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New Study Raises Concerns About Proposed Mitigation Strategy For Marine Bycatch
Huge numbers of fish, seabirds, and other marine animals are routinely killed and discarded after being inadvertently caught during fishing operations. Known as marine bycatch, this problem is an ongoing...
Ice Core Reveals How Quickly Climate Can Change [News]
Roughly 14,700 years ago the weather patterns that bring snow to Greenland shifted from one year to the next--a pattern of abrupt change that was repeated 12,900 years ago and...
Dot Earth: Federal Report Links Warming to Climate Extremes
A new federal report sees more harmful climate extremes accompanying a warming climate.
MP 'met with GM biotech industry'
Environment Minister Phil Woolas met biotechnology industry members before calling for a fresh debate on GM crops.
North Pole Ice May Melt This Summer, Scientists Say
The North Pole now contains mostly thin, newly formed ice that is highly vulnerable to the summer heat, according to the latest data from the Arctic.
Unknown underwater volcanoes found
Several huge active submarine volcanoes have been discovered Northeast of Fiji by scientists mapping uncharted seabed with high-tech multi-beam sonar equipment.
Ocean temps, levels higher than thought
LIVERMORE, Calif., June 19 (UPI) -- U.S.-led research suggests ocean temperature and sea level increases between 1961and 2003 were 50 percent greater than estimated in a 2007 report.
Iron Isotopes in Lava Lake Point to Possible Ways to Trace Planetary Origins
A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have found differences in the iron isotope composition of basalts from a lava lake in Hawaii that point to new ways of...
Mass. shines in tech study, Calif. loses luster
(AP) -- Massachusetts remains the "gold standard" for mining economic growth from technology and science while California is losing its luster, according to a study released Thursday.
'Man-made' Water Has Different Chemistry
As population growth, food production and the regional effects of climate change place greater stress on the Earth's natural water supply, "man-made" water -- created by removing salt from seawater...
PHOTOS: Summer Solstice Marked With Fire, Magic, Yoga
A fiery cave festival in Spain, an Indian butterfly dance, and a Times Square yogafest -- if previous years are any hint, the 2008 summer solstice should be a day...
Surprisingly Rapid Changes In The Earth’s Core Discovered
The movements in the liquid part of the Earth's core are changing surprisingly quickly, and this affects the Earth's magnetic field, according to new research.
Winter kill of P.E.I. bees hits 40%
The varroa mite is being blamed for the death of 40 per cent of P.E.I. beekeepers' stock over the winter.
Scientists may have solved an ecological riddle
In a paper published this week in Nature, the authors - including Dr Ying Ping Wang from The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research - say that...
New 'lookouts' for climate change
Corries high in the Scottish mountains are to be monitored to better understand global warming.
Catch-22: Feds cut climate research to save fuel
(AP) -- They haven't rechristened a ship the Irony, but federal researchers are canceling and cutting back on voyages aimed at studying climate change and ocean ecosystems so they...
Oceans warming faster than thought
An international team of researchers have found that the world's oceans have actually been warming 50 per cent faster than previously thought.
Green party unveils national carbon tax plan with gas levy
Canadians would pay a steep price for carbon pollution, including at the gasoline pumps, but receive income tax breaks to counter the costs under an environmental plan released Wednesday by...
NASA Aircraft Examine Impact Of Forest Fires On Arctic Climate
As the summer fire season heats up, NASA aircraft are set to follow the trail of smoke plumes from some of Earth's northernmost forest fires, examining their contribution to arctic...
Plants Can Make Golf Courses Greener By Filtering Pesticides
Researchers have found several plants, including blue flag iris, that can reduce the amount of common pesticides used on gold courses in soils. Using these plants as a "living filter"...
Bridging the Iran-West divide to save cheetahs
KUH-E BAFGH PROTECTED AREA, Iran (Reuters) - Iranian and Western wildlife experts are working together to save rare cheetahs from extinction in this arid, mountainous region, despite a nuclear row...
Alpine snow taken down a notch
Swiss winter resorts suffered abrupt decline in snow in the late 1980s.
VIDEO: Japanese in Brazil 100 Years
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Brazil. Now many in the community of 1.5 million are known as excellent farmers.
Science Magazine Features Profs' Research on Antarctica
Field research in Antarctica by Allan Ashworth and Adam Lewis, both professors in the Department of Geosciences at North Dakota State University, is featured in the May 30 issue of...
Today's Quakes Deadlier Than In Past
New research compiled by Australian scientist Dr. Tom Chalko shows that global seismic activity on Earth is now five times more energetic than it was just 20 years ago.
New Soft Safety Helmet Lining Turns Into Rock Hard Shock Absorber When Hit
If something hits you on the head while you are wearing this safety helmet, its soft flexible inner layer will instantly turn into a rock-hard shock-absorbent material. The helmet is...
Plan To Conserve Forests May Be Detrimental To Other Ecosystems
Conserving biodiversity must be considered in plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, researchers warn in Science. The UNFCCC is currently discussing ways of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and...
UC Davis researcher leads climate-change discovery
A team of researchers led by a first-year UC Davis faculty member has resolved a longstanding paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of...