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Space truck dives to destruction
Europe's big space freighter is commanded to destroy itself in the Earth's atmosphere, burning up over the South Pacific.
Cargo vessel leaves space station
PARIS, June 20 (UPI) -- Europe's Johannes Kepler robot cargo ferry has undocked from the International Space Station to begin a descent towards disintegration over the Pacific Ocean.
Sea-level rise said highest in milennia
PHILADELPHIA, June 20 (UPI) -- U.S. and international researchers say rising global temperatures have led to the fastest sea-level rise in the past 2,000 years.
Dangers of portable pools uncovered
As the weather gets warmer, many parents will turn to pools to keep their family cool. Due to their low cost and ease of use, portable pools -- which include...
Vanished Vikings: Climate Change May Have Killed Greenland Group
The cause of the collapse of a Viking colony in Greenland has long been debated.
Water lilies cause massive Philippines flooding
More than half a million people in the southern Philippines have been affected by flooding after water lilies clogged the country's second longest river, officials said Monday.
Arctic snow harbors deadly assassin
Heavy and prolonged snowfall can bring about unexpected conditions that encourage fungal growth, leading to the death of plants in the Arctic, according to experts. A new international study confirms...
Deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany should be a warning, expert says
(Medical Xpress) -- There are important lessons to be learned in the United States from the recent eruption of foodborne illness in Germany -- which has turned out to be...
New website to monitor greenhouse gases
An Australian research institute on Monday launched a website that allows the public to monitor greenhouse gas emissions in the southern hemisphere.
German radioactive waste OK'd for Tennessee
Up to 1,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste will be imported for incineration at Oak Ridge; Utah-based EnergySolutions says it's safe
Afforestation will hardly dent warming problem: study
Schemes to convert croplands or marginal lands to forests will make almost no inroads against global warming this century, a scientific study published on Sunday said.
New rocketplane 'could fly Paris-Tokyo in 2.5 hours'
European aerospace giant EADS on Sunday unveiled its "Zero Emission Hypersonic Transportation" (Zehst) rocket plane it hopes will be able to fly from Paris to Tokyo in 2.5 hours by...
OPINION: Speaking science to climate policy
It’s not “alarmist” to describe the threat of climate change to the public, James Risbey explains.
New tool predicts drought
Scientists have developed a new model that can predict droughts from six months ahead.
UN meets to mull climate change quick-fix options
On the heels of another halting round of talks on climate change, UN scientists this week will review quick-fix options for beating back the threat of global warming that rely...
FOR KIDS: Deep-down worm is far out
New worm discovered almost a mile underground could hint at life on other planets
News in Brief: Earth & Environment
Earth’s bulging waistline, plus ancient mangrove swamps and new threats from wildfires in this week’s news
Amid Texas Drought, High-Stakes Battle Over Water
The current drought in Texas is forcing tough decisions on how to use water from the Colorado River, which nourishes lakes in the Austin area and rice fields near the...
Los Alamos resumes criticality experiments
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., June 17 (UPI) -- Scientists said they recently successfully replicated a nuclear experiment last conducted at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico in 2004.
Kizimen, Karymsky volcanoes spew ash in Russia
MOSCOW, June 17 (UPI) -- The Kizimen and Karymsky volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula spewed ash and gas, accompanied by earth tremors, a Russian science agency said Friday.
Pictures: Volcano Supercharges Sunsets Far and Wide
See the silver linings of the ash clouds spewing from Chile's Puyehue volcano: fiery sunsets as far away as New Zealand.
System 92E looking more like a developing east Pacific tropical storm
A low pressure area in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, located off the western coast of Mexico, is still getting organized, and System 92E and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)...
Vietnam starts joint Agent Orange cleanup with US
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam on Friday started the first phase of a joint plan with former enemy the United States to clean up environmental damage...
Scientists Call North American Wildlife Conservation Model Flawed
Often touted as the greatest envirnmental achievement of the 20th century, the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is anything but, say wildlife ecologists and environmental ethicists from Michigan Technological...
Low fertility in Europe — is there still reason to worry?
The post-war trend of falling birth rates has been reversed across Europe, according to a new study. However, despite an increasing emphasis on family and fertility policies in Europe, this...
FAO calls for better monitoring of water use
Knowledge gaps in how water resources are being used must be plugged if farmers are to adapt to climate change, says the organisation.
Air Canada snacks may contain nut traces: agency
Air Canada is not required to ensure it serves passengers with severe nut allergies snacks and meals that do not contain traces of peanuts or nuts, the Canadian Transparency Agency...
Rare sturgeon's spawning grounds sought
Rare lake sturgeon in the Mattagami River near Timmins, Ont., are being surgically implanted with radio transmitters so wildlife conservationists can figure out where they spawn.