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Hopes dimmed for Cancun climate talks
TIANJIN, China, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Climate change negotiations in Tianjin, China ended Saturday with little progress and dim prospects for a concrete outcome at the Cancun, Mexico summit...
Caribbean coral reefs in danger
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Coral reefs in the Caribbean are in danger of bleaching, researchers say.
Strong catch of tuna in Canada
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A proposal to list bluefin tuna as an endangered species puzzles some Canadian fishermen who say they see signs of abundance...
Upside To Disappearing Glaciers - More Biodiversity
A group of researchers say receding glaciers due to global warming at the end of the last ice age, 20,000-100,000 years ago, resulted in the rampant biodiversity left behind in...
Climate change affects horseshoe crab numbers
Having survived for more than 400 million years, the horseshoe crab is now under threat -- primarily due to overharvest and habitat destruction. However, climatic changes may also new study.
Is Mining Rare Minerals on the Moon Vital to National Security?
Mining the moon may turn up a bounty of rare earth elements vital for national security.
Feature: Australian bamboo takes a stand
Michele Sabto details the wide range of environmental applications of bamboos, including carbon sequestration, wastewater reuse and soil and water erosion control.
New quake rattles New Zealand's Christchurch
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, exactly a month after the country's worst quake in nearly eight decades, US scientists said.
Global marine life census charts vast world beneath the seas
Results of the first-ever global marine life census were unveiled Monday, revealing an unprecedented view of life beneath the waves after a decade-long trawl through the murky depths.
High-resolution map shows surge in carbon emissions
A 3D high-resolution map of the Peruvian Amazon shows a surge in carbon emissions because of the paving of a highway.
Shipping nations risk loss of control over greenhouse gas regulation
Shipping nations are risking losing their control over maritime greenhouse gas reduction standards, global environment organisation WWF warned today in the wake of another failure to reach specific agreement on...
Biodiversity 100: actions for the Americas
Preservation of rainforest dominates in South America, plus the threatened woodland caribou in Canada and vaquita in MexicoHere are the links for the Europe, Asia and Australia actionsArgentina – forest protectionAction: Implement a...
Biodiversity 100: actions for Australia
Recommendations for Australia focus on invasive plants and fish that damage native populationsHere are the links for the Europe, Asia and Americas actionsFreshwater systemsAction: Protect catchments and restore natural water flows in freshwater...
Bounty of new species found in oceans
LONDON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The oceans hold far more biodiversity than imagined, with as many as a million species, a global network of scientists says in London. ...
A painless way to achieve huge energy savings: Stop wasting food
Scientists have identified a way that the United States could immediately save the energy equivalent of about 350 million barrels of oil a year — without spending a penny or...
Taiwan to approve China flat-screen plan this month: report
Taiwan is expected to approve a flat-screen maker's huge Chinese investment plan this month in another sign of the island easing high-tech controls on its formerly bitter rival, a report...
Digging deep for ways to curb ammonia emissions
Dairy farmers can greatly reduce ammonia emissions from their production facilities by injecting liquid manure into crop fields below the soil surface, according to new research.
Insecticides from genetically modified corn are present in adjacent streams, new study reveals
A new study by ecologists reveals that streams throughout the Midwest are receiving transgenic materials from corn crop byproducts, even six months after harvest.
One man's fight against mountaintop removal
A West Virginia man wins a small victory, but not the war, against a mining company in the Coal River Valley.Few homeowners in Appalachia dare to stand up to coal...
High levels of cancer-causing chemicals recorded since BP spill
The pollutants were measured off the Louisiana coast by an Oregon State University team.Levels of some cancer-causing oil compounds rose significantly in the waters off the Louisiana coast during the...
My bright idea: Stewart Brand
'Techno-hippy' and lifelong green Stewart Brand says a shift to nuclear power and GM food is needed to prevent global warmingStewart Brand appears to have squeezed many lives into his 71 years and defies...
China hopes 'eco-city' will prove a model alternative
At a construction site in northern China, a billboard boasts of a "liveable city" where residents can drink tap water, travel on clean energy public transport and enjoy acres of...
Climate Change Science for Educated Laypersons
In a recent blog entry, I discussed why professional societies should issue position papers on issues of public importance. That was the topic of an exchange of letters to Physics...
Beet it: To exercise longer, try beetroot juice
(AP) -- When Chris Carver ran an ultra-marathon in Scotland last year, which challenges athletes to run as far as possible within 24 hours, he ran 140 miles (225 kilometers).
Rainy season starts with bangs, flashes
Thunder, scattered storms and hail strike Southern California. In Orange County, lightning sets fire to several trees and power lines.A week of desert-hot temperatures turned Miami-moody Friday morning as commuters...
Nations Strengthen Pact to Stem Methane Pollution
A coalition of 38 nations and several international groups have launched the Global Methane...
No-Fishing Zone Shrinks in the Gulf
Only 11 percent of federal waters in the gulf now remain closed to fishing.
Bin Laden Laments Climate Change
An taped statement attributed to the Al Qaeda leader links flooding in Pakistan to man-made warming and calls for action.