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Titanic explorers take cover from hurricane
An approaching hurricane has prompted a ship that has been examining the Titanic wreckage on the ocean floor to return to St. John's.
New Microbe Discovered Gobbling Gulf Oil
Microbe Works without Significantly Depleting Oxygen in Water, Has Great Potential to Help Dispose of Deep-Sea Oil Plumes
BP won't drill off Greenland coast
Oil company BP says it decided not to bid for a drilling licence near Greenland but won't say whether the decision was influenced by the disastrous blowout of a deepwater...
Canada picks site for Arctic research station
Cambridge Bay location offers a wealth of opportunities for studying the far north.
'No man-made fix' for rising seas
Even the most extreme geoengineering approaches will not stop sea levels from rising due to climate change, a study suggests.
Geo-engineering and sea-level rise over the 21st century
Scientific findings by international research group of scientists from England, China and Denmark just published suggest that sea level will likely be 30-70 centimetres higher by 2100 than at the...
Claims of growth in India's forests 'misleading'
The country's native forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, says a new study.
Enbridge cuts oil capacity in pipelines
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Canadian pipeline company Enbridge announced it was reducing capacity in its oil pipelines because of an oil spill in southern Michigan. ...
Soil analysis helps forensics
Soil experts are helping with murder investigations by identifying changes caused by the presence of a decomposing body in the soil.
The Planes (and Pilots) from the Battle of Britain
A Look at the Key Aircraft from This Decisive Air Engagement between the RAF and the Luftwaffe
World-renowned experts to lead discussion with the chemistry community on climate change
In response to doubts about the causes and potential extent of global climate change, a panel of four climate experts today will review the current state of climate science and...
Thousands of dead fish reported at mouth of Mississippi
Thousands of fish have turned up dead at the mouth of Mississippi River, prompting authorities to check whether oil was the cause of mass death, local media reports said Monday.
South Atlantic squid catch declining
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Environmental factors may be causing a dramatic drop in the number of squid being caught in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, experts say. ...
Noticing a Magnitude-8.0 Earthquake Months Later
A team of scientists uncovered the seismic fingerprints of a previously undetected magnitude-8 earthquake off the Samoa Islands last year.
Desert Dwellers on a Fast-Food Diet
A Brooklyn artist has given red harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex badius, an all-McDonald’s menu.
On Our Radar
More than 30 new coal-fired power plants have been built since 2008 or are under construction, representing the coal power industry's largest expansion in decades.
Deep water dead zone predicted in Gulf
The oil gusher on the Gulf seabed may be stopped, but much of the spilled oil still lurks in a plume of oil and dissolved methane gas 3,200-4,300 feet below...
Death Valley's mysterious wandering rocks
A section of California's Death Valley is home to a strange phenomenon: Rocks that litter the landscape seem to move on their own, leaving long trails behind them in the...
For deniers, politics beats the science. Handouts beat both | George Monbiot
From Australia to the US, the rightwingers who claim climate change is a leftwing conspiracy will grab green subsidiesIt was Australia's second climate change election. Climate change deposed the former leaders of both...
Battle to degas deadly lakes continues
Funding shortage is biggest hurdle for those striving to disarm three rare but lethal geological hazards.
Floods add to China's geological disasters
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- China has been hit by 26,000 geological disasters in the first 7 months of this year, a government official said. ...
Allergies through ozone effects? Ozone increases allergen load
Ozone affects pollen allergens: at ozone levels typical of photochemical smog, more allergens are formed in pollen. This connection has been demonstrated in the rye plant and is now being...
Brazilian Oil Royalties to Fund Energy, Climate Research
Brazil will set aside hundreds of millions in government oil revenue to pay for...
Nuclear Plant’s Use of River Water Prompts $1.1 Billion Debate With State
New York State and a utility disagree on how to handle the Indian Point nuclear plant’s effect on the Hudson River.
Australia's electorate sends climate-change message
Swing towards Greens in federal election puts global warming back in the spotlight.
Plant Biologist Mary Gehring Joins Whitehead Institute Faculty
Mary Gehring will be studying epigenetic reprogramming in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Her work has commonalities and potential synergies with research occurring in other Whitehead laboratories.
50 Years Ago: Photographs of an Antarctic Odyssey
For the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's and Robert Falcon Scott's race to the South Pole, Robert A. McCabe has published a book of photographs and journal entries collected from...
White Rock boil water advisory continues
A boil water advisory for White Rock, B.C., could be lifted on Monday afternoon if tests continue to find the water is clear of E.coli bacteria.