Road Salt Increases Urban Stream Contamination
Dec 15, 2014, 3:54 pm By ENNAverage chloride concentrations often exceed toxic levels in many northern United States streams due…Update on Climate Change talks in Lima, Peru
Dec 15, 2014, 10:44 am By ENNIn the early hours of Sunday morning, bleary-eyed dealmakers from nearly 200 countries and the…An app to save 400 million animals
Dec 15, 2014, 9:57 am By ENNBrazilian biologist Alex Bager has been leading a crusade to raise awareness of a major but…Asphalt Mounds Found Off West African Coast
Dec 15, 2014, 9:14 am By ENNScientists have discovered a large area of the deep seabed strewn with mounds of asphalt off the…WWF: Climate Change talks disappointing
Dec 14, 2014, 10:02 am By ENNThe WWF issued the following statement from Samantha Smith, Leader of WWF’s Global Climate and…Solar power shines brightly in the UK
Dec 13, 2014, 10:52 am By ENNSolar power has a sunny future - even without any major breakthroughs, writes Ralph Gottschalg.…New EU-wide food labeling rules apply this weekend
Dec 12, 2014, 1:31 pm By ENNNew EU food labelling rules will come into force on Saturday (13 December). The aim is to ensure…New report finds bamboo may help mitigate climate change, reduce fossil fuel use, protect forests
Dec 12, 2014, 10:03 am By ENNRestoring degraded land and forests with the world’s fastest growing plant, bamboo, can contribute…New insight from MIT on what killed off the dinosaurs
Dec 12, 2014, 8:38 am By ENNSixty-six million years ago, an asteroid more than five miles wide smashed into the Earth at 70,000…How birds hear without ears
Dec 11, 2014, 2:44 pm By ENNUnlike mammals, birds have no external ears. The outer ears of mammals play an important function in…Pollution May Cause Problems for Pollinators
Dec 11, 2014, 10:57 am By ENNWhile unpleasant car exhaust makes us wrinkle our noses, such human-made fumes may pose serious…Nitrous Oxide emissions and Ice Ages
Dec 11, 2014, 8:01 am By ENNNitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse gas that doesn’t receive as much notoriety as…Scientists estimate the total weight of plastic floating in the world's oceans
Dec 10, 2014, 3:17 pm By ENNNearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution may be floating in the world's oceans, according to a study…What to do with all that zoo poop
Dec 10, 2014, 11:43 am By ENNRon Patalano, director of operations at Roger Williams Park Zoo, has high praise for his staff.…Can organic crops compete with industrial agriculture?
Dec 10, 2014, 9:07 am By ENNA systematic overview of more than 100 studies comparing organic and conventional farming finds that…Warming climate puts wetlands more at risk to invasive species
Dec 10, 2014, 7:55 am By ENNIn the battle between native and invasive wetland plants, a new Duke University study finds climate…Abandoned Wells Identified as Greenhouse Gas 'Super-emitters'
1:32pm By ENNPrinceton University researchers have uncovered a previously unknown, and possibly substantial,…Do Wind Turbines Affect Property Values?
9:20am By ENNWind turbine developments have no effect on property values of nearby homes and farms, according to…Sandia Labs study points to advantages of storing hydrogen in salt mines
7:59am By ENNLarge-scale storage of low-pressure, gaseous hydrogen in salt caverns and other underground sites…Will more use of natural gas minimize or exacerbate climate change?
Mon 3:46pm By ENNNatural gas power plants produce substantial amounts of gases that lead to global warming. Replacing…
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