Study: Seabirds cause atmospheric acidity A British-led study shows ammonia emissions from seabirds is a significant source of nitrogen in remote coastal ecosystems.
Everglades rescue drowning in costs, red tape A decade after unveiling its sweeping plan for Everglades restoration, the federal government has made scant progress and the plan remains bogged down in budgeting, planning and procedural matters, say scientists charged with monitoring its progress.
Large Concentrations Of Animals A Potential Threat The federal Environmental Protection Agency doesn't know what impact large concentrations of farm animals have on air and water quality and needs to know, a research agency for Congress has concluded.
China Carbon Emissions Exceed U.S. China has leapfrogged the United States as the world's biggest carbon emitter and India is heading for third place, scientists said on Friday in a report that warned global greenhouse-gas levels were scaling record peaks.
Global Warming Pollution Increased 3 Percent Worldwide man-made emissions of carbon dioxide -- the main gas that causes global warming -- jumped 3 percent last year, international scientists said Thursday.
Scientists study new species of lichen clinging to Yosemite icons Scientists have discovered new species of lichen clinging like microscopic starfish to Yosemite icons such as El Capitan, Half Dome and Vernal Falls, and countless slabs of less famous rock. And they are trying to determine whether the species exist anywhere else.
Scientists take aim at lionfish U.S. scientists are looking at ways to control lionfish that are making themselves at home along the South Atlantic seaboard.
Reducing farm greenhouse gas emissions National will establish an international centre of research dedicated to the reduction of on-farm greenhouse gas emissions, says National Party leader John Key.
Salmon Farming May Doom Wild Populations Researchers have found a link between the decline of wild Pink Salmon in British Columbia and fish farming practices in the area that allow infestations of sea lice.
UK data shows a hot start to the century The 11 warmest years on record have all occurred in the last 13 years, according to a report from the University of East Anglia.
Wildfire Poses Toxic Threat The U.S. Geological Survey stated that ash from the recent California wildfires might lead to serious health problems for local residents and environmental damages, due to toxic ash contaminating rainwater runoff.
Half of Homes in Quebec Town have Dangerous Asbestos Levels A study published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health shows dangerously high asbestos levels in Quebec mining area.
Agricultural Soil Erosion Not Contributing To Global Warming Agricultural soil erosion is not a source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- but rather leads to more carbon being removed from the atmosphere than is emitted.
Camera traps reveal secrets of undervalued forest Automated snapshots of endangered animals roaming Sumatran forest prove that areas the Indonesian government has deem 'worthless' to conservation are anything but...
Moose find safety in roadsides Mother moose use roads as a kind of human-made shield to protect their newborn calves from predatory bears, a new study has found.
Hatchery fish fail to reproduce in the wild Steelhead trout raised in hatcheries were 40 percent less reproductively successful, apparently due to the genetic effect of growing in a non-hostile environment.
Rivers recover slowly from Acid Rain Actions taken across Europe to clean up acid pollutants was expected to bring recovery to river systems, but improvements have come slower than hoped.
Loss Of Genetic Diversity Threatens Species Diversity Human activities are eliminating biological diversity at an unprecedented rate, because genetic diversity and species diversity depend on each other.
Bluefin tuna catch shrinking fast The declining Bluefin tuna catch may be due to several reasons, and those that are being brought in tend to be thinner and of lower quality.
Air Pollution Linked To Premature Births Women who live in regions with high carbon monoxide or fine-particle levels (types of pollution mainly due to vehicle emissions) were 10 to 25 percent more likely to have a premature baby.
Marine birds in sharp decline A four-year Western Washington University study shows significant declines since the late 1970s in marine bird populations in the northern Puget Sound.
Wolf Bones Beat Trees As Markers For Environmental Change Joseph Bump, a PhD candidate in forest science at Michigan Tech, and his colleagues studied moose and wolf, dire wolf and prehistoric bison bone samples. They found that gray and dire wolves, provide a much clearer record of environmental change than either the plants, the moose or the bison.
Lake Tahoe is warming A new University of California report says Lake Tahoe July surface water temperature has increased almost five degrees since 1999.