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L.A.'s May Day immigration rally is nation's largest
As many as 60,000 immigrants and their supporters join a peaceful but boisterous march through downtown to City Hall, waving flags and holding signs blasting the harsh new immigration law in Arizona. Galvanized...
Communication trumps penalties in new study of social-ecological systems
Research conducted in a computerized microworld by scientists show how common-pool resources -- such as fisheries, forests, water systems or even bandwidth -- can be managed effectively by self-organized user...
Climate change aids invasive mosquitofish
GIRONA, Spain, April 30 (UPI) -- The warmer temperatures associated with climate change could speed the spread of the invasive mosquitofish in northern Europe, scientists in Spain said.
Plants Getting Too Much Blame For Climate Change
Plants are getting too much blame for global warming, according to a study by scientists at the University of Ediburgh and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The research, published...
Deep-Water Coral and Their Inhabitants
The NOAA sent a remotely-operated vessel to explore an underwater region off the coast of the southeastern United States at depths of up to 2000 feet.
Putin orders Arctic cleanup
MOSCOW, April 30 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered the removal of thousands of old fuel barrels polluting his nation's Arctic territory.
Sea ice loss key to Arctic warming: study
The loss of sea ice in the Arctic is the main reason temperatures are rising much faster there than elsewhere, a new study suggests.
Through the looking glass: Scientists peer into Antarctica's past to see
New results from a research expedition in Antarctic waters may provide critical clues to understanding one of the most dramatic periods of climate change in Earth's history...
Research finds low oxygen resources in Central New York's Three Rivers system
A unique three-year longitudinal and vertical study of Central New York's Three Rivers system - involving the Oswego, Oneida and Seneca rivers - has revealed that oxygen resources have become...
Antarctica’s Past Helps Predict Climate Change
Despite present-day conditions, Antarctica was not always covered with ice. Approximately 53 million years ago, the continent was a warm, sub-tropical environment and atmospheric CO2 levels exceeded today's by ten...
NASA Study Sheds Light on Ozone Hole Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new NASA study of Earth's polar ozone layer reinforces scientists' understanding of how human-produced chlorine chemicals involved in the destruction of ozone interact with each other.
Jeans add to Pearl River's pollution woes
BEIJING, April 29 (UPI) -- Blue jeans are partly to blame for the pollution of China's Pearl River.
Are You Living in a Former Meth Lab?
Jaimee Alkinani and her husband had just bought their first home in a quiet suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah. The three-bedroom house was in a nice neighborhood: tree-lined street,...
Interstate 5 over the Grapevine closed because of icy roadways and high winds
High winds, low temperatures and snow in some mountain areas forced closure of Interstate 5 over the Grapevine on Thursday morning as forecasters warned of gusts of up to 50...
2 miners missing in Ky. coal mine rock fall
Two miners were missing Thursday and rescuers were unable to contact them after a roof collapsed in a large underground coal mine in western Kentucky, company and union officials...
British Gas lauds lower energy costs
WINDSOR, England, April 29 (UPI) -- Despite the brutal winter that gripped British consumers, winter fuel costs were less than the previous season, gas supplier British Gas announced.
Peat moss could be new tool for oil-spill clean-ups
A small company in eastern Norway has developed a peat moss mixture with unusually good absorbent qualities. The material could be a useful tool for clearing up oil-spills after minor...
U.N. calls for 'clean energy revolution'
UNITED NATIONS, April 29 (UPI) -- A "clean energy revolution" is needed for the world's developing countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the U.N. secretary-general said.
Nord Stream takes environmental steps
ZUG, Switzerland, April 29 (UPI) -- Environmental steps to protect the littoral environment in the Baltic Sea were agreed upon through negotiations with German groups, Nord Stream AG said.
Q&A: Vying for a Role as Climate Chief
Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica, a candidate to succeed Yvo de Boer as head of the United Nations climate secretariat, suggests a path away from "hopelessness'' in negotiations.
Giant NASA balloon crashes in Australia
A giant NASA science balloon crashed during take-off in Australia Thursday, destroying its multi-million-dollar payload, toppling a large car and narrowly missing frightened observers.
India studies yogic power for life without food
A team of military doctors backed by India's national defence research centre is studying an 83-year-old holy man who claims to have spent seven decades surviving without food or water.
In the World: Clean Water for Ghana
Nearly 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water. The problem is particularly dire in Ghana, where diarrhea causes 25 percent of all deaths of children below the age...
Science Panel Cuts Authorization Levels for Three COMPETES Agencies
The House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee today scaled back proposed funding levels...
In Fearsome Floods, a Dividend
Floodwaters laden with sewage stimulate the bloom of phytoplankton, which is likely to benefit fisheries in Narragansett Bay.
WWF says new Arctic Ocean rules needed
The World Wildlife Fund is calling on Arctic nations to put new environmental and security rules in place to protect the Arctic Ocean and coastline amid growing commercial activity.
Fed keep rates at record lows; upbeat on economy
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve sounded a more confident note Wednesday that the economy is strengthening but pledged to hold rates at record lows to make sure it gains traction.
Earthquake Videotaped from a Fish's Perspective
For tiny Devils Hole pupfish, startling video shows it must have felt like a "huge tsunami" when violent water-level oscillations from an earthquake 300 miles away disturbed the small ledge...