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Gazprom, Hungary to sign South Stream deal
MOSCOW, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Hungary and Russian gas monopoly Gazprom plan to sign agreements on the South Stream natural gas pipeline by the end of January, Moscow said...
Study: Shorebirds who fly deep into Arctic face less predator danger
Every year, shorebirds flap thousands and thousands of miles to the northern hemisphere, then back to the south. It's already an exhausting round trip. Yet some of those sandpipers and...
Stanford study opposes minke culling
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Minke whales are not preventing the recovery of larger whales in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, scientists in California say.
Copenhagen climate summit yields 'real deal' to limit greenhouse gases
Nonbinding accord still needs beefing up, negotiators agree
U.S. Official Says Talks on Emissions Show Promise
The chief American climate change negotiator said the agreement reached last month in Copenhagen could provide significant benefits if countries followed through.
Anaconda captured at Florida horse park
A 12-foot green anaconda was captured Wednesday by deputy sheriffs at the East Lake Fish Camp in northern Osceola County.
Slope Construction Methods Impact Ecology Differently
Recent low temperatures and massive snow storms may have skiers ready for the slopes, but it's unlikely that a long run through fresh powder makes skiers question how the run...
Exclusive: 2009 Hottest Year on Record in Southern Hemisphere
While northern latitudes chill, tropics and Southern Hemisphere continue warming [Read more]
New bird radar at Seattle-Tacoma airport
SEATAC, Wash., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport demonstrated an advanced bird radar Thursday that provides "as-it-happens" data to improve flight safety, officials said.
Chile leading the way in innovation
Chile is Latin America’s innovation leader, according to a global study of 131 countries, while Brazil occupied 87th position.
Urban biodiversity plan approved
A plan to support Latin American cities in reducing biodiversity loss has been approved and will be presented in COP-16 in Japan later this year.
Chaperones for climate protection
(PhysOrg.com) -- The World Climate Conference recently took place. Reports about carbon dioxide levels, rising temperatures and melting glaciers appear daily. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry...
Sea Change: Environmental Group Gives First-Time Nod to Sustainable Salmon-Farming Method
Farm-raised salmon has long been the poster child of unsustainable aquaculture practices. Issues of escape, pollution and inefficiency have plunged it deeply into the "avoid" territory of environmental...
East Timor shelves Woodside LNG plans
PERTH, Australia, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The government of East Timor said it would not back a plan by Australia's Woodside Petroleum to build a floating liquefied natural gas...
Baku warming to Nabucco
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan said it could supply Europe with natural gas through the lauded Nabucco pipeline if the project moves forward with construction.
Rinks look to buy defibrillators after rescue
More P.E.I. recreational facilities are considering buying automated defibrillators following the dramatic revival of a collapsed hockey fan on the weekend.
Much of early methane rise can be attributed to spreading of northern peatlands
The surprising increase in methane concentrations millennia ago, identified in continental glacier studies, has puzzled researchers for a long time. According to a strong theory, this would have resulted from...
Pollution imperils polar bears
Polar bears in the Arctic are suffering a range of potentially fatal ill-effects caused by man-made pollution, a major review reveals.
Tectonics and poor construction conspired to create devastation in Haiti
The earthquake was a massive, shallow eruption beneath a heavily populated area that lacked stringent building standards, resulting in catastrophe. ...
Global Warming: Is making carbon 'SAFE' the answer?
Mandating fossil fuel producers to sequester (bury) a steadily increasing fraction of the carbon they extract would be a simple, effective, and fair way of sharing out the pain of...
From the ancient Amazonian Indians: 'Biochar' as a modern weapon against global warming
Scientists are reporting that "biochar" -- a material that the Amazonian Indians used to enhance soil fertility centuries ago -- has potential in the modern world to help slow global...
Sir William Herschel (1738-1822)
No history of astronomy would be complete without an account of the contributions made by William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel) and his sister Caroline. William Herschel was born in 1738...
UK physicists warn of brain drain over funding freeze
Programme cuts could lead to “irreparable damage” to the county’s reputation
Hydro scheme awarded major prize
A scheme to generate power in the Brecon Beacons is one of three winners of a £1m prize for saving carbon emissions.
Salazar to decide on planned Cape Cod wind farm
(AP) -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he will decide by the end of April whether to approve a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod that has sparked...
Illinois Tries United Front Against Fish and Lawsuit
Federal and state officials from Illinois defended their efforts to ward off Asian carp, a voracious, nonnative fish that could threaten the ecosystem of the Great Lakes.
Arctic scientists lack funding
EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Canada needs a national polar policy to fund studies in the Arctic -- one of fastest changing landscapes on Earth, a University of...
Killer quake struck just below the surface
The quake that struck Haiti erupted just below the surface on a notorious fault where two plates of the Earth's crust jostle and grind, scientists said.