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China falls back into crisis mode with discovery of tainted infant formula
Except for two weeks of near-perfection during the Olympics, China has been awash in bad news, including riots, a massive quake and now tainted formula and sick babies. ...
In Barren Patch of Ocean, Hope for Life
Parts of Pacific Ocean floor warmer than thought, could support life.
Coal power plants 'must be clean'
Only coal-fired power stations that can capture and store CO2 should be built, says the Environment Agency in England and Wales.
Wind Farm Site Considered 10 Miles From Queens Shore
A year after its plan to build a wind farm off Jones Beach fell through, the Long Island Power Authority is studying the economic feasibility of a wind farm 10...
U.S. backtracks on gray wolf delisting
HELENA, Mont., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking a judge to vacate a decision that removed the gray wolf from the endangered...
Proposed Extraction Process May Have Economic, Environmental Benefits
A researcher from the University of Alberta has proposed an experimental electrical heating process to draw oil from largely untapped deposits, which could yield major rewards for oil production and...
Long-lost Einstein telescope found, restored
Albert Einstein's long-lost telescope, forgotten for decades in a Jerusalem storage shed, goes on display this week after three years and $10,000 spent restoring the relic.
Environment: Met Office says climate change deniers deluded
Sceptics have their 'heads in the sand' and the evidence for global warming is clear, new report says
'Climate-proof' crop hunt begins
A global search begins for food crops carrying traits that are able to withstand future changes to the climate.
Opinion: The leaf blowers of La-La Land
When the weather prompts, lawns will be mowed and the leaf blowers will be proudly flaunted in the affluent villas of La-la Land, writes Ian Nance.
Scottish farmers blame re-introduced sea eagles for lamb deaths
Farmers in the Scottish Highlands claim sea eagles reintroduced to the area have killed more than 200 lambs.
Modest Carbon Dioxide Cutbacks May Be Too Little, Too Late For Coral Reefs
How much carbon dioxide is too much? According to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, greenhouse gases in the atmosphere need to be stabilized at levels low enough to...
EPA Won't Remove Rocket Fuel From Water
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there is no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the United States.
VIDEO: Penguins' Mating March Starts
After traveling thousands of miles, Magellanic penguins have begun arriving on the shores of Argentina for their annual mating rituals.
VIDEO: Huge Quake Lab Smashes Buildings
A giant shaking platform in a warehouse-size Japanese lab simulates earthquakes on full-size models of buildings, and it's a smashing success.
Greenland's ice cap melting faster than expected: experts
Greenland's ice cap, which covers more than 80 percent of the island, is melting faster than expected because of global warming, a Danish researcher said on Monday.
Oldest Ice in North America Hints at Hardy Tundra
Ancient frozen soil did not easily melt during past periods of global warming, suggesting that modern permafrost may not thaw and release as much carbon as previously thought, a new...
Texas' coastal ecosystem could take a generation to recover from Ike's damage
It was a violent dose of nature to a coast already hammered by decades of pollution, population growth and habitat loss. As scientists and land managers start to assess the...
IU sends innovative technology to Antarctica to speed polar research
Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to IU's Polar Grid Project.
Increased Scottish avian infanticide noted
LEEDS, England, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- One of the United Kingdom's best-known seabird species, the guillemot, is increasingly killing unattended chicks from neighboring nests due to food shortages.
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinkage Grows
NASA has issued a preliminary report confirming environmentalists' fears of disappearing sea ice at the Arctic.
Wayward wallaby still hopping free
Zookeepers and police were chasing reports Monday of a wayward wallaby, spotted days after escaping a children's zoo in western England.
'Diverters' put on power lines to protect birds
Death comes from above and below for birds on the causeway that separates Lake Audubon from Lake Sakakawea along the Missouri River in North Dakota.
New hope for tapping vast domestic reserves of oil shale
Researchers in Canada and Turkey report discovery of a new process for economically tapping vast resources of crude oil in the United States, Canada, and other countries now locked away...
Eruption reported at Reunion's volcano
A volcano on France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion started erupting on Sunday, forcing authorities to raise the alert for a possible emergency.
Robot reveals reef's riches
An innovative robotic submarine is set to transform environmental monitoring by dramatically reducing the cost of data collection.
Ancient global warming computer simulated
A University of Sydney science student has used supercomputer simulations of an ancient hothouse climate to unravel how the Earth heated up about 13 million years before humans existed.
Fire and drought lead to worse floods
Victoria's weather is growing hotter and drier and with more than 50 fires now blazing throughout the state, research conducted at Monash University has proved it is also getting more vulnerable...