Trees in Far North Provide Biggest Climate Benefit
November 13, 2009Supposedly the most robust of the world's rain forests, the Amazon jungle suffers from "chronic malnutrition" due to a lack of salt, according to the lead scientist behind a new study. (New Scientist) more...
Warming Drives Off Cape Cod's Namesake, Other Fish
November 12, 2009Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England, and new federal study documenting the warming waters of the North Atlantic confirms that they're right. (ABC News/Associated Press) more...
Bubbles Shed Light on Exploding Volcanoes
November 12, 2009A study of bubbles trapped in pumice rock suggests it's a lot easier for volcanoes to erupt than we think, say Australian researchers. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) more...
Oceans Face Acid Test
November 11, 2009Ocean acidification is dramatically changing the chemistry of our oceans and affecting sea creatures like the humpback whale. Is it too late to turn the problem around? (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) more...
Antarctic Ice Loss Offsets Warming
November 11, 2009A study has found that newly-exposed areas of Antarctic sea are now soaking up some of the carbon that causes global warming. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) more...
Antarctic Ice Loss Offsets Warming
November 11, 2009A study has found that newly-exposed areas of Antarctic sea are now soaking up some of the carbon that causes global warming. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) more...
Mini Ice Age Took Hold of Europe in Months
November 11, 2009Detailed studies of ancient climate have revealed that the onset of Europe's "Big Freeze", 13,000 years ago, was anything but glacial . (New Scientist) more...
Puncturing an Ancient Supervolcano
November 10, 2009You have to wonder about the wisdom of drilling an active volcano, but at Italy's Campi Flegrei, that's exactly what scientists are planning to do, in an effort to learn about an ancient volcanic monster that could one day blow. (Discovery News) more...
The Weak Underbelly of West Antarctica?
November 10, 2009There is a dangerous PIG on the loose in West Antarctica. Yeah, I said PIG. This one could dump a whole lot of ice into the sea, raising sea levels worldwide. (Discovery News) more...
Miniature Robots to Swarm the Oceans
November 10, 2009Swarms of soup-can-sized robots will soon plunge into the ocean seeking data on poorly understood phenomena from currents to biology. (Live Science) more...
Alps Grow and Shrink at Same Time
November 5, 2009The European Alps are both growing and shrinking, with two dynamic processes acting against each other for a net effect of ... nothing. (Live Science) more...
Frigid Antarctica Loaded with Viruses
November 5, 2009Antarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified, a new study finds. (Live Science) more...
Unmanned Planes Converted to Climate Scouts
November 5, 2009In a modern-day rendition of beating swords into plowshares, a pair of unmanned military aircraft have been turned over to NASA for research on Earth's environment. (Live Science) more...
Volcanoes to Split Africa
November 4, 2009Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two and create a new ocean, according to scientists who studied two volcanic eruptions in September 2005. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation/Agence France-Presse) more...
Major Quakes Could be Aftershocks
November 4, 2009Many recent earthquakes may have been the aftershocks of large quakes that occurred hundreds of years ago, according to scientists. (BBC News) more...
Frozen, Hard to Reach, and Worth It
November 4, 2009A recent photo captured by a NASA research airplane shows a giant iceberg in the Antarctic. (Live Science) more...
Amazon's Low Salt Content Keeps Carbon Emissions at Bay
November 3, 2009All it takes is a sprinkle of salt to jump-start animal life on the Amazon forest floor—which, for better or worse, speeds up the carbon cycle, a new study says. (National Geographic News) more...
Snow Cap Disappearing From Mount Kilimanjaro
November 2, 2009Some 85 percent of the ice that made up the mountaintop glaciers in 1912 was gone by 2007, researchers report. (ABC News) more...
Species' Extinction Threat Grows
November 2, 2009More than a third of species assessed by a global biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists warn. (BBC News) more...
Warming 'Big Threat' to Yosemite
November 2, 2009Wildfires within California's world famous Yosemite National Park could become more frequent and severe due to climate change, say scientists. (BBC News)
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Probe to Track Warming's Effects on Water
November 2, 2009Hoping to untangle a key mechanism by which Earth warms and cools, a new satellite will for the first time make ongoing measurements of the saltiness of Earth's seas and the water content of the land. (Discovery News) more...
Air Pressure Changes Trigger Landslides
November 2, 2009According to a new study, the daily ups and downs in air pressure -- equivalent to the weight of about half a glass of water -- are enough to get a landslide rolling. (Discovery News) more...
In the Mediterranean, Killer Tsunamis From an Ancient Eruption
November 2, 2009The massive eruption of the Thera volcano in the Aegean Sea more than 3,000 years ago produced killer waves that raced across hundreds of miles of the Eastern Mediterranean to inundate the area that is now Israel and probably other coastal sites, a team of scientists has found. (The New York Times) more...