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Earth from Space: Icebreaker event
(PhysOrg.com) -- This animation, made up of eight Envisat radar images, shows the 97-km long B-9B iceberg (right) ramming into the Mertz Glacier Tongue in Eastern Antarctica in early February....
Iran gas 'interesting,' Austria's OMV says
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 2 (UPI) -- An Iranian role in the Nabucco natural gas pipeline for Europe is an "interesting" proposition, said the chief of Austrian energy giant OMV.
More Details from IPCC Official on Coming Review
Turns out the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change review will be jointly requested by the... [Read more]
Glacier Sticks Out Tongue - Scientists Say Aaaah!
Glacier Sticks Out Tongue - Scientists Say Aaaah! Ice tongues are a fascinating area of study.They have much to teach us about the life cycles of glaciers. read more
Britain's green spaces under threat from water shortages and house prices
Government adviser calls for smarter management of land because of climate change and population increasesParts of the UK could face water shortages, rapidly rising house prices and threats to wildlife and landscapes without...
Ancient hurricanes
A question central to research on global warming is how warmer temperatures caused by increased greenhouse gases could influence climate. Probing the past for clues about this potential effect, MIT and Yale climate...
Trial by ice – what it takes to be an Arctic explorer
The Catlin Arctic Survey team is off to the north pole. They face exhaustion, numbing cold – and hungry polar bearsSix am on a sub-zero morning in Devon. A five-mile run in...
Gross, Clean Out Your Fridge!
Much like the Chicago Bears' defensive lineman William "The Fridge" Perry cleaned out the New England Patriots in Superbowl XX, you really should clean your fridge out more often. In fact,...
Road transportation emerges as key driver of warming in new analysis from NASA
For decades, climatologists have studied the gases and particles that have potential to alter Earth's climate. They have discovered and described certain airborne chemicals that can trap incoming sunlight and...
Long-reigning microbe controlling ocean nitrogen shares the throne
Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget.
Science Fun With A Hot Drink
Science Fun With A Hot Drink Here is a most enjoyable physics experiment that anyone can do almost anywhere. You will need: 1 hot drink,1 comfortable chair,1 table or desk. You will not need: 1...
Should we geoengineer Earth’s climate?
Proposals at geoengineering range from sucking carbon dioxide from the air and burying it deep in the ocean to building a space-based sunshield that would block some of the sun's...
Helping plants fertilize themselves
(PhysOrg.com) -- A BYU researcher helped discover a cellular tool some plants use to fertilize themselves. This fundamental understanding is important in the effort to reduce the 88 million tons...
Log exports down, lumber exports up in Washington and Oregon in 2009
A total of 697.3 million board feet of softwood logs was exported from Washington and Oregon in 2009, according to data released by the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research...
Measuring The Changing Climate's Impact On Ocean Biology
A three-year field program now underway is measuring carbon distributions and primary productivity in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean to help determine the impacts of a changing climate on ocean biology...
How to Capitalize on Carbon - Pt. 1: Balancing Earth
How much carbon is in the air? Where does it come from? How does Earth naturally keep carbon balanced? Why should Humanity capture industrial carbon?
Chemists create biofuel from plant waste
U.S. researchers have developed a highly efficient way of creating biofuel out of crop waste.
MSU students take aim at bear spray canisters
Visitors to national parks and forests are encouraged to use bear spray when they encounter grizzlies, but disposing of the bear spray canisters is a problem that three Montana State...
Rangeland Conservation Key to Weathering Changes in Food Production
Rangelands--During the past century, food production in the United States has achieved a remarkable degree of efficiency and the cost of food has remained low, but some of the conditions...
Water Quality Model Passes Another Test
(PhysOrg.com) -- A test of the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) model on a small watershed with poor water quality in Maryland showed that the model accurately estimated pollutant...
Volcano monitoring will target hazard threat to Marianas, US military and commercial jets
Technology designed to detect nuclear explosions and enforce the world's nuclear test-ban treaty now will be pioneered to monitor active volcanoes in the Northern Mariana Islands near Guam. The island...
Deep Space Data Network Gets Antenna Boost
NASA began today replacing old antennas in its Deep Space Network to boost speed.
Haitian Lifeline Systems' Performance to be Studied by Civil Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers Sends Post-Disaster Assessment Team to study earthquake's impact on drinking water, roads, power supplies, etc.
Idea of restoring 'natural systems' misses mark as response to climate change challenges, expert argues
Approaches to formulating geoengineering solutions to global environmental challenges such as climate change are often too one-dimensional, an Arizona expert argues. They fail to move beyond a technical framework and...
The Philippines triples its rice yield
In the last 50 years, the Philippines has more than tripled its rice yield, while the world average rice yield has increased only about 2.3 times.
Climate change a global danger, Ban says
BALI, Indonesia, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Global leaders must work to advance climate initiatives that have teeth as the window of opportunity closes, the U.N. secretary-general said in Indonesia.
Iran, Qatar discuss energy ties
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Tehran welcomed Qatari energy officials to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in the oil and natural gas sector, ministers announced.
University of East Anglia rejects lost climate data claims
Submission ahead of next week's parliamentary inquiry 'strongly rejects' accusations university lost or manipulated climate dataThe university at the centre of the row over emails sent by climate scientists today rejected accusations that...