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Olympic Games: Air Quality Forecasts For China
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
... > full story
During Olympics, Scientists Will Be Studying Air-quality In Beijing
As the world watches China
prepare for the Olympic
Games, one researcher has
his eye on less visible
matters -- the particles in
... > full story
Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer
A new fossil discovery --
the first of its kind from
the whole of the Antarctic
continent -- provides new
evidence to support the
... > full story
Raptors Survival Can Be Threatened By Ingesting Lead And Cadmium
Environmental pollutants
accumulate in birds of prey,
and in some cases, these can
cause death. A comparative
study of raptors in Galicia
... > full story
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Gray And Green Together: Older Adults Can Play Role In Creating Healthier Environment
July 24, 2008 — Volunteering for environmental protection activities can be physically and mentally sustaining for older people. In fact, this demographic group is in a unique position to have a noticeable impact on ... > full story -
New Chlorine-tolerant Desalination Membrane Hopes To Boost Access To Clean Water
July 23, 2008 — Chemical engineers have developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse ... > full story -
Costs Of Climate Change, State-by-state: Billions, Says New Report
July 23, 2008 — Climate change will carry a price tag of billions of dollars for a number of US states, says a new series of reports. The researchers conclude that the costs have already begun to accrue and are ... > full story -
New Piece Of Climate Change Puzzle Found In Ancient Sedimentary Rocks
July 23, 2008 — Researchers have added a new source of carbon dioxide to the complex climate change puzzle by showing that ancient rocks can release substantial amounts of organic matter into Earth's rivers and ... > full story -
Past Climate Change: Continental Stretching Preceding The Opening Of The Drake Passage
July 23, 2008 — Due to the impact of global warming, it has become essential to understand the causes and processes involved in past climate changes. One of the most prominent events in Earth's climatic evolution ... > full story -
Air Pollution Causing Widespread And Serious Impacts To Ecosystems In Eastern United States
July 22, 2008 — 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 ... > full story -
Lionfish Decimating Tropical Fish Populations, Threatening Coral Reefs
July 21, 2008 — The invasion of predatory lionfish in the Caribbean region poses yet another major threat there to coral reef ecosystems -- a new study has found that within a short period after the entry of ... > full story -
NOAA: Eighth Warmest June On Record For Globe
July 21, 2008 — The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for June 2008 ranked eighth warmest for June since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA. Also, globally it ... > full story -
NASA Mission To Be Crystal Ball Into Oceans' Future, Mirror To The Past
July 21, 2008 — Imagine the lives that could be saved from flash floods and drought, the millions of dollars in fuel costs that could be avoided for fishing vessels, and the homes that could be spared from the ... > full story -
Massive Greenhouse Gases May Be Released As Destruction, Drying Of World Wetlands Worsen
July 21, 2008 — There is growing concern among environmental scientists that evaporation and ongoing destruction of world wetlands, which hold a volume of carbon similar to that in the atmosphere today, could cause ... > full story
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