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Primordial Magma Uncovered from Earth's Hot Dawn
Age of 4.5 Billion Year-Old Lava Rocks Approximately Matches that of Newly-Formed Earth
Ocean's colour affects hurricane paths
A change in the colour of ocean waters could have a drastic effect on the prevalence of hurricanes, new research indicates. In a simulation of such a change in one...
Satellite data yield better wetlands maps
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- New accurate maps of Chesapeake Bay wetlands will help in studies of areas critical to the health of bodies of water like the Bay,...
Russian Wildfires Create Towering Dirty Clouds
Russia's peat bog fires are creating vast smoke plumes as well as clouds carrying pollution.
Ancient Hawaiian Glaciers Hold Clues to Past Climate Change
Rocks left by retreating ice holds signatures of ancient climates.
On Our Radar: Fealty to Kentucky Coal
Declaring opposition to any energy bill that would undercut Kentucky's coal industry.
Locust swarm threatens Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A swarm of locusts sweeping across parts of Madagascar is threatening the food supply of around 460,000 families, a U.N. agency warned. ...
Somali food prices soar during Ramadan
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Basic food items are scarce in parts of Somalia during the holy month of Ramadan as traders flee rising insurgent activities, activists warn. ...
Cadaver-sniffing device could find Jimmy Hoffa
A new detector could finally answer the question of whether the body of former Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried under the west end zone of Giants Stadium. ...
Chevron makes deepwater gas discovery
SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A new natural gas discovery in the deep waters off the coast of Western Australia increase the forecast for regional resources, Chevron...
Caspian pollution worries Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Contamination from raw sewage and oil pollution in the Caspian Sea is threatening the sustainability of natural resources, an Iranian official said. ...
100-year-old Scotch pulled from frozen crate
A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday — but the heritage dram won't be tasted by whisky lovers because...
ARPA-E funding supports research on carbon dioxide removal from flue gases
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy - also known as ARPA-E - to pursue two different, but related,...
Earth from Space: Electric blue blooms
Resembling the brush strokes of French Impressionist Claude Monet, electric blue-coloured plankton blooms swirl in the North Atlantic Ocean off Ireland in this Envisat image.
Heat may have caused N.J. fish kill
CAPE MAY, N.J., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The thousands of dead menhaden that have washed up along Delaware Bay in South Jersey may have been victims of this summer's...
Scientists test Australia's Moreton Bay as coral 'lifeboat'
An international team of scientists has been exploring Australia's Moreton Bay, close to Brisbane, as a possible 'lifeboat' to save corals from the Great Barrier Reef at risk of extermination...
Endangered snow leopard gets 'insurance'
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Endangered snow leopards in Pakistan are being protected by an innovative "insurance" program involving local villagers with goat herds, a researcher says. ...
Despite Costs, 'Clean Coal' Remains Obama Priority
A task force says the only route to burning coal while catching the CO2 is a climate bill with a high price for the greenhouse gas.
Chalk River reactor to resume isotope production
The troubled Chalk River nuclear reactor is poised to resume isotope production after a 15-month hiatus.
Chemical Engineer Purifies Water with Prickly Pear
Gummy mucilage found within prickly pear cactus could help purify water.
Think Globally, Compromise Locally
In environmental disputes in Utah, Ohio and California, compromises were achieved by finding enough common ground to satisfy everyone's basic aims.
UIC Scientist Studies Natural Processes of Mercury
Working with National Science Foundation and Department of Energy grants, UIC earth and environmental sciences professor Katheryn Nagy is studying how mercury bonds with sulfur, how forest fires can affect...
Building Resilience on a Turbulent Planet
A disaster expert lays out a game plan for cutting losses from inevitable, largely unnatural, disasters.
Entering a Thicket, Engineers Quiz Oil Regulators
A report on root causes of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is expected by the end of October.
Study to examine rising sea level's impact on estuaries, coastal communities
A new University of Central Florida study will examine how rising sea level could harm estuaries and coastal communities along the Florida Panhandle and Alabama and Mississippi coasts.
Pakistani City Tops Asian Heat Charts
On May 26, the temperature in ancient Mohenjo-Daro soared to 128 degrees Fahrenheit.
Oregon Architecture and Biology Researchers to Probe Indoors
Two University of Oregon biologists and a professor of architecture will lead a scientific journey into what may be the most underexplored frontier on the planet -- the closed, indoor...
Nano 'tea bag' purifies water
It looks like a tea bag, but it is packed with nano-fibres and active carbon to remove contaminants from water.