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Haste needed on climate deals, U.N. warns
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- There is an urgent need to tackle key climate change issues as the next major summit is barely two months away, the U.N.'s...
Bad Forecast for U.S. Competitiveness, Says New Gathering Storm Report
The storm threatening to wipe out U.S. leadership in global science and technology is...
'Super' Harvest Moon Marks Earth's Changing Seasons
A bright Harvest moon ushered in the changing seasons on Earth late Wednesday (Sept. 22).
Welsh hill becomes a mountain
Wales has a new "super mountain". Ordnance Survey maps had put Glyder Fawr, in Snowdonia at 999 metres tall. But satellite technology has now confirmed it is actually a fraction...
Moses may not have seen red when parting the sea
Computer simulation suggests a strong wind could push back water enough in Eastern Nile Delta to allow a crossingAs the book of Exodus details, when Moses led the children of Israel out...
China's environmental challenges have global implications
Unlike Vegas, what happens in China doesn't stay in China. The country's environmental challenges have worldwide implications, so more developed nations, such as the United States, need to help China...
GOES-11 catches quick birth of Tropical Storm Georgette already moving into Baja California
Tropical Storm Georgette formed pretty quickly and the GOES-11 satellite captured her clouds extending over extreme southern Baja California and western Mexico today. Georgette formed just south of Cabo San...
Lakes on Titan: Swimming not recommended
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Liquid lakes on Titan, a moon of Saturn, do not contain water, but ethane and methane, also found in oil and gas...
Hellish Venus Atmosphere May Have Had Cooling Effect
It may seem downright bizarre, but a new model of Venus' super-hot atmosphere suggests its greenhouse gases may actually be cooling the planet's interior.
Russia and China deepen energy cooperation
TIANJIN, China, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Russia and China, Eurasia's rising regional powers, are deepening their energy cooperation. China...
Pictures: Toxic Foam Chokes Brazil River
An outbreak of toxic foam pollution in Brazil's Tietê River has been made worse by the driest August in decades, experts say. ...
Less Toxic, More Efficient Dispersant is Scientist's Goal
After the failure of the Deepwater Horizon oil well last spring, nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant were released into the Gulf of Mexico. The long-term effect of the dispersant...
Experts search Egypt's pharaonic past for climate change fix
As world experts grapple with ways to contain global warming, researchers gathered in Egypt are seeking answers from the country's pharaonic past to help tackle environmental problems of the present.
Are the climate change sceptics with no evidence just naturally gullible? | George Monbiot
To dismiss a scientific canon on the basis of evidence that has been debunked evinces an astonishing level of self-beliefI've often been struck by the way in which people who subscribe to...
'Chemical nonsense': Leading scientists refute Lord Monckton's attack on climate science
Nine 'profoundly wrong' claims made by Ukip deputy leader refuted by climate experts in a document filed with US Congress• Read the document: Climate sceptics respondA coalition of leading climate scientists yesterday filed...
How Should San Francisco Plan for Sea Level Rise?
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–A 1,400-acre swath of salt flats along the western edge of San Francisco Bay has become the latest site for a development dispute that promises to become increasingly...
The psych of climate change
One of the key strategies to communicate climate science is taking into account of how humans interpret and react to evidence.
El Salvador and Guatemala join forces against disasters
The two Central American nations have signed an agreement on technical and scientific cooperation to reduce the impact of natural disasters.
Landmark report reveals massive global cost of Alzheimer’s: 1 percent of global GDP — and growing
A landmark report on the Global Economic Impact of Dementia finds that Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are exacting a massive toll on the global economy, with the problem set...
Putin touts benefits of Nord Stream
VYBORG, Russia, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Building the Nord Stream gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea is necessary for Russia and its European partners, the Russian prime minister said. ...
Millions practice Mexico quake drill
Millions of people in Mexico City have been taking part in a large-scale earthquake drill.
Rain shortfall triggers first M-PESA drought insurance payouts for Kenyan farmers
Over 100 farmers in Embu received insurance payouts via M-PESA today, marking the first payouts issued through the mobile phone payment system M-PESA by Kilimo Salama, an innovative micro-insurance program...
Star tern - bird sets new UK age record
A sea-bird has officially become the UK's oldest recorded Arctic Tern - at the age of 30 years, two months and 23 days.
Commercial-scale test of new technology to recover coal from sludge successful
A new technology for removing water from ultrafine coal slurry has been successfully tested at the commercial scale at an operating coal cleaning plant. The technology offers the possibility of...
Company turning a sealed toxic dump into a solar-energy development
Atop a sealed mound of industrial waste on a historically toxic swath of Gloucester County, N.J., Bill Geary sees a sunny future.
Arctic drilling review moves forward
Canada's energy regulator is advancing a broad review of Arctic offshore drilling rules by meeting with northern groups and communities this fall.
New research shows massive ad campaign didn't reduce meth use
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2005, Montana had one of the highest rates of methamphetamine use in the United States. Private funds were used to launch a public awareness campaign, and public...
Northwest Passage traffic up in 2010
The number of ships travelling through the Northwest Passage has doubled this year, prompting at least one Arctic sovereignty expert to call for more enforcement in the increasingly ice-free Arctic...