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Study On Properties Of Carbon Nanotubes, Water Could Have Wide-ranging Implications
A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes,...
Bicoastal Atlantic bluefin tuna
Prized species’ east-west populations intermingle more than thought, complicating management
Predictive population shift model created
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a predictive model of worldwide population shifts to better estimate international migration patterns.
Water table depth tied to droughts in Great Plains
(PhysOrg.com) -- Will there be another “dust bowl” in the Great Plains similar to the one that swept the region in the 1930s? It depends on water storage underground. Groundwater...
Commercial Aquatic Plants Offer Cost-effective Method For Treating Wastewater
Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been promoted as inexpensive, low-technology approaches to treating agricultural, industrial and municipal wastewater to comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations. CWs, or marshes built to treat...
Wetlands restoration: A false hope?
CULLOWHEE, N.C., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says Louisiana Coastal residents counting on wetlands restoration to protect storm buffeted infrastructure are waging a losing battle.
Alternative To Burning: Environmentally Sound Disposal For Wood Chips
Pecan and other hickory woods are the third most popular hardwood group in the United States, behind only black walnut and black cherry. he pruned wood of pecan, a byproduct...
Experiment Demonstrates 110 Years Of Sustainable Agriculture
Researchers have shown that a plot of land on the campus of Auburn University that has been maintained by a century old practice of sustainable farming can produce similar cotton...
Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the air
University of Calgary climate change researchers say they are close to figuring out how to commercialize the capture of carbon dioxide directly from the air with a simple system that...
Air quality rules may miss key pollutants
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A University of Colorado-Boulder study suggests U.S. air quality regulations may not effectively target a large source of fine, organic particle pollutants.
Court: Great Lakes wolf returns to endangered list
(AP) -- A federal court Monday overturned the Bush administration's decision to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.
Zeroing in on Wi-Fi 'dead zones'
Rooting out Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities is an expensive proposition. Pre-deployment testing is so costly that most WiFi providers simply build...
Plan aims at clearing Denver's air
DENVER, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Environmental groups say Colorado's plan to reduce ozone along the state's Front Range falls short of what is needed to clear the air.
Stalagmites May Predict Next Big One Along The New Madrid Seismic Zone
Small white stalagmites lining caves in the Midwest may help scientists chronicle the history of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) -- and even predict when the next big earthquake...
Emine Saner on why hot chillis (probably) won't kill you
Emine Saner: 'It is possible to have an anaphylactic reaction but it is certainly not common,' says dietician Sue Baic
Climate Change Alters Base of Tahoe Food Web
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers at Lake Tahoe this week published the first evidence that climate change alters the makeup of tiny plant communities called algae, which are the very...
Aquarium advocates planet-friendly sushi
If you down a plate of maguro for lunch or can't go a week without a dragon roll, the folks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium would like to have a...
Killer Peppers
A year or so ago we ran an FYI story on whether you could die from eating too many chili peppers. We said probably not, reasoning that it would take...
Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nears
(PhysOrg.com) -- As his fraternity brothers laid his 5-foot, 7-inch frame end-to-end to measure the Massachusetts Avenue bridge one night in October 1958, there was one distinct thought running through...
Europe's Space Cargo Vehicle Successfully Deorbited
An unmanned spaceship reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.
100 Years of Ammonia Synthesis: How a Single Patent Changed the World
As a result of the Haber-Bosch process for synthesizing ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen, billions of people have been fed, millions have died in armed conflict and a cascade of environmental...
Study: Seabirds cause atmospheric acidity
LONDON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A British-led study shows ammonia emissions from seabirds is a significant source of nitrogen in remote coastal ecosystems.
Global Warming Costs Starfish an Arm and a Leg
In warmer seas, arms regenerate but with less muscle.
Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China
(AP) -- British candy maker Cadbury said Monday it is recalling 11 types of Chinese-made chocolates found to contain melamine, as police in northern China raided a network accused...
Climate change: Floods, drought, mosquito disease aim at Europe
Climate change will amplify the risk of flooding in northwestern Europe, water scarcity and forest fires on the northern Mediterranean rim and bring milder winters to Scandinavia, the European Environment...
Cool Summer, Warm Future: Extreme Heat Days Increase For Southern California
Despite a moderate summer, the heat is rising in Southern California. Scientists now forecast that in coming decades, 10- to 14-day heat waves will become the norm. And because these...
Ancient Arctic Ice Could Tell Us About Future Of Permafrost
Researchers have discovered the oldest known ice in North America, and that permafrost may be a significant touchstone when looking at global warming.
Warming Of 4 Degrees Celsius Depressed Plant Growth And Reduced Land Carbon Absorption
Scientists are reporting findings on the long-term effects of warming anomaly on grassland productivity and ecosystem carbon cycling. They found that warming by 4 degrees Celsius in the Reno greenhouse...