Latest science news in Earth & Climate
'Climate wars' claims disputed
New research challenges idea that global warming will drive civil unrest.
Fault maps could aid earthquake forecasts
Earth moved in the Chilean quake where the strain was highest.
What happens when food rots?
Mould, flies, and maggots - watch what happens when food is left to rot
Climate change threatens rural poor
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Erratic rainfall patterns caused by global climate change are a growing threat to the world's rural poor, a water conference in Sweden was...
Using buildings for flood protection
Buildings, car parks and roads could, alongside their "regular" functions, have a role to play in protecting the rest of the city from flooding. According to researcher Bianca Stalenberg, this...
Melting rate of ice caps in Greenland and Western Antarctica lower than expected
GRACE The melting of the ice caps has been charted since 2002 using the measurements produced by the two GRACE satellites. From space they detect small changes in the Earth's...
Upside to global warming: 'New North' will thrive
Move over, Sunbelt. The New North is coming through, a UCLA geographer predicts in a new book.
Making climate data free for all
International workshop will propose ways of creating a comprehensive climate databank.
The forest paradox during heatwaves
Comparatively speaking, forests initially have a weaker cooling effect during heatwaves than open grassland. This is revealed in a study that could help refine models for weather and climate forecasts....
New report warns of expanding threat of hypoxia in U. S. coastal waters
A report issued today by key environmental and scientific federal agencies assesses the increasing prevalence of low-oxygen `dead zones` in U.S. coastal waters and outlines a series of research and...
African Union science awards to change name
The AU Scientific Awards will change its name in an effort to celebrate Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah and boost the prizes' profile.
Academies Review Climate Panel
Climate Change: UN panel needs new leadership, says coalition of national science academies.
Our Towns: Bedbugs? Other Strange Invaders Threaten Much Wider Damage
Cornell University agricultural experts and others worry that the emerald ash borer has the potential to kill ash trees throughout North America.
Science Weekly podcast: Scientific feuds; Tevatron's stay execution; plus Stephen Hawking dismisses God - again
What happens when fierce scientific rivals go head to head? Joel Levy discusses some of history's most epic battles to discredit the work of colleagues. Do these often petty quarrels help or...
Nuclear Waste - A Geologist's Perspective
Nuclear waste is one of the biggest downsides to nuclear power, and can remain dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years. Geological disposal is often stated as the most preferable...
Sustainable flights in the future
A new aerospace research centre is developing techniques for safer flights that can also rescue people, fight bush fire and monitor crops.
A Voice From the Next Offshore Oil Frontier
The energy industry centered in Prudhoe Bay is the economic engine of the North Slope, helping preserve the Inupiat culture, but it also presents a potential threat to that culture....
Tours & cruises: Hiking in Oregon's Rogue River Canyon
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BP well declared to be no longer a threat to gulf
With the replacement of the failed blowout preventer and a cement plug in place, the well's seal is almost permanent, the federal spill response chief says. The final step will...
Skydiving from the edge of space: can a human break the sound barrier?
A person freefalling from 120,000 feet would theoretically reach a supersonic speed of over 700mph. Two daredevils of the skies are racing to break the sound barrier – and face unknown hazards...
A climate warning from the deep
The dispersal of tiny sea creatures in Antarctica has alerted scientists to the vulnerability of Earth's ice sheetsBryozoans make unlikely prophets of doom. Nevertheless, scientists believe these tiny marine creatures, which live glued...
Google and Galaxy Zoo could aid global climate project
Climate scientists meeting in Britain this week hope to build a database to predict natural disasters precisely. And records of the voyages of the Bounty and Beagle will assist them in their taskLeading...
The Unreal World: 'The Big C'
How realistic is the Showtime series' treatment of cancer?"The Big C," "Summer Time," Showtime, Monday, Aug. 23, 10:30 p.m.
Pilates roll down
Strengthen your core while stretching your spine.Use this Pilates roll-down exercise to stretch and strengthen your core muscles. Leaning against a flat wall to perform the move helps you hold...
French science vessel to start second leg of climate voyage
The French yacht Tara leaves Sunday on the second leg of a three-year voyage across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms which produce half...
Big dry and legal doubts fuel progress to new forest burn boom in Brazil
High temperatures, low humidity and uncertainty over the future of forest laws are fuelling a boost in forest fires over much of Brazil...
Country diary: New Forest
Clive Chatters, chairman of the New Forest national park authority, pays tribute to the work of amateur naturalists in the recently published symposium Biodiversity in the New Forest.Their observations and recording underpin the...
New Zealand Earthquake Pictures: Walls, Roads Crumble
See wrecked cars and collapsed buildings following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday. ...