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Report on US-China collaboration on carbon capture and sequestration
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Julio Friedmann, in collaboration with the Centre for American Progress, the Asia Society Centre and with partner Monitor Group, today released the report, 'A Roadmap for...
Obama urges new effort on climate
Barack Obama urges the US and EU to re-double efforts to achieve success at the climate change summit in Copenhagen.
Can we manipulate the weather?
Chinese scientists claim to be able to control the weather. But is so-called geoengineering more than wishful thinking? And, if so, should we be worried?The unseasonal snow that fell on Beijing for 11...
Ancient Peruvians turned land to desert
Lessons to be learned from Nazca civilisation, which exposed itself to floods after mass deforestation, research saysThe ancient Nazca civilisation of Peru, made famous by the giant geoglyphs it left etched in the...
Los Alamos waste moves toward aquifers
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Toxic waste from New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory is trickling toward the state's underground water aquifers, officials say.
Geologists monitor landslide in Washington state for further movement
It's hard to picture a bigger landslide than the one that buried a quarter-mile of Highway 410 in Yakima County, Wash., in mid-October.
Colombia volcano rumbles back to life
Officials in southern Colombia have issued a code orange alert for the newly-active Galeras volcano which they said could erupt in a matter of days or weeks, according to the...
Australia oil well catches fire
An oil well at the centre of a massive spill in the Timor Sea off the north west coast of Australia catches fire.
Science around fish oil benefits is more compelling now than ever.
Earlier this year (August 2009) cardiologists published benefits of omega-3 fatty acids (DHA, EPA from fish oil) in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology after reviewing data on...
Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions
Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother...
Bridge opens China's 'last virgin island' for development
China on Saturday opens a new bridge over the Yangtze that will pave the way for rapid development of the country's "last virgin island," Chongming -- now just an hour's...
Thirsty Plant Dries Out Yemen
Even as a water crisis threatens the very survival of Yemen, farmers are turning increasingly to growing a narcotic called qat because it is the only way to make a...
Fuel oil spill threatens S.F. Bay wildlife
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A bunker fuel oil spill is threatening San Francisco Bay's ecosystem, which is already stressed by drought, ecologists say.
Contracts foster trust, but flexibility is needed
While detailed contracts can foster trust between parties, there needs to be flexibility in negotiating potential changes, according to research recently published in MIS Quarterly...
Lessons from oil industry may help address groundwater crisis
Although declining streamflows and half-full reservoirs have gotten most of the attention in water conflicts around the United States, some of the worst battles of the next century may be...
HyBIS explores the Casablanca seamount
In October, the hydraulic benthic interactive sampler HyBIS maintained by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) made ten dives over the Casablanca Seamount, a four-kilometre high seamount located some 300...
Federal regulators close 9 banks, mostly in West
NEW YORK (AP) -- Regulators have shut California National Bank of Los Angeles and eight smaller related banks as the weak economy continues to produce a...
Leading Chinese rocket scientist dies at 98
BEIJING (AP) -- Qian Xuesen, a rocket scientist known as the father of China's space technology, died Saturday in Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency said....
E.U. Reaches Funding Deal on Climate Change
E.U. leaders on Friday offered to contribute money to a global fund to help developing countries tackle global warming hoping kick-start stalled talks.
Bike accessories for a safer ride
It could have been a tragedy last November when Pedro Carrasco tumbled 150 feet off a dirt trail and down a remote 8,000-foot mountain during Costa Rica's La Ruta de...
Divers probe Mayan ruins in Guatemala lake
Scuba divers are exploring the depths of a volcanic lake in Guatemala to find clues about an ancient sacred island where Mayan pilgrims flocked to worship before it was submerged...
Elders Group Tries Bridging the Climatic Generation Gap
The rapid march of climate change up the global agenda has prompted a new, and often poignant, conversation between the generations.
Sea Slime Killing U.S. Seabirds
Coated with a foamy slime, hundreds of seabirds are washing up on the shores of the U.S. Pacific Northwest as an explosion in algae fills the ocean, experts say.
Missouri ordered to clean river water
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The part of the Mississippi River that flows past St. Louis must be cleaned up enough to support recreational uses, federal officials said.
Hard Winter Wheat Varieties Released
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Russia to launch Arctic Sea shelf mission
Russia is planning extensive research to help uphold its claim to the energy-rich Arctic Sea shelf, which the country believes is an extension of the Eurasian continent, an official says.
Watch on Euronews: Studying the seas
The circulation of the world's oceans influences our climate and an important factor driving ocean currents is the salinity of the water. Global data on ocean salinity are incomplete, but...
NASA researchers explore lightning's 'NOx-ious' impact on pollution, climate
Every year, scientists learn something new about the inner workings of lightning.