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$700,000 from Gates to help protect CA climate law
(AP) -- The campaign against Proposition 23 - the ballot initiative that would push back California's landmark global warming law - is getting another big financial boost from a...
Cosmic Log: The best cities for science
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Beijing is turning into the world's top city for scientific research, based on quantity. But when it comes to quality, Boston is the place to...
FOR KIDS: Prizes award big ideas about small things
Carbon and IVF win big in this year’s Nobel prizes
China-U.S 'green' trade row intensifies
BEIJING, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A probe by the United States into China's clean energy policies is unjustified and groundless, a Chinese official said.
10,000 miles: New study proposes giant Pterosaurs were record long-distance fliers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests four species of ancient pterosaurs might have been able to soar as far as 16,000 km nonstop, making them the longest distance fliers in...
Gear: The big deal about 29er bicycles
Cyclists have taken to the bikes' oversized wheels. We give models from Specialized, Cannondale, Niner Bikes and KHS a whirl.Wes Williams was right. In the late 1990s, the tiny custom-bike...
Study: Glaciers protected Antarctic range
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- An Antarctic mountain range, buried in ice and out of view, has escaped the erosion experienced by other mountain ranges on Earth, U....
E.P.A. Urges Revoking W. Virginia Mining Permit
A regulator has recommended revoking the permit for one of the nation’s largest mountaintop removal projects.
Fuzzy Critters' Crystallized Pee Changes Climate Record?
The crystallized urine of the rodent-like rock hyrax is filling in gaps in our understanding of climate change, experts say.
'Burn pits' still in use in Iraq, Afghanistan
By ZAK KOESKE, MEDILL NEWS SERVICEWritten for UPIWASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. government report released Friday finds that waste disposal methods at military bases in Iraq and...
NIST Awards $50 Million in Grants for the Construction of Five Science Facilities
NIST has awarded a total of $50 million in grants to five institutions to support the construction of new scientific research facilities that will explore topics ranging from nanometer-scale electronics...
Beach smoking ban mulled in NYC
A proposed change to New York City's smoke-free act would ban smoking at the city's beaches, parks and public squares.
Green: The Battle of Newtown Creek
Defending Queens, officials assert in a letter to the E.P.A. that the agency has primarily focused on the Brooklyn side of Newtown Creek in studies and sampling for a Superfund...
Climate report aims for relevance
Factors that affect people's lives, such as the Asian monsoon, will be at the heart of the next global assessment of climate change.
Oil region will decide Sudan's future
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The future of Sudan, Africa's largest country that's widely expected to split in two in a planned national referendum in January, lies in...
Farming Practices Can Ease Impact of Climate Change on Wetlands
Climate change in the Prairie Pothole Region poses problems for wetland-dependent organisms such as ducks, but farmers could help ease the impact by the way they farm.
Don't Blame Dairy Cows for (Greenhouse) Gas Emissions
Forget all the tacky jokes about cow flatulence causing climate change. A new study reports that the dairy industry is responsible for only about 2.0 percent of all US greenhouse...
African climate leader says Cancun talks 'will flop'
Africa's climate leader has predicted that international talks in Cancun 'will flop', but others say his pessimism undermines Africa's cause.
Researcher receives federal boost to develop natural gas fuel injection prototype
The University of British Columbia welcomed the announcement of federal support for research and development of natural gas engine technology.
Satellite data to help Himalayan environment management
Satellite earth observation data linked to geospatial information over the web can greatly enhance management of the Himalayan environment.
China's coasts offer more than land reclamation
China must protect its coasts to replenish biodiversity and increase CO2 absorption say Jiang Gaoming, Dou Guanyi and Chen Bosen.
Dot Earth: A Physicist's Climate Complaints
A physicist who has claimed global warming is "pseudoscientific fraud" once wrote a book promoting action to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Sharpen Your Pencils, Science Writers
Charlie Petit on the newly announced PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, which will...
Chemicals survive waste water treatment: study
A government funded study says chemicals in many household drugs and cleaning products routinely survive waste treatment and get released into the environment.
WHOI Launches Ocean Awareness Video Campaign in NYC
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has launched a video campaign on the world's biggest stage to highlight the importance of the planet's largest life-sustaining feature--the ocean.
U.S. Marks Civil War's 150th with Historical Collection
Maps of coastline, battlefields and troop movements included in collection.
Researchers at NASA work to solve forecasting's toughest problems
Late January 2010. Powerful storms blow into Huntsville, Ala. Forecasters at the National Weather Service move to monitor nearly 20 storms developing over the land that stretches from northern Alabama...
Harmful algal blooms in Monterey Bay found by multi-institutional experiment
A small fleet of ships and robotic submersibles are performing a kind of water ballet in northern Monterey Bay this month, observing and following the evolution and consequences of algal...