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International stewardship for arctic?
MOSCOW, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Control over the arctic should lay in international hands to protect the sensitive environment, Greenpeace officials said in Moscow. ...
Chinese Threat on Rare Earth Minerals Could Revitalize U.S. Mines
Action is heating up in the world of rare earth minerals. China has blocked...
Mars methane lasts less than a year
A new study indicates that methane in the atmosphere of Mars lasts less than a year. Methane is replenished from localized sources that show seasonal and annual variations. This pattern...
The Amazon rainforest -- a cloud factory
The forest in the Amazon Basin produces its own rain. During the wet season, aerosol particles, which serve to condensate clouds and precipitation here, mainly consist of organic material. These...
Extreme Sensors Could Send Data From Inside Volcano
Super-heat-resistant radio transmitters could soon be dropped into volcanoes to provide early warnings of eruptions.
Secretaries Chu and Salazar: Newly Plugged BP's Macondo Well is 'Effectively Dead'
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar have officially declared that the cement cap permanently plugging BP's Macondo well is successfully in place, ending a...
Great Lakes Water Quality Is Focus of New $5-Million Grant
How could climate change and our response to it affect the Great Lakes' water quality? That's the primary question a team of 27 researchers from across the University of Michigan...
Fences could help clean up watercourses
Building good fences could make our water cleaner, and help us to meet European standards, according to new research. Scientists have created a computer model to investigate the problem of...
Navigating climate science
The idea that greenhouse gas emissions are warming Earth's atmosphere is one of the most certain concepts in natural science yet as the level of scientific certainty has grown, so...
Kids without food in Pakistan floods face death
By MARGIE MASON 2010-09-20T04:54:52Z SUKKUR, Pakistan (AP) -- Suhani Bunglani fans flies away from her two baby girls as...
E-books: A new chapter begins
Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis says the rise of e-books will likely change everything in the publishing world.
Blown-out BP well is declared dead
Pressure tests confirm that efforts to seal the well in the Gulf of Mexico were successful, officials say. Now questions turn to the long-term effects of the largest offshore spill...
Video: Cape Cod National Seashore
Sunday Morning's final episode of the Summer season leaves with a visit to the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Green column: A Threat to California’s Climate Change Progress
California’s ambitious climate change agenda could evaporate in a November vote that pits renewable energy advocates and allies against oil companies and manufacturers.
Petermann's Progress
Petermann's Progress The huge ice island which calved from Petermann Glacier on August 4th was stuck in the mouth of Petermann Fjord for quite some time. As I had suggested, it...
Earth's Measurers Say U.S. Needs More Tools for Task
Scientists warn improvements needed to monitor active Earth.
2010 tied with 1998 as warmest global temperature on record
The first eight months of 2010 tied the same period in 1998 for the warmest combined land and ocean surface temperature on record worldwide. Meanwhile, the June-August summer was the...
Surf’s Up
Brainy scientists, extreme surfers and mountains of water mix it up in Susan Casey’s vivid, kinetic narrative about giant waves and the people who love them.
The Great White Silence: footage of the Scott expedition | feature
Restored documentary footage of Scott's doomed trip to the South Pole can finally be seen on the big screenOne hundred years ago, the former whaling ship Terra Nova sailed out of Cardiff...
Video: A Tornado Grows in Brooklyn?
Weather Service investigators in New York City are trying to determine if a deadly storm system that left a 14-mile strip of destruction across Brooklyn and Queens included a rare...
Argentina puts legal muscle behind Atlantic Forest protection
The Argentinean province of Misiones has approved a major new land use law for native forests in that area, legally backing a commitment last year to help save the Atlantic...
Raising the high-tech bar on workout wear
Newly developed clothing can keep athletes warmer or cooler, drier or even sweeter.Back in the day, a runner hit the pavement wearing cotton shorts and a cotton T-shirt, and when...
Scientists React to a Nobelist's Climate Thoughts
Scientists exploring the human influence on climate react to a provocative essay by a Nobel laureate in physics.
Will L.A. lose its cool? An optimistic look at global warming
A Q&A with Matthew Kahn, author of 'Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future.'Global warming is a given, writes UCLA economist Matthew Kahn in his new book,...
James Cameron Heads For Mariana Trench to Film Avatar Sequel and Capture X Prize Simultaneously
Bathyscaphe Trieste This contraption was the first and only sub to bring humans to the ocean's deepest spot, the 7-mile-deep, appropriately named spot Challenger Deep. James Cameron is commissioning an Australian team to...
New Type of Moon Volcano Discovered
An arrowhead-shaped feature on the moon pointed the way to a new type of silica-rich rock spat up by an ancient volcano, experts say. ...
'Miracle tree' may form basis for low-cost water purification
The moringa oleifera tree, often called the "miracle tree" for its potential to provide food, fuel and water in harsh environments, is the target of a new effort by three...
Religion Has Scant Effect on Environmental Views, Poll Suggests
While some conservative Christians have been among the most vocal skeptics of climate change, Pew found strong support for regulations to protect the environment across almost every segment of society.