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University of California librarians urge boycott of Nature journals
University of California librarians are urging professors not to submit research to Nature or 66 related journals to protest a 400 percent increase in the publisher's prices.
Global warming's impact on Asia's rivers overblown
Freshwater flow dominated by monsoon rains rather than glacier run-off.
Storm elves and sprites recorded on video
A team of Spanish researchers has made a high-speed recording of elves and sprites in storms, fleeting and luminous electric phenomena produced in the upper layers of the atmosphere. Their...
So Far, Fish Appear to be Healthy After Fly Ash Spill
Fish exposed to fly ash at the site of the Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash spill are faring better than some expected, researchers have learned.
Ancient shoe steps out of cave and into limelight
Armenian cave yields oldest known leather footwear
Video: How Much Oil Has Leaked?
Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, British Petroleum has consistently denied reports of massive underwater oil plumes in the Gulf of Mexico. Sharyl Attkisson investigates.
Video: Scrambling for Spill Solutions
While coastal La. Residents continue to express outrage over the worst oil spill in U.S. history, Mark Strassmann reports that officials are still searching for options to control the disaster.
Collagen manufactured from transgenic tobacco plants at Hebrew University
Jerusalem, June 10, 2010 — A scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has succeeded in producing a replica of...
EU biofuels 'should be certified'
Plans to certify biofuels to ensure they help cut emissions are announced by the European Commission.
Travails of a Charter Captain
Brad Schmit captains charter boats for sport fishermen in southern Louisiana, and like most charter boat captains in the region, his business is reeling from the effects of the BP...
Expert: North Carolina's beaches cleaner than most
North Carolina's beach-goers generally enjoy clean water, but the ocean can become polluted after a heavy rainfall. Rachel Noble, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill water-quality expert, gives...
World Cup team jerseys made from recycled bottles
Nine teams competing in the World Cup will be wearing environmentally friendly jerseys made from recycled plastic bottles when the tournament kicks off in South Africa on Friday.
China, Nepal reach historic biodiversity agreement
WWF welcomes the historic pledge by China and Nepal to work together to better protect nature in their countries...
Suicide bomber kills 40 at Afghan wedding
The assailant strikes during a wedding dinner in Kandahar province. All of the casualties are men or boys, news reports say. ...
Corals fishers caught out
The livelihoods of tens of millions of fishers in the world’s richest coral reef region, the Coral Triangle, are at risk from the combined impact of collapsing fish stocks, environmental...
Biomass allocation upsets ecology groups
Environmental groups in New Brunswick say they're concerned about the allocation of "wood waste" on Crown land to eight private forestry companies.
Energy, Climate Change, but No Cap and Trade
The latest proposal to deal with energy and global warming came Wednesday from Senator Richard Lugar, a moderate Republican from Indiana, whose plan seeks to cut energy usage and greenhouse...
Hackers obtain email addresses of iPad 3G owners
A shadowy hacking group obtained the email addresses of over 114,000 owners of Apple iPads by exploiting a vulnerability at US telecom giant AT&T, a Silicon Valley website reported on...
Drill BP, Drill: By Boring Relief Wells Closer to the Oil Reservoir BP Hopes to Up Odds of Success
BP's efforts to drill relief wells are generally viewed as the company's best, and perhaps only, chance to plug the Macondo 252 well gushing thousands of barrels of oil and...
Polar Science: What's In It For You?
The polar regions are far, far away for most people. Do not count me in among 'most people' though. As a Norwegian I practically live in the Arctic. There are...
Mexico: Don't give up on Cancun
BONN, Germany, June 9 (UPI) -- Warnings from representatives from the major economies that the U.N. climate change summit in Cancun won't produce a successful outcome have angered Mexican...
Is It Antiscience to Limit EPA's Authority on Greenhouse Emissions?
Regardless of its fate, a proposal before the U.S. Senate to bar the Environmental...
"Venice of Asia" Canals Disappearing
As pollution and overcrowding shrink Kashmir's lakes, the region's famed tourist houseboats may also shut down, one scientist says. ...
A tale of two atolls
Coral reefs — kaleidoscopes of pink anemones and silver sharks — are the planet’s most colorful ecosystems and among its most endangered, say marine scientists. As global warming...
Climate In an Impolitic World
An all-day online discussion of climate, energy, communication and public attitudes.
E.P.A. Discloses Ingredients of Oil Dispersant
The Environmental Protection Agency has disclosed the ingredients of Corexit, the controversial oil dispersant that BP is using in the Gulf of Mexico.
Is Eyjafjallajökull Playing Possum?
Is Eyjafjallajökull Playing Possum? Since the April and early May grounding of aircraft in much of Europe, the Eyjafjallajökull eruption has been producing - relatively - much less plume and appears...
Amish Farming Draws Rare Government Scrutiny
Some agricultural practices of the Amish, chiefly involving manure runoff, may be destructive to the environment.