Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of miles, a scientist warned. | |
 More EU states eyeing ESA July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Four countries that joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 are knocking on the door of the European Space Agency (ESA), French Research Minister Valerie Pecresse said here on Tuesday. | |
 Study reveals air pollution is causing widespread and serious impacts to ecosystems July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
If you are living in the eastern United States, the environment around you is being harmed by air pollution. From Adirondack forests and Shenandoah streams to Appalachian wetlands and the Chesapeake Bay, a ... | |
Outdoor enthusiasts scaring off native carnivores in parks July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Even a quiet stroll in the park can dramatically change natural ecosystems, according to a new study by conservation biologists from the University of California, Berkeley. These findings could have important ... | |
 NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA completed a full-scale rocket motor test on Thursday, July 17, to further development of the Orion jettison motor, which will separate the spacecraft's launch abort system from the crew ... | |
 NASA works to improve short-term weather forecasts July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Sometimes seconds count. If a furious, tornado-spitting thunderstorm was bearing down on your home town, a few moments might make all the difference in the world. | |
 Mars Sample Return: bridging robotic and human exploration July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The first robotic mission to return samples to Earth from Mars took a further step toward realisation with the recent publication of a mission design report by the iMARS Working Group. The report, defines ... | |
 Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction July 20, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Moves around the world to drain marshes and other wetlands to make space for farming could be hastening climate change, scientists gathering in Brazil from Monday will be hearing. | |
Judge: Water delivery system harms Calif. salmon July 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A federal judge ruled Friday that California's water systems threaten to push native, wild salmon into extinction but stopped short of ordering any immediate water cutbacks farmers said would have cost them millions ... | |
Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious wetlands worldwide as farmers and developers ... | |
NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights 19 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon power substorms that cause sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the ... | |
Landscape study may offer solutions for fire managers 20 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A fire is currently burning through a study area where projections were made about fire behavior about 2 years ago. Managers used data and analysis from the Gotchen Late-Successional Reserve (LSR) study in the planning, analysis, ... | |
Paying to save tropical forests could be a way to reduce global carbon emissions July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Wealthy nations willing to collectively spend about $1 billion annually could prevent the emission of roughly half a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for the next 25 years, new research suggests. | |
Durham scientists to tackle CO2 storage in global warming challenge July 23, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Scientists at Durham University (UK) are working on new ways of storing CO2 emissions underground to help in the fight against global warming. | |
 Air Quality Forecasts for China July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
With less than a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, Chinese officials have introduced a series of measures to improve air quality for the Games. A new tool has been installed in the capital city ... | |
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