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African anger over climate talks
Negotiations at the UN climate summit have resumed after developing countries had earlier withdrawn their co-operation.
PHOTOS: Ten U.S. Species Feeling Global Warming's Heat
Climate change is turning up the heat on some of the U.S.'s already threatened species, including ten highlighted by a new Endangered Species Coalition report.
Older dental fillings contain form of mercury unlikely to be toxic, study finds
A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought.
Understanding ocean climate
High-resolution computer simulations performed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) are helping to understand the inflow of North Atlantic water to the Arctic Ocean and how this...
First phase of pan-tropical forest mapping debuting at COP15
Tropical forest loss accounts for an estimated 17% of global emissions of carbon dioxide. As part of a strategy to reduce these greenhouse gas fluxes to the atmosphere, the UNFCCC's...
South Asia News in brief: 26 November–9 December 2009
Bangladesh's natural forests nearly all lost or degraded, mangrove forest can control ozone, Netherlands to boost Pakistan biogas, and more.
Vulnerable nations at Copenhagen summit reject 2C target
Alliance of Small Island States say any deal that allows temperatures to rise by more than 1.5C is 'not negotiable'More than half the world's countries say they are determined not to sign...
Shellfish catch off Nova Scotia plummets
The quantity of shellfish caught off Nova Scotia dropped by more than half between 2003 and 2006 as water quality deteriorated, a new report says.
Sockeye decline linked to climate change
Food-poor ocean waters warmed by climate change likely played a significant role in the death of millions of sockeye salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River, says a scientific think-tank.
To Know CO2
You have to know your CO2! When I wrote Your CO2 Is Bad For You In Your Space Suit I was not talking about the EPA. Here I will not talk...
Cisco and British Telecom head for the 'cloud'
Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services.
China-U.S. Swap Barbs At Copenhagen Summit
In Dispute At Climate Conference, China Urges Deep Soul-Seaching For U.S.
Video: "Climate-Gate" a Hot Debate
As the climate conference continues in Copenhagen, the "Climate-Gate" scandal is causing controversy. As Wyatt Andrews reports, critics question whether the earth is really getting warmer.
US residents gorging on data bytes: study
If the data devoured in the United States last year were converted to text there would be enough books to bury the country under a pile seven feet (two meters)...
Big flood may have created Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea as we know it today formed about 5.3 million years ago when Atlantic Ocean waters breached the strait of Gibraltar, sending a massive flood into the basin. ...
Penn State scientist at center of a storm
A few words culled from some hacked e-mails in Britain have generated chaos in the world of climate science -- throwing dark clouds over Pennsylvania State University and stirring up...
3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen
The co-director of MIT`s Global Change program discusses what to expect from the U.N. Climate Change Conference, and the effects of 'Climategate.'
Roasting Does More than Enhance Flavor in Peanuts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have shown that increasing roast color intensity steadily ramps up the antioxidant capacities of peanuts, peanut flour and peanut skins.
Robot completes first underwater crossing of Atlantic Ocean
Spain on Wednesday handed back to the United States a robot which last week completed the first underwater crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to help monitor climate change by tracking...
The big spill: Flood could have filled Mediterranean in less than two years
Discovery of distinctive channel, calculations of possible water movement suggest fast and furious flow formed the sea
U.S. to modernize volcano monitoring nets
RESTON, Va., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The U. S. Geological Survey says it will allocate $7 million for research by 15 universities and state agencies into modernizing volcano monitoring...
China's monopoly on 'green' minerals
BEIJING, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- China's monopoly on "rare earth" minerals, essential for green technologies, may not keep up with increasing demand.
Nobel Lecture of a Chinese-born Physicist --Prof Charles K Kao
As we know, 1/2 of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 was awarded to Prof Charles K Kao who is a British Chinese and an American Chinese. Kao was born...
77 percent of European pigs are castrated without anesthetic
The castration of pigs prevents the "boar taint" smell in the meat and allows them to contain more fat. However in practice this can be very different. Now, for...
UAF chooses shipyard to build Alaska Region Research Vessel
More than three decades ago, marine scientists in the United States first identified the need for a research vessel capable of bringing scientists to Alaska's icy northern waters.
New gas find announced in South China Sea
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Canadian exploration company Husky Energy Inc. announced a deepwater gas discovery in the South China Sea that could yield millions of cubic feet...
BG Group hails Brazilian oil and gas find
BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- British gas giant BG Group announced with its partners that tests of the Iara well in the Santos Basin off the Brazilian coast...
Long-Term Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Plants Studied
(PhysOrg.com) -- Long-term, open-top chamber studies of how rising carbon dioxide (CO2) could affect crops, forests, and pastures reveal a wide range of impacts, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...