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CAT scan reveals inner workings of volcano island
On the ground and in the water, an international team of researchers has been collecting imaging data on the Soufriere Hills Volcano in Montserrat to understand the internal structure of...
Ancient Soil Replenishment Technique Helps In Battle Against Global Warming
Former inhabitants of the Amazon Basin enriched their fields with charred organic materials-biochar-and transformed one of the earth's most infertile soils into one of the most productive. These early conservationists...
EPA should test demasculinizing pollutants collectively, NRC says
Cumulative effects of phthalates and related compounds will be larger than effects measured one chemical at a time, reports a National Research Council panel
Why locusts abandon a solitary life for the swarm
By applying an old theory that has been used to explain water flow through soil and the spread of forest fires, researchers may have an answer to a perplexing ecological...
No quick or easy technological fix for climate change
Global warming, some have argued, can be reversed with a large-scale "geoengineering" fix, such as having a giant blimp spray liquefied sulfur dioxide in the stratosphere or building tens of...
Recipes for Health: Pasta With Roasted Winter Squash and Ricotta Salata
A pasta dish with a salty, distinctively flavored cheese from Southern Italy.
Praise and Criticism for Proposed Interior Secretary
Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado was not the first choice of environmental advocates for the Interior Department.
Nicaragua 'among those more affected by climate change'
Nicaragua occupies third place in a ranking of the countries most affected by climate change catastrophes in 2007, according to Germanwatch.
Prof tries to dial down greenhouse emissions from cellphone use
A University of Calgary professor says he has developed a technology designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with using a cell phone.
Climate outcome 'hangs on coal'
If the growth in carbon dioxide emissions is to be constrained then the world cannot afford a coal renaissance, a major scientific meeting is told.
Scientists Find Increased Methane Levels In Arctic Ocean
Researchers have found new data to suggest that the carbon pool beneath the Arctic Ocean is leaking.
Spanish droughts over past 500 years reconstructed
A Spanish research group has reconstructed the pattern of droughts in Spain between 1506 and 1900 on the basis of ceremonial records held at the Cathedral of Toledo, in order...
Feds say NJ's wayward dolphins doing just fine
(AP) -- A panel of federal wildlife experts says New Jersey's wayward dolphins are just fine where they are.
Study: Did early climate impact divert a new glacial age?
The common wisdom is that the invention of the steam engine and the advent of the coal-fuelled industrial age marked the beginning of human influence on global climate...
Researchers use satellites to measure inland floods
Satellites that were designed to measure sea level over the world's oceans can serve a valuable purpose over land, a new study has found...
US proposes protecting 7 penguin species
(AP) -- Seven penguin species have reason to have happy feet: The Bush administration is moving to protect them. But three other types of penguin - including the stars...
Keeping an eye on Wilkins Ice Shelf
As the Wilkins Ice Shelf is at risk of breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula, ESA’s Envisat satellite is observing the area on a daily basis. The satellite acquisitions of...
Disaster area? Southern California has it made in the shade
The region is actually one of the safest in the country, researchers say. Extreme heat and cold are far more deadly than earthquakes and wildfires. ...
TMS Offers Help in Tough Economic Times
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) has quickly responded to the needs of its members as they weather the current economic storm. For professionals whose careers may have been...
Sucking carbon out of the air
Are plans to take carbon dioxide out of the air just a pipe dream, or a cure for global warming?
"First Contact With Inner Earth": Drillers Strike Magma
For the first time on record, humans have made contact with molten rock in its natural environment deep inside Earth. The breakthrough came as a surprise to drillers deep underground.
Scientists try to let the blind 'see' fish
(AP) -- As brightly colored fish dart in and out of the rocks scattered in a small aquarium, a bewildering melody follows each of their movements.
Faculty Offer Expertise on Climate Change
Faculty experts at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss climate change.
Survey: Worried VCs expect to invest less in 2009
(AP) -- Venture capitalists are bracing for their toughest year since the dot-com bust as they try to survive the bursting of an even bigger investment bubble.
Two-By-Two To Zaragozic Acid
Two-carbon reagent helps build natural product's core while reducing redox steps
Strange Travels
A new series of articles details transport phenomena in highly heterogeneous media, which plays an especially important role in hydrogeology because it may govern migration and dispersion of groundwater contaminants...
James Randerson discusses new research into sea levels
James Randerson looks at a new study predicting sea levels will rise faster than previous estimates
Changes 'amplify Arctic warming'
Scientists say they now have unambiguous evidence that the warming in the Arctic is accelerating.