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Observatory: Icebergs Digging Deep, With Implications for Life on the Bottom of the Sea
Close to the coast the seafloor can take a pounding as icebergs are moved around by currents, wind and tides.
Windswept desert dust helps oceanic plants
LIVERPOOL, England, July 18 (UPI) -- Sandstorms in the Sahara Desert can help sustain life in the Atlantic Ocean, a University of Liverpool study indicates.
EPA finds global warming a health threat
A new report contrasts with the agency's recent move not to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Predicting Coral Health By Identifying Nearby Microscopic Algae
A new indicator of coral health has been discovered in a community of microscopic single-celled algae called dinoflagellates. The study reveals that a particular type of these algae renders corals...
Satellite observations help lessen the effects of heatwaves in urban areas
When heatwaves strike, it's far more difficult to cope with stifling temperatures in built-up areas than it is out in the countryside. An ESA campaign has just been carried out...
Your bath water could help save the Earth
Concerned about reducing their environmental footprint, some Canadians have started installing grey water recycling technology in their homes.
The sun could be having a 15% or 20% effect on climate change
Global warming is mainly caused by greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities; however, current climatic variations may be affected “around 15% or 20%” by solar activity, according to the...
News can affect stereotyping, study says
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 17 (UPI) -- Watching television news could contribute to stereotyping, a University of Illinois researcher said Thursday.
Revealing the secrets of the red planet
An ancient waterway on Mars breaks through the wall of a giant crater, flooding a huge lake with water and clay minerals
Move Species Threatened by Warming, Scientists Advise
Animals and plants that can't escape climate change on their own should be relocated by humans, researchers say. But others argue it should only be a last resort.
Warming Health Report: Poor, Elderly Most Hurt
EPA report on global warming warns of health problems from heat waves and drought.
EPA Sued Over Florida Water Pollution
Five environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the federal government is violating the Clean Water Act by failing to set standards for farm and urban runoff that...
Deporting Plants and Animals to Protect Them from Climate Change [News]
As San Diego and Los Angeles have grown, the scrub land of southern California has been paved and built over. That has squeezed out the Quino checkerspot butterfly's habitat, and...
Texas Approves Massive Wind Power Project
Texas officials gave preliminary approval to the nation's largest wind-power project, a plan to build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring wind energy from gusty West...
Good Breeding Increases Shelf Life Of Lettuce And Related Produce
The lettuce cut and packaged for food service and salad mixes is an increasingly important component of the produce industry. Lettuce is highly perishable, and the cutting required in processing...
EPA Releases Report on Climate Change and Health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare, and communities in the U.S. read more
Digital cameras, remote satellites measure crop water demand
Horticultural crops account for almost 50% of crop sales in the United States, and these crops are carefully managed to ensure good quality. But more information is needed about the...
Task force to tackle infertility in developing countries
A European society has launched a special task force to help provide low-cost fertility treatment for developing countries.
Ocean Surface a Boon for Extreme Event Forecasts, Warnings
For humans in the path of destructive hurricanes and tsunamis, an accurate warning of the pending event is critical for damage control and survival.
Mount St. Helens Officially Slumbers -- Alert Level Goes Back To Normal
Scientists say the nearly three and a half years of eruption at Mount St. Helens is over for now and have lowered the volcano alert level from Advisory to Normal...
DARPA awards interdisciplinary research team $1.2 million grant to study surface enhanced Raman scattering
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $1.2 million grant to an interdisciplinary team of Harvard researchers to study surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for the first...
VIDEO: Jets Mined for Parts, Homes
At a major aircraft trade show in England, recycling of plane parts is on the agenda—while in California, yesterday's 747 is tomorrow's house.
House deals blow to proposed Mass. LNG terminal
(AP) -- The House on Wednesday approved extending federal "wild and scenic" environmental protection to the lower Taunton River in Massachusetts, dealing a blow to developers who want to...
Interior Dept. Opens 2.6 Million Alaskan Acres for Oil Exploration
The decision will open up for drilling much of the northeast section of the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, holding an estimated 3.7 billion barrels of oil.
Relief as algae is cleared from China's Olympic sailing venue
Chinese officials use nets and a boom to clear thick algae from the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao.
Glacial waves increasing in Arctic
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 17 (UPI) -- Global warming will increase the occurrence of glacial waves such as the one that killed two Danish tourists in Greenland, an Arctic...
Melting ice ends Russian mission
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, July 16 (UPI) -- Russian scientists say global warming forced an early end to a 300-day expedition of the North Pole.
Observatory: In Deep-Sea Rock, a Place for CO2
Researchers are proposing to inject carbon dioxide into deep-sea basalt formations to remove it from the atmosphere.