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Canada bans Baffin Bay polar bear exports
Inuit in Canada are not pleased with the federal government for quietly banning the export of polar bear parts in Nunavut's Baffin Bay area.
Bubble physicist counts bubbles in ocean to answer questions about climate, sound, light
A bubble scientist is studying how to detect and count ocean bubbles of different sizes to help scientists in other disciplines create more accurate models. Ocean bubbles play a role...
UVa engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel
With many companies investing heavily in algae-based biofuels, researchers from the University of Virginia's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have found there are significant environmental hurdles to overcome before...
The Himalayan Glacier Conspiracy
As expected, this last round of information that corrected an error regarding the demise of the Himalayan Glaciers is now being touted as the latest evidence of the lies surrounding...
Stalagmite Records Reveal Southwest's Abrupt Ice Age Climate Swings
The natural climate archives recorded in a stalagmite from a limestone cave in southern Arizona link the Southwest's winter precipitation to temperatures in the North Atlantic, according to new research...
Springtime ozone increases over western North America linked to emissions abroad
Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is largest when the air originates in Asia....
JPL Scientist Receives American Meteorological Society Honor
JPL research scientist Tim Liu has been honored by the American Meteorological Society for his space-based research on Earth's climate.
UN climate report hurt by errors on glaciers
A Canadian professor has reported five glaring errors in one paragraph of the world's most authoritative report on global warming, forcing the Nobel Prize-winning panel of climate scientists who wrote...
Auction helps water market
Researchers have come up with a model for groundwater auction – fairer, cheaper, and greener than current methods.
Climate change camp experiencing a cooling-off period
Global warming's heyday of 2006 and 2007 is long gone. With temperatures dropping recently, skepticism may be rising. Climate change just isn't what it used to be. Case in point: The number...
U.N. Official Says Climate Deal Is at Risk
Facing a Jan. 31 deadline, major countries have yet to submit their plans for reducing emissions of climate-altering gases.
Red grouper to be 'Frank Lloyd Wrights of the sea'
To the casual observer in the Gulf of Mexico, the seemingly sluggish red grouper is more of a couch potato than a busy beaver. But a new study reveals the...
USF Study Shows First Direct Evidence of Ocean Acidification
(PhysOrg.com) -- Seawater in a vast and deep section of the northeastern Pacific Ocean shows signs of increased acidity brought on by manmade carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- a...
Emissions targets set for delay
The future of the EU's Low Carbon Revolution hangs in the balance as it becomes likely its emissions targets will be delayed.
Moorlands and hills targeted to grow crops for biomass and biofuels
Countryside protection groups warn of damage to wildlifeOne tenth of Britain, including moorlands and hillsides, could be used to grow crops for biomass and biofuels. Countryside protection groups warned that this would turn...
Global business teams need time to talk, not just e-mail
Globally distributed teams cannot rely entirely on technology to overcome time and space barriers; they still need to talk. And that probably means working some overlapping hours, says a Duke...
Climate: U.N. optimistic that Mexico summit gets it done
BONN, Germany, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The top U.N. climate official admitted the Copenhagen summit did not deliver enough but still gave countries "all the ingredients" for...
Project Aims for Quick Quake Warnings
Calif. Scientists Hope Network of Seismographs Will Provide Seconds to Prepare for Ground to Shake
Rising Seas May Wipe Out Bangladesh Tigers
Study: Projected Sea-Level Rise along Coastal Bangladesh by 2070 may Cause Remaining Tiger Habitat to Decline by 96%
Wilder weather exerts a stronger influence on biodiversity
An increase in the variability of local conditions could do more to harm biodiversity than slower shifts in climate, a new study has found...
ASUS Announces First USB 3.0 Certified Motherboard
The ASUS P6X58D Premium motherboard is the first motherboard officially certified by the USB Implementation Forum (USB-IF) to support USB 3.0 technology.
UN climate chief jabs back at allegations of financial impropriety - but fails to land a blow | Ian Wylie
A seven-star Dubai backdrop as Rajendra Pachauri awards $1.5m prize to Toyota won't help the climate science causeThe chairman of the UN's panel of climate scientists, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, has been under an...
UK returns nuclear waste to Japan
The first shipment of highly radioactive nuclear waste from the UK is leaving Sellafield later on Wednesday, the BBC learns.
3 Questions: Lawrence Vale on rebuilding Haiti
The human and economic toll of this month's earthquake in Haiti has yet to be fully measured, but it is clear that the country faces an enormous rebuilding task. Lawrence Vale, MIT's...
The 'hidden hunger' caused by climate change
Understanding how carbon dioxide impacts food quality is vital to tackle malnutrition effectively, says agricultural researcher Lewis Ziska.
Buildings 'threaten carbon hope'
A dearth of skills and low uptake of known building technologies are threatening the UK's emissions targets, says a report.
The fantastic armor of a wonder snail
Deep within the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, two-and-one-half miles below the central Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a gastropod mollusk, whose armor could improve load-bearing and protective materials in...
Big Quake in Central US Would Displace Millions
Researchers at the Virginia Tech Center for Technology, Security, and Policy in the National Capital Region, doing a FEMA- funded study to determine the social impacts and disaster response requirements...