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Marshall Islands plan seawall to block rising seas
The low-lying Marshall Islands, a Pacific atoll chain that rises barely a metre above sea level, has announced plans for a wall to hold back rising sea levels.
Scotland boasts of fisheries success
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Haddock harvested in the Scottish waters of the North Sea were recognized for their sustainable farming practices, the Scottish government boasted.
Drought strikes the Amazon rainforest again
Climate change may explain why history is repeating itself in Brazil.
Is the ice at the South Pole melting?
The change in the ice mass covering Antarctica is a critical factor in global climate events. Scientists at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences have now found that the...
Dot Earth: Distilling the Human Element in the Climate Challenge
An effort to boil down the climate challenge inside the human mind.
UN nature meeting agrees on land, ocean protection
(AP) -- Representatives to a U.N. conference on biodiversity agreed early Saturday to expand protected areas on land and at sea in the hopes of slowing the rate of...
Raising giant insects to unravel ancient oxygen
The giant dragonflies of ancient Earth with wingspans of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) are generally attributed to higher oxygen atmospheric levels in the atmosphere in the past. New...
EU sticks to 20-percent carbon cuts
The European Union on Friday gave notice it was not prepared to go beyond a planned 20-percent cut in greenhouse-gas emissions ahead of next month's UN climate talks in Cancun,...
Sparks fly over theory that volcano caused salmon boom
Could volcanic ash feed ailing fish populations?
Dispute erupts over Indonesian tsunami alerts
Debate has erupted over Indonesia's tsunami early warning system as several organisations reject claims it failed.
Study measures rise of jellyfish
Researchers look at how jellyfish may benefit from marine ecosystems destabilised by climate change and overfishing.
Scientist at Work: A Botanical Sketch in Progress
Botanists gauge the diversity of remote Amazon forests in Peru to determine their value for conservation.
India gives nod to BlackBerry messenger services
India on Friday said BlackBerry messenger services should be able to continue in the country after receiving pledges from the Canadian firm that law enforcers will able to monitor the...
Smuggling key factor in China’s rare earth actions
Illegal smuggling of rare earth materials out of China and rapidly growing domestic demand central in the country’s moves to severely restrict exports
A Cut-and Dry Forecast: U.S. Southwest's Dry Spell May Become Long-Lasting and Intensify as Climate Change Takes Hold
Lake Mead, the massive reservoir created in the late 1930s by Hoover Dam on the Arizona–Nevada border, has dropped to its lowest level ever, it was reported earlier this month....
Fourfold increase in fires magnifies threat to Brazil's Cerrado
Brazil's crucial Cerrado region leads the tally of areas most damaged by a crippling drought in the country, with nearly 60,000 fire outbreaks recorded in the five months to September...
FAO: Climate-friendly ag sector needed
ROME, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The international community is in desperate need of agricultural practices that are climate friendly, a United Nations' food agency report concluded.
Iran says exports up from South Pars
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Nearly $3 billion worth of natural gas products left the South Pars gas field during the first six months of the Iranian year, an...
Europe targets wasteful gadgets
Gadgets that suck up hardly any power when in standby mode could result from a European research project.
Ashgabat set on gas export diversity
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Turkmenistan aims to expand its energy ties with the European community as part of a policy of export diversification, the foreign ministry said.
Scientists to see if oil spill hurt deep sea life
(AP) -- A team of scientists are leaving on a research cruise to see if the BP oil spill hurt deep-sea coral and organisms that live around natural oil...
North Sea oil recovery using carbon dioxide is possible, but time is running out, expert says
Oil recovery using carbon dioxide could lead to a North Sea oil bonanza worth £150 billion ($240 billion) -- but only if the current infrastructure is enhanced now, according to...
Green: Bay Area Maps Out Bike-Sharing Effort
A plan calls for strategically locating up to 100 bicycle kiosks with a total of about 1,000 bicycles to provide commuters with an alternative to single-occupancy cars, particularly in traveling...
Ski resorts storm the slopes with new apps
(AP) -- This season, there's more to technology on the ski slopes than the new shapes in skis. As skiers and snowboarders head online to book vacations and then brag...
New technique shows 50-year history of toxic algae in Lake Wingra
(PhysOrg.com) -- As public health officials worry about rising concentrations of cyanobacteria - often called blue-green algae - in lakes, scientists are concerned that a warming climate will stimulate the...
High-Tech Haunted Houses Boooost Scare Factor
Various haunted houses across the country have invested significant money into the technology side of the business.
Media Alert: Agronomists, Crop and Soil Scientists Convene in Long Beach
Agronomists, Crop and Soil Scientists Convene in Long Beach Oct. 31-Nov. 3 to Discuss Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability.
NASA Work Helps Better Predict World's Smoggiest Days
A research team has fully characterized a key chemical reaction that affects the formation of pollutants in smoggy air in the world's urban areas. When applied to Los Angeles, the...