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World Scientists: Stop Denying Global Warming!
Annual Report from Says Last Decade Was Hottest on Record, Calls Warming "Undeniable," but Doesn?t Name Cause
New Earthquake Defenses For an Iconic Bridge
The First of 20 Steel Tower Sections for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Gets Put into Place
China launches new global positioning satellite
BEIJING (Reuters) - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.
Galapagos Islands removed from threat list
BRASILIA, Brazil, July 30 (UPI) -- The government of Ecuador is to thank for conservation efforts that resulted in the removal of the Galapagos Islands from a sensitive list,...
Gender-bending fish on the rise in southern Alberta
Chemicals present in two rivers in southern Alberta are likely the cause of the feminisation of fish say researchers at the University of Calgary who have published results of their...
Study finds black carbon implicated in global warming
Increasing the ratio of black carbon to sulphate in the atmosphere increases climate warming, suggests a study conducted by a University of Iowa professor and his colleagues and published in...
Highlight of the Polarstern expedition
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association for the first time sent its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) on an under-ice mission at about 79...
Signs of reversal of Arctic cooling in some areas
Parts of the Arctic have cooled clearly over the past century, but temperatures have been rising steeply since 1990 also there. This is the finding of a summer temperature reconstruction...
More frequent, more intense heat waves in store for New York
Heat waves like those that baked the Northeast in July are likely to be more frequent and more intense in the future, with their effects amplified in densely built urban...
India plans reintroduction of cheetahs
MUMBAI, July 29 (UPI) -- Cheetahs, hunted to extinction in India 100 years ago, will return to that country under a plan approved by the government, environmental groups say. ...
Huge Chilean Earthquake Raised Country's Coast
The temblor also moved cities and sank inland areas.
Ontario tackles ER wait times with $45M more
The Ontario government is expanding its effort to reduce emergency-room wait times across the province.
Iron And Sunlight Zap Methylmercury
Environmental Pollutants: Scientists uncover a mechanism for methylmercury's decomposition during the Arctic's long summer days.
Study Findings Have Impact Up and Down Stream
A University of Arkansas researcher and her colleagues examined streams in urban, agricultural and forested settings and determined that the differences they found may affect how cities try to restore...
NOAA Has 10 Answers to Allegations That "Climategate" Disproves Warming
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report today on 2009's climate,...
ASU Is Part of 5-University Team to Boost Reading Comprehension
Two scientists at Arizona State University are on a core team of researchers from five universities awarded $20 million to improve listening and reading comprehension in preschool through third grade.
Rains sweep chemicals to Chinese river
JILIN, China, July 29 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities said Thursday that floods swept around 3,000 barrels filled with hazardous chemicals into major rivers in the northeast. ...
BP Disaster Regnites California's Anti-Drilling Fervor
The disaster in the gulf strengthens opposition to oil drilling in California.
Last decade breaks heat record
A major study has found that we’ve just had the warmest decade since 1870, based on data from many different indicators of climate.
Global network needed to monitor world's agriculture
A team of agriculture and environment experts, led by Jeffrey Sachs, call for a global network to monitor the world's farming systems.
Oceans in Peril: Primed for Mass Extinction?
Oil spills, acidic waters and dwindling oxygen are harming marine species.
Warming 'to draw Mexico migrants'
Climate change may drive millions of Mexicans into the US as rising temperatures reduce crop yields, a study suggests.
'Eternal plane' returns to Earth
The record-breaking Zephyr unmanned solar-powered plane touches down in Arizona after two weeks of non-stop flight.
After 100 days, still a lot of work to do in gulf, officials say
Residents worry about employment now that oil-skimming jobs are likely to end, while lawmakers in Congress spar over spill-related legislation. ...
12 killed in China's latest industrial accident
The explosion at a plastics factory in eastern China injures 300 and reduces buildings to rubble. It follows an oil spill this month and an acid leak that poisoned a river. A...
Arctic Heroes #3 - Robert McClure
Arctic Heroes #3 - Robert McClure Robert McClure and his crew were the first people to transit the North West Passage - by ship and sled. They were also the first...
Florida declares open season on lionfish
As thousands of Floridians take to the sea to hunt for spiny lobster in a two-day mini-season, officials are encouraging them to capture or kill at will a nonnative fish. ...
Critical Alaska Habitat Spared From Oil and Natural Gas Development
The Obama administration’s first lease sale in the 87-year-old petroleum reserve on the North Slope leaves sanctuary for caribou and geese. ...