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Rules Guiding Fish Farming in the Gulf Are Readied
Environmental groups says the record of the fish farming industry is terrible.
Ice core drillers set record in Greenland
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- An international team of scientists, led by Denmark, says it set a single-season deep ice core drilling record this summer in Greenland.
NIST certifies three new soil materials
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified three new reference materials for soil testing by laboratories.
New technology cuts some industrial odors
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A North Carolina State University scientist says he's created a technology to eliminate foul odors and air pollutants emitted by chicken rendering facilities.
Heat forms toxic substance in corn syrups
TUCSON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists say they've discovered heat forms a potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup often fed to honey bees.
Video: Future of Time Wasting
Mo Rocca disects the future of time wasting and speaks with former Rap star MC Hammer.
Slowly slip-sliding faults don't cause earthquakes
Some slow-moving faults may help protect some regions of Italy and other parts of the world against destructive earthquakes, suggests new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson...
ORNL scientists hone technique to safeguard water supplies
A method to detect contaminants in municipal water supplies has undergone further refinements by two Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers whose findings are published on line in Water Environment Research...
'Artificial trees' to cut carbon
Engineers launch a plan to start removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere within 10 to 20 years.
ESA helps make summer in the city more bearable
As temperatures soar, scientists have been collecting data amid the ancient ruins that symbolise the birthplace of western culture. These data, combined with measurements from aircraft and satellites, promise to...
Swine flu 'will return to Southern hemisphere in 2010'
Models suggest that swine flu will return for the Southern hemisphere winter in 2010, but a massive vaccination campaign could slash cases.
Feature: Study examines real consequences of carbon farming
A new research project will compare the benefits of carbon farming over traditional methods in an age of environmental uncertainty.
North and south melted ice age
New research has revealed it wasn't just warm summers in the northern hemisphere that melted the ice ages, as previously thought.
Opinion: Sustainability from paddock to plate
In a report commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation, Andrew Campbell suggests ways that we can improve the performance and resilience of one of Australia's largest farming systems.
Long history for water shortage
Data analysis has found that Australia’s water scarcity started to happen almost fifteen years ago, but wasn’t obvious at the time.
Opinion: Starving for gas
In all the talk about the Gorgon gas deal with China there has been not a whisper of discussion of the issue most vital to Australia's – and the entire...
Tropical storms endure over wet land, fizzle over dry
If it has already rained, it's going to continue to pour, according to a Purdue University study of how ocean-origin storms behave when they come ashore...
Scientists investigate urban climate in Rotterdam and Arnhem
Researchers from Wageningen University used the warm days in August to map out the urban climate in two Dutch cities. The research team drove two cargo bicycles with measurement equipment...
The mysterious glaciers that grew when Asia heated up
Ice, when heated, is supposed to melt. That's why a collection of glaciers in the Southeast Himalayas stymies those who know what they did 9,000 years ago. While most other...
New temperature reconstruction from Indo-Pacific warm pool
A new 2,000-year-long reconstruction of sea surface temperatures (SST) from the Indo-Pacific warm pool (IPWP) suggests that temperatures in the region may have been as warm during the Medieval Warm...
Nuclear Regulators Urge High-Tech Fire Detection
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants plants to shift from human fire detection to high-tech tools.
A Sometimes Lonely Trek for Global Warming Awareness
Greta Browne has encountered more than one global warming naysayer since last March, when she began a trek up the Eastern seaboard to draw attention to climate change.
Steamy heat more common in California: study
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bouts of extreme muggy heat lasting for days, once rare in California, are becoming more frequent and intense due to ocean patterns altered by climate change,...
Global Warming Warps Marine Food Webs
Rising temperature may lower biological productivity overall but could boost some fisheries
Is Mac's New OS Something To Brag About?
Snow Leopard Could Level The Computing Security Playing Field
Global Warming Computer Is Major Polluter
Supercomputer Belonging to U.K. Weather Service Is One of Britain's Biggest Energy Draws
Slow-motion Earthquake Testing Probes How Buildings Collapse In Quakes
It takes just seconds for tall buildings to collapse during earthquakes. Knowing what's happening in those seconds can help engineers design buildings that are less prone to sustaining that kind...
Seeing The Tree From The Forest: Predicting The Future Of Plant Communities
A recent paper presents an algorithm that may be used to predict the future dynamics of plant communities, an increasingly interesting area of study as significant environmental changes, such as...