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GE explores filters for Alberta oil sands
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 1 (UPI) -- A $4 million program in Canada could lead to the development of a filtration method to cut pollutants from Alberta oil sand development,...
Experts: Gulf Coastal Wetlands Surviving So Far
Say Wind, Tidal and Current Patterns Have Limited Severe Damage in Louisiana to Islands, Outer Marshes
Video: BP Spill Plagues Pensacola
Plagued with a series of crises, ranging from hurricanes to the recession, the beach community of Pensacola, Fla. is reeling from the BP oil disaster. Harry Smith reports.
A Governor Seals Oil-Spill Records
Elected officials in Louisiana and members of the public seeking details on how Gov. Bobby Jindal and his administration fared in their own response to the disaster are out...
Study: Arctic climate at tipping point?
BOULDER, Colo., June 30 (UPI) -- Climate systems in the arctic may be more affected by global warming than previously thought and may be nearing a climate-change tipping point,...
As ice melts, ancient finds come to light
BOULDER, Colo., June 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher has discovered a 10,000-year-old hunting weapon in melting ice, a find made possible by global warming, experts say. ...
TRMM satellite sees Darby's remnants still kicking up isolated showers
A trough is an elongated area of low pressure and that's what the remnants of the once major hurricane known as Darby are becoming today. On June 28 at 6:55...
New UGA temperature table may help reduce heat-related deaths of children in closed cars
The heat of summer brings trips to the lake, afternoons at the beach and vacations in the mountains. It also arrives with the threat of dangerous conditions in closed cars,...
Ancient tool found in melting ice near Yellowstone
Researchers say they've found an ancient hunting weapon that had been preserved in melting ice near Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park - United States -...
UF releases ornamental peanut plants for use as lawn, groundcover
Homeowners tired of watering, fertilizing and mowing grass have a new low-maintenance lawn option -- peanuts.
Trashing the ocean
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine professor William Cooper follows the trail of plastic debris that's spreading from the coast to the deep sea.
Earthquake survey maps that shaking feeling
Ontario and Quebec residents shaken by the magnitude 5.0 earthquake last week are being asked to share their experiences with a federal research project.
Tara Oceans: a scientific odyssey in the tradition of HMS Beagle
His Majesty’s Ship Beagle is among the most celebrated of all British warships, commissioned in ...
Regina bookstore closing, e-books blamed
One of Saskatchewan's last major independent bookstores is closing, saying e-books are partly to blame.
Lord Flowers obituary
Nuclear physicist devoted to finding sustainable ways for science to improve lifeThe physicist Brian Flowers, who has died at the age of 85, was the outstanding scientific and academic administrator of his generation,...
Is It Time to Restart the Uranium Industry in the U.S.?
In Colorado's far western reaches is a valley called Paradox. Unlike most, it is cut crosswise through the middle. The Dolores River runs perpendicular through it, creating a geologic anomaly...
Solar Sensor Dropped From First Environmental Satellite in Troubled Program
The Obama Administration has decided to leave a critical sunlight sensor off the first...
Healthy watersheds can sustain water supplies, aquatic ecosystems in a changing climate
The U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station has published a report about the role of forests in the stewardship of water in a changing climate.
Computer modeling to build better mud bricks
Rammed earth and stabilized mud block or brick are cheap, easy to make, usually durable materials widely used for building homes and low-level structures, especially in developing countries. Despite their...
US approach to farming should change to meet new challenges, expanding needs
WASHINGTON — U.S. farmers are under pressure to produce more, pollute less, fulfill consumer preferences, and make a living — all with increasingly scarce natural resources and the...
Tiny Clays Tame Earthquake Faults
Portions of San Andreas Fault lubricated by crushed rock.
Warmer Lake Tanganyika threatens East African fisheries
As Lake Tanganyika grew warmer over the last century fish productivity decreased, which now threatens local livelihoods.
London approves new North Sea projects
ABERDEEN, Scotland, June 29 (UPI) -- New oil and gas developments in the North Sea hold the key to energy security for the United Kingdom, the British energy minister...
Nord Stream enters Finnish waters
ZUG, Switzerland, June 29 (UPI) -- A vessel for laying the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline arrived in the Finnish waters of the Gulf of Finland, the pipeline consortium...
Arctic Ice July 2010
Arctic Ice July 2010 In about a week the National Snow and Ice Data Center - NSIDC - will be publishing its analysis of June's sea ice. I expect them to...
Meteorologist's weather technology aids soldiers, civilians
(PhysOrg.com) -- From battlefields to civilian settings, David Stauffer`s combination of weather and technology saves lives. Stauffer, a senior research associate and associate professor of meteorology at Penn State, and...
Stirring the ocean: Calculating the role of the oceans' swimmers
(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's oceans, we know, are constantly shaken and stirred by the winds and the tides and other physical forces of nature. But what about fish and other...
Climate changes in the Atlantic can affect drought in distant regions
Cyclical changes in atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean affect drought in the Sahel region on the southern Sahara rim.