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Earth's Atmosphere Came From Outer Space, Not Volcanoes, Say Scientists
The gases which formed the Earth's atmosphere and probably its oceans did not come from inside the Earth but from outer space, according to a study by University of Manchester...
Himalayas threatened by climate change
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Extreme weather events caused by climate change are threatening hundreds of millions of people living in the Himalayan region, the United Nations said.
A novel, 10,000-year study of strata compaction and sea-level rise on English coast
Environmental scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and Durham University have employed a novel combination of geological and model reconstructions of wetland environments during a 10,000-year period to address spatial...
Uniform analyses for clean drinking water in Europe
Clean water is a matter of survival for humans, particularly when it is used for drinking, cooking and for food manufacture. Therefore, the EU member countries have in several guidelines...
Breakthrough in monitoring tropical deforestation announced in Copenhagen
Tropical forest destruction accounts for some 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But quantifying these emissions has not been easy, particularly for tropical nations. New technology, developed by a team...
Action on climate change compatible with long-term U.S. economic growth
Measures being proposed by the U.S. Climate Action Partnership to curb greenhouse gas emissions are unlikely to affect potential long-term economic growth in the United States, according to a study.
Canna plant useful in storm runoff
HAMMOND, La., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Ornamental plants, such as canna, have proven beneficial in removing nitrogen and phosphorus from stormwater runoff, scientists in Louisiana said.
Gates Foundation joins global crop research network
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will join forces with a reformed CGIAR global network of agricultural research centres.
Climate projections underestimate CO2 impact
The climate may be 30-50 percent more sensitive to atmospheric carbon dioxide in the long term than previously thought, according to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience. Projections...
New science estimates carbon storage potential of US lands
The first phase of a groundbreaking national assessment estimates that U.S. forests and soils could remove additional quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere as a means to mitigate...
Vermicompost from pig manure grows healthy hibiscus
Vermicomposting, the practice of using earthworms to turn waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer, can be an economical, organic waste management practice. During vermicomposting, earthworms and microorganisms stabilize organic waste in an...
Stolen E-Mails Embolden Climate Skeptics
Uproar Has Emboldened Republicans Out To Scuttle President's Push To Cut Greenhouse Gases
Farms, Fertilizers and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are front and center in finding out how farming affects emissions of the green house nitrous oxide (N2O).
New approach to emissions makes climate and air quality models more accurate, major study finds
It's no secret that the emissions leaving a car tailpipe or factory smokestack affect climate and air quality. Even trees release chemicals that influence the atmosphere. But until now, scientists...
Restoring the Longleaf Pine: Preparing the Southeast for Global Warming
A good-news global warming story about a pine tree with a storied past promises that a back-to-the-future approach will provide economic opportunities and help prepare the southeastern U.S. for a...
Tycoon: Finance Gap May Doom Climate Talks
Money Proposed by Rich Nations to Help Poor Adapt to Climate Change is Insufficient, Says U.S. Billionaire George Soros
Germany unveils world's largest weather supercomputer
Germany Thursday unveiled the world's most powerful weather supercomputer that scientists hope will provide critical data on global warming for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Top Ten Videos of 2009: Nat Geo News's Most Watched
With the exception of an eclipse and volcano "spiders," the stars of National Geographic News's most popular video presentations were a decidedly deep lot—hopping fish, countertop "sea monsters," underwater eruptions,...
Disagreement over what constitutes a forest may be Achilles' heel of REDD plan
Disagreement over what constitutes a forest could undermine an agreement to protect forests, which is expected to be one of the bright spots at the UN climate change meeting in...
ATV Jules Verne operations team wins prestigious UK aeronautics prize
The UK's Royal Aeronautical Society has awarded its top Gold Medal Team prize to ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle operations team, in recognition of their achievement in operating ATV Jules Verne...
Mystery Volcano Eruption Solves Global Cooling Puzzle
A newly detected 19th-century volcanic eruption may solve the mystery of a strangely cool decade in the early 1800s, researchers say—but the location of the volcano itself remains a puzzle.
Busy 2010 hurricane season is forecast
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. meteorologists say they expect an above-average number of Atlantic basin hurricanes to develop during next year's hurricane season.
In Deep Water: Will Essential Ocean Currents Be Altered by Climate Change? [Slide Show]
Every second, a vast quantity of cold, dense seawater equal to six times the combined flow of every land river on Earth streams over an ocean-floor ridge that stretches between...
Extra pores on plants could ease global warming: Japan study
Japanese researchers said Thursday they had found a way to make plant leaves absorb more carbon dioxide in an innovation that may one day help ease global warming and boost...
A great month for science | Richard Smith
Claims of email collusion on climate change show that science is a human activity to which we must apply rigorous scepticismSome might think that this has been a terrible month for science....
Europe seeks an emissions loophole for its forests
In stark contrast to rigourous rules it is promoting for forest based emissions reductions in developing countries, Europe is seeking preferential treatment for its forestry related emissions...
Reporter’s Notebook: Jules Verne, desperado?
Jules Verne (1828-1905) is often remembered as a 19th-century founder of science fiction, whose enthusiasm for invention fills his books — from the spacecraft in From the Earth to the Moon (1865) to...
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