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Aid workers aim to head off hunger in Haiti
The United Nations' World Food Program estimates three million earthquake survivors in Haiti will need ready-to-eat food rations over the next month.
Strong quake hits Haiti: US geologists
A strong earthquake that scientists measured at 6.1 magnitude hit Port-au-Prince Wednesday, sending residents running into the streets eight days after the city was razed by a 7.0 quake.
Keeping the Midlands bling | Stephen Deuchar
This massive hoard of Anglo-Saxon has put Mercia back on the archeological map. We must do all we can to keep it thereYesterday, David Starkey coined the phrase "gangland bling" to describe...
Rising sea levels threaten Outer Banks
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Rising sea levels threaten North Carolina's famed Outer Banks and the marshes they protect in Pamlico Sound, scientists say.
Global Cooling : Beyond Parochialism
Global Cooling : Beyond Parochialism During the next 10 years, climate science and climate science reporting will, I believe, change the public perception of climate change. More people will come to...
Sitting into the back stretch
Here's a nice stretch for your middle and lower back that fits easily into your workday. Just move your chair away from the desk and give it a try whenever...
Video: Quake Zones Most at Risk
Dr. Arthur Lerner-Lam, a seismologist at Columbia University, shows Chris Wragge some of the geographical zones most at risk of an earthquake.
Tipping Point? West Antarctic Ice Sheet could become unstable as world warms
A new study examines how ice sheets, such as the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, could become unstable as the world warms.
Met Office forecasts criticised
The UK Met Office debates what to do with its long-term and seasonal forecasting after criticism for failing to predict extreme weather.
Religion Journal: Pastors in Northwest Find Focus in ‘Green’
In the Pacific Northwest, where church attendance has been low, some parishes are using environmental issues to reconnect with the community.
New satellite maps of Haiti coming in
As rescue workers scramble to provide assistance to hundreds of thousands of people following Haiti's earthquake, Earth observation satellite data continues to provide updated views of the situation on the...
The Arctic tern's global trek
The tiny migratory birds can fly up to 50,000 miles a year, say scientists using geolocators to study the routes of the birds that travel from as far as upper Greenland to...
Wilder weather exerts a stronger influence on biodiversity than steadily changing conditions
An increase in the variability of local conditions could do more to harm biodiversity than slower shifts in climate, a new study has found.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2010
The state of the science and engineering enterprise in America is strong, yet its lead is slipping, according to data released at the White House January 15. Science and Engineering...
Sulphur-eating bacteria limit acid run-off and CO2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is caused when sulphur in mine tailings reacts with water and oxygen in the environment to produce sulphuric acid. It is a major environmental...
Earthquake threat lurks for US, too
As disaster crews and scientists investigate the havoc wrought in Haiti, questions emerge as to whether such a vastly destructive disaster could happen at home in the United States. ...
Expertise vs. Puffery and the Haitian Earthquake
I just read a Scientific American article about an expert who predicted last week that an earthquake near Port-au-Prince would be catastrophic. He was not predicting that such a quake...
Report: no finger pointing at oil sands
EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Canada's oil sands should not be singled out as the source of Canada's poor record on greenhouse gas emissions, says a Conference Board...
The battle for Angola's oil
LUANDA, Angola, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The recent killing of two members of Togo's national soccer squad in Angola during an African tournament by separatist rebels from oil-rich Cabinda...
Global Warming Indigestion May Kill Gorillas, Monkeys
Warming could make leaves tougher to digest, potentially forcing leaf-eating primates into extinction.
New Farming Wrinkle May Help Peanut Growers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a combination of conservation tillage and deficit irrigation management in peanut production can promote conservation of water during the early growing season without hurting yields, an Agricultural...
Eclipse worries some in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Friday's 7-minute eclipse of the sun worried some Muslim clerics in Somalia who urged people to pray for mercy, witnesses said.
Global Cooling : How Wrong Can You Get?
Global Cooling : How Wrong Can You Get? Despite media reports to the contrary, the Antarctic ice is still melting, as noted here: Climate change is warming the Amundsen Sea, which is...
Scientists lament state of Peruvian science
The number of Peruvian scientists leaving home is worrying, and job prospects are on a downward spiral, a meeting has heard.
Lebanon facing environmental challenges
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The proximity of Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea and general apathy make it extremely vulnerable to the effects of global climate change, an...
'Radical rethink' on sea defences
"Radical thinking" needed to protect the UK's coastal communities from flooding in the future, a report warns.
Appliance rebates waste government money
For every $100 of taxpayer money spent on refrigerators under the U.S. federal appliance rebate program, $6 is entirely lost, say two economists.
Chicago suburbs covet Lake Michigan water
In what could be the state's largest collective gulp of Lake Michigan water in nearly two decades, 10 suburbs are seeking approval to tap the vast but closely guarded natural...