 Thousands rally to mark 'death' of Australian river August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Thousands of people rallied in southern Australia Sunday to protest the dwindling water levels in one of the country's greatest rivers, claiming the loss was causing an environmental disaster. | |
 Trees kill odors and other emissions from poultry farms August 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Planting just three rows of trees around poultry farms can cut nuisance emissions of dust, ammonia, and odors from poultry houses and aid in reducing neighbor complaints, according to scientists from the University ... | |
 Tahitian vanilla originated in Maya forests August 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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The origin of the Tahitian vanilla orchid, whose cured fruit is the source of the rare and highly esteemed gourmet French Polynesian spice, has long eluded botanists. Known by the scientific name Vanilla ... | |
New clues to air circulation in the atmosphere August 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Air circulates above the Earth in four distinct cells, with two either side of the equator, says new research. The new observational study describes how air rises and falls in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface, creating ... | |
Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones' August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A global study led by Professor Robert Diaz of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, shows that the number of "dead zones"—areas of seafloor with too little oxygen for most marine life—has ... | |
Green Roofs Differ in Building Cooling, Water Handling Capabilities July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first study to compare the performance of different types of green roofs has been completed by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and suggests that buyers shouldn't ... | |
Cut energy use by eating better, study says August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How much energy we use to produce food could be cut in half if Americans ate less and ate local foods, wolfed down less meat, dairy and junk food, and used more traditional farming methods, says a new Cornell ... | |
 A recipe for saving the world's oceans from an extinction crisis August 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Jeremy Jackson, senior scientist emeritus of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, asserts in the Aug. 12 issue of the journal Proceedings of the National ... | |
 Japan to label goods' carbon footprints: official August 19, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Japan is planning to label consumer goods to show their carbon footprints in a bid to raise public awareness about global warming, an official said Tuesday. | |
 Protecting natural forests crucial for climate change August 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- South-east Australia’s natural forests are among the most carbon dense in the world and store three times more carbon than Australian and international climate change experts realise, a world-first ... | |
 Wasted food draining the world of water, experts say August 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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As much as half the water used to grow food worldwide is lost due to waste, experts said at a Stockholm conference that wrapped up Friday, pointing out that the squandered resources are a major contributor ... | |
Climate change may boost Middle East rainfall August 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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The prospect of climate change sparking food and water shortages in the Middle East is less likely than previously thought, with new research by an Australian climate scientist suggesting that rainfall will be significantly ... | |
 Germans try to slow glacier melt with giant screen August 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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German researchers trying to slow melting glaciers have set up a large screen in the Swiss Alps that they hope will trap cold air over the icy mass, Johannes Gutenberg University said Thursday. | |
 The drivers of tropical deforestation are changing, say scientists August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation threatens the world's tropical forests but offers new opportunities for conservation, according to an article coauthored by William Laurance of ... | |
 Global warming time bomb trapped in Arctic soil: study August 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Climate change could release unexpectedly huge stores of carbon dioxide from Arctic soils, which would in turn fuel a vicious circle of global warming, a new study warned Sunday. | |
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