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Untreated wastewater used in agriculture
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A survey released in Stockholm, Sweden, suggests many cities around the world use raw, untreated wastewater for agricultural purposes.
Weather and Climate Leaders Call on Washington to Better Protect the Nation from Climate Change and Severe Weather
Eight leading professional organizations in the field of weather and climate today called on the next administration and Congress to better protect the United States from severe weather and climate...
Some Trader Ming's-brand products recalled
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of approximately 987 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken noodle products due to a labeling...
Canada recalls various deli meat brands
OTTAWA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning against consuming certain brands of ready-to-eat deli meat products because of possible contamination.
Many US Public Schools In 'Air Pollution Danger Zone'
One in three US public schools are in the "air pollution danger zone," according to new research. Researchers have found that more than 30 percent of American public schools are...
VIDEO: Olympic Panda Twins Debut
Twin giant pandas born in China during the Beijing Olympics join five cartoon pandas designated as the games' mascots.
Soils Limited in Storing Carbon and Mitigating Global Warming, Studies Find
(PhysOrg.com) -- Soils, long known to be potential natural "sinks" or storehouses for carbon, are limited in just how much carbon they can stash away, according to two recent studies...
BASF Moves Closer To Shedding Its Styrenics Businesses
For now, firm to set styrenics apart as independent subsidiaries.
Rainforest expedition will shine light on frog deaths
(PhysOrg.com) -- A physicist and a conservationist from The University of Manchester are heading for the rain forests of Costa Rica - in a bid to understand more about...
Scientists Team Up in Houston to Tacle Global Challenges
More than 10,000 international scientists, professionals, educators, and students will gather in Houston on 5-9 October 2008 at a historic, first-ever Joint Annual Meeting of several scientific socieites to discuss...
Global Warming: Increased Public Acceptance May Be Tenuous
The cover story in the August 16-22, 2008, issue of New Scientist magazine examines climate change over the next ten years. It points out that climate scientists are improving their...
Chinese scientists recycle circuit boards to park benches
Chinese scientists are recycling e-waste into a strong material for multiple uses such as park benches and fences.
New Robot Scouts Best Locations For Components Of Undersea Lab
Like a deep-sea bloodhound, Sentry -- the newest in an elite group of unmanned submersibles able to operate on their own in demanding and rugged environments -- has helped scientists...
How Manchuria Changed the World
The athletes of the world might currently be competing for titles in Beijing, but it was in northeast China where the battle for world supremacy was played out one century...
Scientists making waves with wireless ocean monitoring
The Great Barrier Reef and other sensitive environments could in future be managed with the help of a marine wireless network developed by University of Queensland (UQ)-led research.
Feature: A view to our emissions trading scheme
Whether it is the centrepiece of Australia’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as the government claims, or just one of a raft of measures as others argue it should...
Global Temperature Report - July 2008
Shrinking regions of cooler than normal temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean during July suggest the La Nina cooling event is fading.
Sloshing Inside Earth Changes Protective Magnetic Field
A changing magnetic field could expose satellites to damaging radiation storms.
Opinion: Saving the Coorong by restoring its native state
Opening the barrages can save the lower lakes but not the Murray River, writes Jennifer Marohasy.
Coasts may be 'abandoned to sea'
Parts of Britain's coastline are so eroded they are not worth protecting from the sea, the Environment Agency says.
Middle East change for the wetter
Key parts of the Middle East will probably get wetter with more climate change, rather than drier, as predicted in less detailed projections.
Panel needed to prevent disasters
Australia urgently needs an independent panel of geoscientists to act as an 'early warning system' for environmental crises, according to experts.
Bumps on the Road to a Greener City
Enterprising attempts at living green in the city can sometimes lead to messy or frustrating blowback.
A Push to Increase Icebreakers in the Arctic
A growing array of military leaders, Arctic experts and lawmakers say the United States is losing its ability to patrol and safeguard Arctic waters.
Poor river management discovered
Using satellite imagery, researchers have found that floodplain development may threaten the Murray Darling Basin's last free-flowing river, despite legislation.
Cockroach King reigns as pest-killers discuss climate change
More than 100 of Southeast Asia's hardiest bugs measured up this week in Bangkok, where experts met to discuss new ways of controlling the pests, which they say are a...
Opinion: No simple matter- carbon trading and agriculture
There are many challenges involved in applying a carbon pollution reduction scheme to Australian agriculture; perhaps while overcoming them we can not only reduce emissions, but also build a more...
Community managed water is cleaner
Research has found that remote Aboriginal communities are better at keeping their water supply clean when they are given the responsibility of looking after it.