contaminating groundwater, streams, lakes and estuaries, where it causes harmful algal blooms and contributes to fish kills...
Some city trees may discourage 'shady' behaviour
Along with energy conservation and storm-water reduction, scientists may soon be adding crime-fighting to the list of benefits that urban trees provide. Researchers with the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest...
Regulating Earth's climate with micro-organisms
Scientists have sought to learn more about how the Earth's oceans absorb carbon dioxide and generally exchange gases with the atmosphere so they can better understand the corresponding effects on...
Expanding croplands chipping away at world's carbon stocks
Nature's capacity to store carbon, the element at the heart of global climate woes, is steadily eroding as the world's farmers expand croplands at the expense of native ecosystem such...
Green: Global Warming for Gamers
In the new strategy video game "Fate of the World," players singlehandedly confront that daunting challenge, while tackling peak oil, overpopulation and saving the rain forest to boot.
Japan dolphin hunt town meets with activists
(AP) -- An unprecedented meeting between conservationists and leaders of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in the Oscar-winning film "The Cove" ended in bitter disagreement Tuesday.
Indonesian volcano forces flight cancellations
(AP) -- Indonesia's most dangerous volcano forced international airlines to cancel flights to nearby airports Tuesday, as fiery lava lit the rumbling mountain's cauldron and plumes of smoke blackened...
Chile and Germany team up on research
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute will launch a research centre in Chile to carry out studies into biofuels, biotechnology and nanotechnology.
Study: Cloud seeding for rain ineffective
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Israeli researchers say the process of "cloud seeding" to encourage rainfall by dispersing chemicals into the clouds may not be as effective...
Weed Scientists Must Learn How to Communicate New Methods to Farmers
Communication is essential to any relationship--including that between weed scientists and farmers.
Green: On Our Radar: Tropical Storm Threatens Haiti
Although downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, forecasters say the storm may regain strength as it passes south of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where more than one million earthquake...
Seismic Leap: Computer to Allow Data Analysis Impossible Today
Researchers are developing a computer system that will make possible data analysis tasks that simply are not possible today.
Grasses have potential as alternate ethanol crop, Illinois study finds
Money may not grow on trees, but energy could grow in grass. Researchers have completed the first extensive geographic yield and economic analysis of potential bioenergy grass crops in the...
'Chemical Valley' spurs Ont. lawsuit
The environmental group Ecojustice launched a lawsuit against the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Monday targeting the effects of pollution from the Sarnia area's petrochemical industry.
Study improves accuracy of models for predicting ozone levels in urban areas
A team of scientists has, for the first time, completely characterized an important chemical reaction that is critical to the formation of ground-level ozone in urban areas. The team's results...
Green: Clinton Facing Heat on Oil Sands Pipeline
A group of Democratic senators and both of Nebraska's senators express deep worry about its environmental impact; four labor unions urge quick approval.
Sand Grains in African Desert 1 Million Years Old
Sands provide look into climate change over millenia.
Well: Giving Thanks for Vegetables, Not Turkey
Everyone knows the best foods at Thanksgiving are the side dishes. The Eat Well Vegetarian Thanksgiving series kicks off with fruit- and honey-infused sweet potatoes from Martha Rose Shulman.
Trees' ability to soak up CO2 has limits
The ability of forests to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has been overrated, according to a new study by U.S. and Australian scientists.
New American Chemical Society podcast: Stop wasting food and save energy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2010 -- Generations of Moms and Grandmas have preached the virtues of not wasting food. Now scientists are reporting a compelling new reason to follow...
Is climate science disinformation a crime against humanity? | Donald Brown
Deeply irresponsible corporate-sponsored programmes of disinformation have potentially harsh effects upon tens of millions of peopleAlthough there is an important role for scepticism in science, for almost 30 years some corporations have supported...
5 Days Of Halloween Movies: "The 13th Warrior"
After "5 Million Miles to Earth" and "Dead of Night" we get to something a little more modern in our 5 Days of Halloween Movies. read more