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Methane From Arctic Ocean
Climate Science: Amount of the greenhouse gas seeping from undersea deposits is much greater than expected.
Researchers in Chile Hit Hard by Quake
Scientists at research universities in several Chilean cities are reeling from last week's earthquake,... [Read more]
Runaway Toyotas: What's the Real Risk?
There are hundreds of things that are far more likely to injure or kill the average Toyota owner than an accident caused by sudden acceleration.
"Snowball Earth" Confirmed: Ice Covered Equator
But volcanoes would've made Earth more mud ball than snowball, scientists say.
Elephant Research Facility Doomed
A flash flood of the Ewaso Ng'iro River in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, washed... [Read more]
Can corn be taught to fix its own nitrogen?
Nitrogen fertilization is essential for profitable corn production. It also is a major cost of production and can contribute to degradation of the environment. Is it possible to "teach" corn...
Jamaica to receive European climate aid
The European Commission will finance a four-year plan to help Jamaica adapt to climate change.
Revisiting chicxulub
For decades, scientists have accumulated ever-larger datasets that suggest an enormous space rock crashed into the ocean off the Yucatan Peninsula more than 65 million years ago, resulting in the...
Mine Grows, Valleys Disappear
A new pair of images from NASA shows the growth of one of the largest surface mines in West Virginia during the past 25 years.
Fish Fry: How Will a Warming World Impact U.S. Trout Populations?
Dear EarthTalk: A fisherman friend of mine told me that trout populations in the interior West of the U.S. are already shrinking due to global warming. Is this true? And...
Scientists discover how ocean bacterium turns carbon into fuel (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. We hear this mantra time and again. When it comes to carbon‹the "Most Wanted" element in terms of climate change‹nature has got reuse and recycle...
Warming coastal water, thinning marine populations: Tracking of 2010 El Niño reveals marine life reductions
The ongoing El Niño of 2010 is affecting north Pacific Ocean ecosystems in ways that could affect the West Coast fishing industry, according to scientists. Researchers report a stronger than...
Expert: Australia like drug dealer of coal
SYDNEY, March 4 (UPI) -- A climate scientist often referred to as the "godfather of climate change" said Australia's massive coal exports are almost equivalent to being a drug...
Impact Factor: Can a Scientific Retraction Change Public Opinion?
When science revises its stance, the field itself follows established protocol to adapt, but public opinion can be slow to catch up. Rather than wiping the slate clean, last month's...
Glaciers, Drumlins And Ripple Moraine
Glaciers, Drumlins and Ripple Moraine A drumlin is an elongated, streamlined, teardrop-shaped hill formed by glacial action. Its long axis is parallel with the presumed longitudinal flow of a former glacier,...
U.S. Geological Survey scientists, research help Haiti reconstruction
USGS scientists are helping Haitians lay the groundwork for reconstruction and long-term earthquake monitoring in the wake of the Jan. 12, 2010, magnitude-7 earthquake, by providing geologic research that will...
Woody plant encroachment has increased stream flow in Edwards Plateau, Texas
A new study finds that contrary to widespread perceptions, springs in the Edwards Plateau of Texas, which provide much of the stream flows, have not been declining as a result...
Creating a dream breed: New way to farm prized Blackspot seabream fish
Blackspot seabream is a prized fish on many tables but it grows slowly at sea, is heavily overfished and is incredibly difficult to farm. No European company had successfully bred...
American pika are thriving in the Sierra Nevada and southwestern Great Basin
New research addressing climate change questions, a priority focus of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, documents that American pika in the Sierra Nevada and southwestern Great Basin...
Danube rising in Romania, rain predicted
BUCHAREST, Romania, March 4 (UPI) -- The level of the Danube River increased nearly an inch by Thursday in southern Romania, bringing the flood to more than 17 inches...
Icecold calculations: How much cold can we actually tolerate without it affecting our performance?
Researchers in Norway are gathering physiological data on how we react to cold. These data will give scientists the expertise they need to develop what they call "advanced protection" for...
Climate scientists must be absolutely honest about data | David Colquhoun
If we want the public to continue to trust us as scientists, we must be absolutely open and never resort to spin or PRI'm not a climate scientist, but I am concerned...
Hurricanes' effects on ocean temperature revisited
(PhysOrg.com) -- The role of hurricanes in the global climate system has gained interest ever since scientists suggested that strong hurricanes have become more frequent in recent decades and might...
Deep sea fish 'eat their greens'
Deep sea fish are filmed eating plants that have sunk to the sea floor, potentially changing our understanding of ocean food webs.
Most sea lions gone from Ore. coast
(AP) -- The thousands of California sea lions that showed up this winter off the central Oregon coast seem to have largely moved on.
Shifting Soil Threatens Homes’ Foundations
Extreme weather possibly linked to climate change, as well as construction on less stable ground, have provoked unprecedented foundation failures in houses nationwide.
Darwin Foes Add Warming to Targets
Critics of evolution are gaining ground by linking the issue to climate change, arguing that dissenting views on both should be taught in public schools.
Atlantic octopus seen imitating flounder
WOODS HOLE, Mass., March 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've documented for the first time an Atlantic octopus mimicking a flounder -- only the fourth report of cephalopod...