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Sea-level rises may be worse for some areas than others
Warming waters and shifting wind patterns caused by greenhouse gases are factors in variations, an Indian Ocean study finds. ...
Wildlife concerns linked to Gazprom pipeline
VYBORG, Russia, July 16 (UPI) -- Environmentalists are worried that a land pipeline that connects to the Nord Stream undersea gas pipeline will damage a Russian wildlife sanctuary. ...
Video: Waterfalls Soak Yosemite Nat'l Park
It's hard to believe the beauty of Yosemite Valley, Calif. could be improved upon, but as John Blackstone reports, nature has made this national park more magnificent than usual.
Illegal logging declines around the world
LONDON, July 15 (UPI) -- Illegal logging has seen a dramatic decline in the last decade, benefiting forest-dependent communities and global climate, a British report says. ...
Iraq's oil boom could tempt Iran
BAGHDAD, July 15 (UPI) -- Iraq's headlong drive to become the world's top oil producer is gathering pace although building the infrastructure to make that happen poses problems. ...
Noninvasive probing of geological core samples
Oil and natural gas companies rely upon geological core analyses to help them understand and evaluate oil and gas reserves. A rock sample can reveal myriad details about a geological...
Rare dark jellyfish showing up in San Diego Bay
(AP) -- Scientists say a rare species of dark purple jellyfish is showing up in San Diego Bay and washing ashore on beaches.
California May Drop Rock, and Geologists Feel the Pain
Geologists oppose legislation that would lift the designation of serpentine — which contains asbestos — as the state rock.
Climate unit 'did not hide data'
Climate scientists emerge from third inquiry with their reputations for honesty intact but with a lack of openness criticised.
Research funding changes on hold
Plans to change the way university science research is funded are put on hold after a campaign by Nobel Prize winners and academics.
Conservation groups' cuts warning
A coalition of conservation organisations in England warns of the dangers of cutting public funding in the countryside.
Sniffing out the oil
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are using their noses to spot contamination in seafood, trying to ensure that the BP spill doesn't pollute the nation's food supply. ...
Arctic Ice July 2010 - Update #2
Arctic Ice July 2010 - Update #2 Something strange is going on. Arctic watcher blogs are abuzz with talk about the behaviour of graphics which are supposed to show ice extent,...
Historic Arctic fort to get virtual treatment
A Parks Canada team is on Ellesmere Island to build a virtual re-creation of Fort Conger, a research base dating to the late 1800s.
Top Engineers to Investigate Cause of Oil Spill
Investigations into the gulf oil disaster are multiplying. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE)...
Toxic pollutants rise in North America
North American industrial facilities released or transferred more than 5.7 billion kilograms of toxic pollutants in 2006, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation says.
Stony Brook University Receives NSF Grant to Design Revolutionary "Reality Deck"
Stony Brook University received a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to build what its creator described as the closest thing in the world to Star Trek's "holodeck."
Warming Waters Exacerbate Dwindling New England Fisheries
GLOUCESTER, Mass.-- Pete Libra is frustrated. The 40-year-old cod fisherman sees lots of fish in the ocean, and he wants to catch more. Fishing authorities see fewer, and...
Offshore Drilling: To Pause or Not to Pause
William K. Reilly, the newly named co-chairman of the presidential commission named to investigate the BP oil spill, says he is prepared to press President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken...
On Our Radar: A Chinese Airline Boom
Chinese airlines carried 126 million passengers from January through June, a rise of 17 percent from a year earlier.
'Holistic grazing' wins sustainable practice award
A project aimed at reversing desertification while increasing livestock numbers, has been awarded a US$100,000 prize.
Into the Storms
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in nine years, NASA and other federal agencies will use aircraft and satellites this summer to mount an intensive, U.S.-based study of how hurricanes...
Researchers listen for whales amid undersea oil clouds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recording units on the sea floor will help Cornell researchers analyze the potential impact of oil clouds in the Gulf of Mexico on marine mammals.
Farmers, livestock, crops suffered through sizzling weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pennsylvania farmers were reeling from the effects of the recent heat wave plaguing the Northeast, according to experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Will Anything Curb China's Appetite for Rare Wildlife?
The capture of poachers smuggling tons of rare pangolins from Southeast Asia to Chinese markets provides a window on the ongoing assault on the planet's wildlife.
Scientists identify new potential biocontrol for skunk vine
A new beetle that could be used to control the invasive weed skunk vine has been identified by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.
Tighten Those Purse Strings, Scientists Tell NASA
A committee of the National Research Council warned today that steps recently taken by...
South Sudan balks on oil pipeline
KHARTOUM, Sudan, July 13 (UPI) -- A proposed oil pipeline from southern Sudan to Kenya is too expensive to pursue, said Sudanese Oil Minister Lual Deng. ...