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Ground shaken by Mexico quake still moving
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that rocked the American Southwest and Mexico's Baja California in April is continuing to deform the ground there, new NASA radar images show. ...
Moscow's toxic smog fails to shift as anger grows
The toxic smog smothering Moscow showed little sign of abating Monday as media accused officials of covering up the scale of the disaster and the authorities raced to put out...
NASA's hurricane quest set to begin
In less than two weeks, NASA scientists will begin their quest for the holy grail of hurricane research. The exact conditions required to kickstart a tropical depression into a hurricane...
First satellite measurement of water volume in Amazon floodplain
For the first time, scientists have been able to measure the amount of water that rises and falls annually in the Amazon River floodplain. The result -- 285 billion metric...
U.S. backs carbon-neutral Ruby pipeline
HOUSTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Regulatory Commission approved construction for the first-ever carbon-neutral natural gas pipeline in the U.S. northwest, a company said. ...
EPA's Move On CO2 Reaps 24 Lawsuits
Climate Change: Plaintiffs challenge agency's plan, based on 'endangerment' decision.
Hyperlocal Effects From A Changing Climate
Cities are made chiefly of concrete and asphalt, which soak up more sunlight during the day than soil and have a harder time radiating the heat away during the night....
Japan marks atom bomb anniversary
The Japanese city of Hiroshima marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack, with the US attending for the first time.
Scientists Warn of Louisiana Coastal Erosion
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers, including three from Boston University, have released findings suggesting that current plans to introduce fresh water to inland marshes around the Louisiana Gulf Coast...
Wildlife advocates hail Rocky Mountain wolf ruling
(AP) -- Wildlife advocates say a ruling to restore Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves throughout the Northern Rocky Mountains buys time to create a better plan than...
Scientists find the first evidence of genetically modified plants in the wild
Research is continually emerging on the impacts of invasive species, pollution and environmental disasters on ecosystems and communities. Ecological scientists will discuss widespread environmental...
Cutting Japanese carbon dioxide emissions
Last year, heat-pump technology cut Japan’s CO2 emissions by 1.1 million tons. The savings are about the same as we would gain by permanently parking around half a million modern...
Mediterranean under species 'invasion'
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea is at risk from an invasion of hundreds of foreign marine species arriving in the last 140 years,...
Scientists develop sustainable, environmentally friendly potting medium
A new type of sustainable and environmentally friendly potting medium made from thinned pine trees has been created by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their university cooperators.
White House Nominates Chief Scientist for NOAA
In a move that would bring more climate know-how into the inner circle of...
Much Gulf Oil Remains, Deeply Hidden and Under Beaches
The "vast majority" of spilled oil is gone, officials say. But some experts doubt the estimates and say much crude remains, out of sight. ...
AP Enterprise: Scientists think Gulf can recover
By SETH BORENSTEIN and CAIN BURDEAU 2010-08-05T19:18:26Z BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) -- Want to know the future of...
High levels of carbon dioxide threaten oyster survival
It has been widely reported that the build up of carbon dioxide in the air, which is caused by human behavior, will likely lead to climate change and have major...
New information about how Himalayas were formed
Evidence of the mineral majorite in Himalayan rocks have overturned scientific theory about the birth of the tallest mountains on Earth.
Resource tax would shift mining overseas
SYDNEY, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Australia's proposed resource tax would force its miners overseas, industry leaders say. MIN -...
In Comments on Oil's Fate, an Air of Mistrust
"This is the same NOAA after all that insisted for weeks that 5,000 barrels a day was the actual release rate," a scientist said.
Sizing Up Our Food's Nitrogen Footprint
Agriculture: Researchers compare how the pollution behind a meal affects coastal ecosystems versus the climate.
Nitrogenase found to be a two-trick pony
A nitrogen-fixing enzyme has shocked scientists by being able to use carbon monoxide as a substrate to make a range of carbon-based products
Coastal Creatures May Have Reduced Ability to Fight Off Infections in Acidified Oceans
Human impact is causing lower oxygen and higher carbon dioxide levels in coastal water bodies. Increased levels of carbon dioxide cause the water to become more acidic, having dramatic effects...
Chinese soil experts warn of massive threat to food security
A survey indicates critical soil loss across China, and warns that food production will decrease by 40 per cent if current rates continue.
Landscape trees victims of heat, drought
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Landscape trees in the southern United States are falling victim to a prolonged spell of summers with hot weather and little rain,...
Location, infrastructure and middle classes were keys to development of chemical industry in Bizkaia
Researchers studied the founding of 13 Bizkaian chemical enterprises and their technological evolution in 20th century.
Rocking Geochemistry
Jeremy Boyce studies mineral apatite to learn more about the magmatic processes of volcanoes.