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Making lake and stream conservation more effective
Scientists have developed a pioneering, comprehensive approach that makes conserving and managing freshwater lakes, streams and wetlands more integrated and effective.
NOAA Asks for Time Out on Oil Plume Research Cruises
Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), yesterday repeated her...
Arctic Sea Ice at Lowest Point in Thousands of Years
Arctic sea ice covers lowest area in thousands of years, sediment cores show.
Oil, the Loop Current and the Atlantic
A computer modeling study suggests that the oil spill has the potential to travel up the Atlantic coast.
Earthquake risk calculator goes global
Model should enable researchers to reduce vulnerability to seismic shocks.
Moncktonian Climatology
Moncktonian ClimatologyChristopher Monckton presents himself as an expert on climate. Since he is an expert on climate, it follows that we should all trust and believe him when he says that...
South Pacific islands grow despite rising sea
Many low-lying coral islands in the South Pacific, long thought to be in danger of being swamped by rising sea levels, have managed to keep their size stable and even...
Flow in Earth's mantle moves mountains
If tectonic plate collisions cause volcanic eruptions, as every fifth grader knows, why do some volcanoes erupt far from a plate boundary?...
Going underground to monitor carbon dioxide
A technique originally, applied to monitor the flow of contaminants into shallow groundwater supplies, has been repurposed to monitor carbon dioxide pumped deep underground for storage.
ORNL sows seeds with new agricultural carbon accounting tool
Carbon dioxide emissions from agricultural activity in the United States can now be tracked with unprecedented resolution because of a method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
Live Q&A: Environment secretary Caroline Spelman
From paid recycling to badger culling, the new secretary of state for environment will answer your questions from 1.15pm today• Read what her predecessor Nick Herbert promisedCaroline Spelman, the new secretary of state...
Large earthquake triggering, clustering and the synchronization of faults
The "signature of synchronicity" of large earthquakes -- clusters of ruptures of several faults followed by periods of quiescence -- found in the paleoseismic record also reflects the common observation...
Revised seismotectonic model for California Central Coast: More complex than previously thought
A new catalog of earthquake locations and focal mechanisms for the California Central Coast underscores the fault complexity of the region and identifies newly observed features offshore near San Luis...
Emirates looking to add to Nabucco
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, June 2 (UPI) -- The United Arab Emirates is moving into position as a possible partner in the planned 2,100-mile Nabucco pipeline to pump...
Helping Central Asia's dying sea
BERLIN, June 2 (UPI) -- Experts meeting in Berlin have urged for international cooperation to save the Aral Sea in Central Asia, which, in one of the world's most...
China tightening on rare earth minerals?
BEIJING, June 2 (UPI) -- China has proposed further mining restrictions on rare earth minerals, elements that are essential for green technologies.
Italy Research Institutes Saved by Presidential Pardon
Some of Italy's most historic and prominent research institutions were thrown into chaos last...
Katrina and Climate: Case Dismissed?
Back in 2005, a group of landowners in the Gulf Coast filed a case against companies in the area claiming that their greenhouse gas emissions had contributed to global warming...
Take-Two lands Michael Jordan for NBA video game
(AP) -- Basketball superstar Michael Jordan will help develop the upcoming "NBA 2K11" video game and will be on its cover.
Panel Seeks Expert Opinions on IPCC Process
The independent body assessing how well the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is...
Story tips from the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory — June 2010
SENSORS – Data a click away . . . With a network of more than 5,000 sensors that monitor weather conditions, seismic activity, traffic, bacteria on beaches, water levels and...
Sherpas in Everest melt warning
Sherpa mountaineers in Nepal say a rise in the rate of snow and ice melt on Mount Everest is making it dangerous to climb.
UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet
Lesser consumption of animal products is necessary to save the world from the worst impacts of climate change, UN report saysA global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the...
Volcanology: Out of the ashes
The Icelandic eruption has given researchers the opportunity of a lifetime. Katharine Sanderson talks to scientists working around the clock to study the volcano and its effects.
2010 on track to become warmest year ever
Figures from US scientists show Arctic sea ice is at a record low, while land temperatures are likely to hit new highs• Nasa scientist James Hansen condemns 'politicised' mediaNew data from some...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Patrick Underhill Receives NSF CAREER Award
Patrick Underhill, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science...
Scientists clarify origins of potato germplasm Neo-Tuberosum
A recent study conducted by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperators shows the potato germplasm Neo-Tuberosum, used by potato breeders to develop new cultivars, has origins that...
Pipe bombs found in Garden Grove home
Orange County sheriff's deputies recovered two pipe bombs and a hand grenade Wednesday from a home in Garden Grove, an agency spokesman said.