Latest science news in Earth & Climate
Discovery of how coral reefs adapt to global warming could aid reef restoration
Discoveries about tropical coral reefs, to be published on 23 June 2010, are expected to be invaluable in efforts to restore the corals, which are succumbing to bleaching and other...
Gulf Cruise Raises Questions on Methane, But Much Data Still to Analyze
Preliminary results from a research cruise measuring methane in deep water near the gushing...
Like fireflies, earthquakes may fire in synchrony
In nature, random signals often fall mysteriously in step. Fireflies flashing sporadically in early evening soon flash together, and the same harmonic behaviour can be seen in chirping crickets, firing...
The key role of the oceans' subpolar regions in the climate control of the tropics is confirmed
An international team of researchers, led by the members of the Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), has published the first registers...
Aerogeophysical survey provides promising prospects of economic development in Afghanistan
Analysing nearly 20 terabytes of data collected from 220 mission flight-hours covering more than half of Afghanistan, Naval Research Laboratory and the U.S. Geological Survey investigators reveal several potential major...
Retooling the ocean conveyor belt
For decades, oceanographers have embraced the idea that Earth's ocean currents operate like a giant conveyor belt, overturning to continuously transport deep, cold polar waters toward the equator and warm...
Ancient ice revealing climate secrets
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist studying 800,000-year-old polar ice says ocean currents play a significant role in increasing carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere.
Lebanon and Syria discuss potential offshore oil riches
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 18 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Michel Sleiman held discussions with Syrian President Bashar Assad over their land and sea borders and their potential offshore oil wealth.
Wet past for red planet
Researchers say equal elevation of dry valleys and river deltas points to an ancient Martian ocean
Turks cancel project to sell Israel water
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 18 (UPI) -- Israel may be celebrating the discovery of giant offshore gas fields that are expected to transform its economy, but its hopes of...
Dutch researcher develops catalysts for clean drinking water
Jitendra Kumar Chinthaginjala of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a catalyst that can efficiently remove nitrite and nitrate from drinking water. These two toxic substances are increasingly...
From Small Businesses to Small Animals: Experts on Oil Spill Impacts
As efforts to address the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continue, University of Alabama experts are available to comment on areas ranging from the needs of small...
Time to wake up to cyber threat: experts
NATO governments and the public must wake up to the threat of cyberattacks, which could paralyse a nation far more easily than conventional warfare, experts warned Friday.
The Coal Age Continues
An ongoing Asian boom in coal use threatens to render American debates over a climate bill a sideshow.
'Gliding' Robots Patrol Gulf Oil Spill
New "glider" robots use water power to zigzag through the ocean.
Climate and CO2 levels linked: study
Scientists believe that carbon dioxide has played an instrumental role in determining global weather patterns by tying together the ice age of the Northern Hemisphere and the evolving climate in...
Sparks to Receive Liebig Medal from International Union of Soil Sciences
This summer, Donald Sparks, S. Hallock du Pont Chair in Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Delaware and director of the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN), will receive the...
Architectural impact of climate change mimicked in lab tests
(PhysOrg.com) -- The architectural and structural havoc wreaked by torrential rain, flooding and fluctuating temperatures could be prevented thanks to analysis based on laboratory simulations.
In China’s Energy Plan, Security Tops Environment
Global warming remains a secondary concern as China drafts a comprehensive energy law.
Wind in the willows 'ratty' making a comeback in the UK
Water voles populations are gradually recovering in many parts of the UK, according to the Environment Agency.
Drilling Moratorium Means Hard Times for Gulf Rig Workers
The drill ban could jeopardize 50,000 jobs, according to one estimate, hurting many blue-collar communities on the Gulf Coast.
L.A. council panel investigates DWP threat to withhold money amid budget crisis
One week after Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel accused the Department of Water and Power of misleading the public about its financial situation, a panel of the Los Angeles...
Climate change threatens food supply of 60 million people in Asia
Climate change will drastically reduce the discharge of snow and ice meltwater in a region of the Himalayas, threatening the food security of more than 60 million people in Asia...
Israel agrees to ease restrictions on imports to Gaza
Israel promises to 'liberalize' its much-criticized policy of tightly restricting the flow of food, building material and other items into the Gaza Strip. But Cabinet members remain undecided over specifics. Israel said Thursday...
Mercosur unhappy with EU mining rules on cyanide content
BUENOS AIRES, June 17 (UPI) -- With weeks to go before the start of new Mercosur-European Union talks on creating a free trade zone, the two sides clashed as...
Study finds echoes of the Holocaust in Russia's economy, politics
Russian cities and regions whose Jewish populations bore the brunt of the Holocaust have seen lower economic growth and wages ever since, according to a detailed new analysis of seven...
Research will help submariners breathe more easily
Engineers in the UK and US are teaming up to develop a chemical-free way of removing carbon dioxide from the air inside deep sea human habitats.
New analysis on problems between archaeology and pharaonic chronology, based on radiocarbon dating
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL June 17, 2010 — In a just published article in Science magazine (June 18, 2020), Prof. Hendrik J. Bruins of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev presents novel implications...