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Electronic waste a growing problem
BALI, Indonesia, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Developing countries, particularly India and China, could be faced with mountains of waste from electronic products says a U.N. report which calls...
Falklands have right to oil, London says
LONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- There is no doubt the Falkland Islands government is entitled to develop the natural resources in its territorial waters, the British government said.
Researchers find way to boost El Niño prediction
El Niño and La Niña events can be predicted several months earlier when the Indian Ocean is factored into forecasting models, says a study.
"End Homeopathy on NHS" Say British MPs
In a report released today, the United Kingdom's House of Commons Science and Technology... [Read more]
Stronger Hurricanes linked to Warming
Experts Settle Hurricane And Global Warming Feud; Predict Bigger Storms, But Fewer Ones
ASU researcher outlines strategies to curb urban heat island
Protect yourself from the summer sun is good advice to children who want to play outside on a hot summer day and it is good advice to cities as a...
Governments 'misjudging' scale of CO2 emissions
Policy makers in Europe and United States are markedly underestimating the changes needed to mitigate CO2 emission required to prevent dangerous climate change because they work in 'silos,' according to...
Seeds from the Moringa tree can be used for water purification
Pure water is a key requirement for good health and alternative cheap, safe methods are required in many countries. In a paper that has just been published in the leading...
Despite Climategate, IPPC Mostly Underestimates Climate Change
Lost in the coverage of the so-called climategate email controversy is a key point about the IPCC’s track record of climate change estimates. James McCarthy is on the faculty of...
Netanyahu ramps up sanctions rhetoric
JERUSALEM, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- The Israeli prime minister said sanctions against Iran must have teeth as Tehran announces plans to build two new uranium enrichment facilities.
Rise of sexual predators in energy boomtowns highlights social problems
Research into the social and environmental effects on communities that are economically dependent on oil and gas industries has revealed 'social dysfunction and biological impoverishment.' The research, published in Conservation...
Will coral reefs disappear?
This is the title of an upcoming symposium at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual conference in San Diego, California. And it's a topic that should...
Interview: Drop in the ocean
Peter Liss talks about the acidity of the sea, climate change and architecture.
Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health
(AP) -- The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.
IOC orders blogger to remove video
The International Olympic Committee has ordered a P.E.I. blogger to remove a video of the death of a Georgian luger from his website.
Do climate change sceptics give scepticism a bad name?
There is a crucial difference between scepticism and non-belief in the face of overwhelming evidenceIn January a group of self-declared "sceptics" hit the headlines with an attention-grabbing publicity stunt. If you instinctively interpret that...
Where will the next food crisis strike? Extended geographical monitoring using satellite observation
Satellite observation is the key instrument that will allow to double in 2010 the number of countries monitored in real time for detecting first indications of adverse agricultural outcomes. The...
EPA to Staunch Flood of Storm Water Runoff Polluting U.S. Waterways
Little Black Creek has a long history of abuse. The stream in western Michigan runs through an industrialized area, and its sediment has some of the highest levels of cadmium found...
Climate Change May Make Plants More Fragrant
A warming climate could lead to a more fragrant world, but it might disturb an intricate communication system used by plants, according to a review published recently in Trends in...
What is sickening and killing California's brown pelicans?
Hundreds of brown pelicans ( Pelecanus occidentalis ) have been found sick or dead off the coasts of California in the past month, the victims of a mysterious ailment that...
Marine Reserves Help Fish Recover
Researchers cite several success stories for controversial strategy [Read more]
City as Ecosystem: New Models for Sustainable Cities and Landscapes
Steve Luoni and his colleagues in the University of Arkansas Community Design Center lead the movement toward intelligent design of urban landscapes that will reduce energy consumption and limit man's...
More Bang Per Buck In The Steam Age
Getting More Bang Per Buck In The Steam Age Once the physics of steam engines began to be understood, engineers were able to focus their minds on how to get more...
Podcast: Can Geoengineering Save the Planet?
reporter Eli Kintisch chats with geochemist Ken Caldeira about the challenges of battling climate change [Read more]
Podcast: Confronting Ocean Acidification
reporter Erik Stokstad sits down with ocean policy expert Edward Miles [Read more]
Video: Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz
79 years ago this Sunday Morning, Miles Laboratories introduced a new antacid, Alka Seltzer and all these years later we still reach for it when our stomachs give us trouble.
California mountain renamed in honour of black pioneer
Negrohead mountain near Malibu now bears name of former slave John BallardA peak previously known as Negrohead mountain in southern California's Santa Monica range has officially been renamed in honour of a black...
Let the Met Office shine on | editorial
There's a big difference between the weather and the climate. And the Met Office is good at predicting both"Climate is what we expect," Mark Twain observed, "weather is what we get." At...