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Air Force Prevention Program reduces suicide rates significantly, according to new data
The US Air Force Suicide Prevention Program has reduced suicide rates significantly since it was launched in 1996, according to a new study that examined almost three decades of data.
Oil spill's toll will go far beyond gulf
WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Environmental devastation from the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil spill will spread as far as Europe and the arctic, scientists said.
River Sediments Contain Dioxins Linked To Triclosan
Water Pollutants: Triclosan contributed nearly one-third of dioxins recently deposited at a Mississippi River site.
Stabbed L.A. city firefighter misses 'paramedic of the year' ceremony
A city firefighter who was scheduled to pick up an award by a hospital as its "paramedic of the year" was unable to attend the ceremony Thursday because he was...
Egypt rails against new Nile treaty
CAIRO, May 20 (UPI) -- Egypt, which takes the lion's share of water from the Nile River, is refusing to give up a drop to upstream African states that...
Interior secretary orders division of federal oil regulator
As BP prepares to launch its latest effort to plug the oil leak in the gulf, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the agency will be split into three arms to...
NASA's Aqua satellite sees second tropical storm form near the Horn of Africa
The Northern Indian Ocean cyclone season is off to a roaring start, as the second tropical storm formed within a day of the first one. NASA's Aqua satellite flew over...
Ocean's Depth and Volume Revealed
Ocean average depth and volume revealed by satellite measurements.
Experts: India Dumping Ground For E-waste
Key Environmental Group Warns India Becoming Dumping Ground For Electronic Waste
Former Forest Service officials want a wider probe of the Station fire
Many believe last year's internal investigation ignored critical errors. ...
DWP agrees to change L.A. water-rationing rules in response to water main breaks
Board members of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power voted Tuesday to change the city's water-rationing schedule, which has been blamed for causing water lines to rupture across...
Oklahoma Tornadoes Give Scientists The Slip
Predicting when and where a tornado will touch down is far from an exact science. And last week's twisters in the Midwest were no exception.
Greenland rapidly rising as ice melt continues
Scientists say Greenland's ice is melting so quickly that the land underneath is rising at an accelerated pace. The idea behind the study is that if Greenland is losing its...
U.S. Still Seeks Binding China Steps on CO2
The Obama administration says China must accept binding legal commitments for a climate treaty to be sealed.
An Entente With the Tree Cutters
After negotiations with nine environmental groups, several forestry companies operating in Canada agreed on Tuesday to temporarily stop cutting across huge swaths of the country's boreal forest.
Can we predict when and where rock will fall?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Falling rock shatters the tranquillity of Yosemite National Park about every 10 days, and occasionally leads to fatalities. What forces trigger a rockfall? Are there precursor signals that...
Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Grazing: Ecological, Economic and Social Implications
Conventional wisdom has long held that grazing livestock on rangelands in good to excellent condition is the most productive, both ecologically and economically. However, ranchers generally maintain a lower level...
WHOI's Amy Bower Wins Unsung Heroine Award
Inspiration can come from unexpected sources. For Amy Bower, a physical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), it was triggered by a mundane-sounding requirement entitled "Criterion 2," part...
Climate Change Could Make Allergy Season More Miserable for Millions, Researchers Find
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of the relationship between carbon dioxide levels and plant growth suggests for the first time that not only do plants grow bigger and produce more...
Cover crops reduce erosion, runoff
Cover crops may be more effective at reducing soil erosion and runoff after maize harvest than rough tillage, according to scientists from the Université Catholique de Louvain, in collaboration with...
Scientists release biocontrol for water hyacinth
A new insect that will help control the invasive weed, water hyacinth, has been released by agricultural scientists and cooperators.
Computer simulations show that both ocean dynamics, such as the Gulf Str...
Computer simulations show that both ocean dynamics, such as the Gulf Stream, and mountain ranges influence the pattern of storm tracks on Earth. This also explains why Earth's storm tracks...
Political Heat Builds as Oil Spreads
With ocean currents poised to carry oil toward Florida reefs and beaches, pressure for a Gulf leak solution rises.
Pact protects Canadian forests
Huge conservation deal will benefit caribou and maybe climate.
Oil cruise finds deep-sea plume
reports from the research ship as scientists map the hidden extent of the Deepwater disaster.
Pictures: America's Ten Most Dangerous Volcanoes
Thirty years later, Mount St. Helens—which erupted 30 years ago today—holds steady at number two. See all ten of America's most dangerous volcanoes, ranked by government experts.
Canada firms vow to save forests
Environment groups and timber firms agree to protect two-thirds of Canada's vast forests from unsustainable logging.
LAPD detective denies stealing witness protection funds
A veteran Los Angeles police detective has pleaded not guilty to embezzling more than $30,000 in city funds that were supposed to be used to protect and relocate three witnesses...