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Battling the Bedbugs: At First You Shudder
Bedbugs have rebounded because of greater global travel, urban sprawl and pesticide resistance.
Video: BP: Don't Blame Us, Blame Them
A newly-released internal report by BP shifts blame over the disastrous oil rig collapse and subsequent spill on subcontractors Halliburton and Transocean. Mark Strassmann reports.
Final seal of BP oil well to begin
The 'bottom kill' procedure, in which the well is filled with mud and cement, will start this weekend — closing for good the well that spewed 4.9 million barrels of...
New report seeks to improve climate forecasts
From farmers to government officials in charge of efficiently managing Earth's precious water and energy resources, people all over the world rely on accurate short-term climate forecasts on timescales ranging...
UN-HABITAT and WWF join hands in Congo conservation plan
UN-HABITAT and WWF have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure a better protection of the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage site in the east of the Democratic Republic...
Research bear wearing collar killed
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A radio-collared research bear killed in Minnesota was apparently legally taken during the state's bear-hunting season, wildlife officials said. ...
Column of Molten Rock Found Under Yellowstone
Deep mantle plume may be fueling area's volcanic activity.
Serbia starts work on gas infrastructure
BELGRADE, Serbia, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Construction started on a leg of a natural gas pipeline that could boost plans for the South Stream pipeline for Europe, the Serbian...
August 2010 Slips in (Barely) as Second Hottest
August 2010 was the second hottest August in the 32-year satellite dataset, with a global temperature that was only 0.01 C cooler than the record set in August 1998. That...
Hurricane-hurled birds recover from Earl
A wildlife rescue centre in Seaforth, N.S., says it has been swamped with calls about injured birds since Hurricane Earl blew through the province on Saturday.
First Nations take Ottawa to court over caribou
Alberta First Nations are going to court to force the federal government to protect northern Alberta caribou herds.
How Microbes Could Help Colonize Mars
An ancient blue-green algae could help mine precious resources and bolster life support systems on the surface of Mars.
Study adds new clue to how last ice age ended
As the last ice age was ending, about 13,000 years ago, a final blast of cold hit Europe, and for a thousand years or more, it felt like the ice...
Risk of beetle outbreaks rise, along with temperature, in the warming West
The potential for outbreaks of spruce and mountain pine beetles in western North America's forests is likely to increase significantly in the coming decades, according to a study conducted by...
China-US collaboration on clean energy research
Chinese and US scientists will be collaborating on research into clean energy with millions of dollars in backing by the two nations, a US national laboratory announced on Wednesday.
Road Salt Permeates Urban Streams
Water Pollution: Chloride in road deicers inevitably finds its way into nearby waters, at concentrations toxic for aquatic life.
Eureka's future could hinge on dormant pulp mill
An attempt to reopen a wood processing plant that closed two years ago seems to be going nowhere, with potentially dire implications for the local port and economy.The timber industry...
Genentech Scientist to Lead Rockefeller University
Marc Tessier-Lavigne will be the first to leave Genentech’s top scientific ranks since its acquisition by Roche in March 2009.
Satellites offer clues to forest fates
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Rocketing numbers of pine beetles have decimated areas of forest from British Columbia to Colorado so large they can be detected by satellites, authorities...
Deepwater Horizon oil remains below surface, will come ashore in pulses, expert says
A coastal studies expert disagrees with published estimates that more than 75 percent of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident has disappeared.
Study: Earth's last ice age not worldwide
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say Earth's last ice age, about 13,000 years ago, saw Europe freezing while the antarctic was warming up, an anomaly that...
Mining the Truth on Coal Supplies
A new study challenges the belief that the globe holds vast stores of coal, the world's leading and most carbon-intensive electricity fuel. ...
Chime In: Should Scientific Societies Speak Out on Public Policy?
I recently had a letter published in Physics Today, taking issue with another reader who wrote that “pronouncements concerning global warming issued by the Royal Society and the American...
Satellite data reveal seasonal pollution changes over India
Armed with a decade's worth of satellite data, atmospheric scientists have documented some surprising trends in aerosol pollution concentration, distribution and composition over the Indian subcontinent.
New clue to how last ice age ended
In addition to Antarctica, New Zealand was warming at the end of the last ice age, indicating that the deep freeze up north, called the Younger Dryas for the white...
Nitrous Oxide Goes with the Flow
Greenhouse Gases: The Ohio River emits more nitrous oxide than predicted by current models.
Quebec teens win international water prize
A new way to clean up polystyrene waste and stop it from fouling waterways has won two Canadian teens the 2010 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
UEA vice-chancellor 'was wrong' to tell MPs he would investigate climate research
Edward Acton gave 'inaccurate' information to MPs by telling them the university would reassess key scientific papers following the UEA climate emails controversy The vice-chancellor of the University of East Anglia gave "inaccurate"...