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Winds Blow Stronger Over Warming Lake...

Posted Thu Nov 19, 2009 04:42 AM ET   |   0

Increasingly blustery weather over the lake may be changing ecosystems and spreading air pollution. Read more

Lake Superior

Longest-Living Tree Growing Faster With...

Posted Mon Nov 16, 2009 09:46 AM ET   |   0

Bristlecone pine trees, which live for thousands of years, have been growing at a faster rate. Read more

bristlecone pine tree

Northern Forests Crucial Carbon Sink

Posted Fri Nov 13, 2009 04:28 AM ET   |   0

High latitude forests store more carbon than tropical rainforests, making them an underappreciated player in climate change. Read more

taiga forest

Pollution Trips Up Female Marathon Runners

Posted Fri Oct 30, 2009 04:20 PM ET   |   0

Average marathon times of female runners suffered in areas with higher pollution levels. Read more

Female Marathon Runners

As Bats Begin Hibernation, Deaths Expected

Posted Fri Oct 30, 2009 09:29 AM ET   |   0

The mysterious white-nose syndrome is expected to continue its deathly rampage through bat populations this winter. Read more

bat disease

Swimming Pools Kept Clean by Going Green

Posted Wed Oct 28, 2009 02:45 PM ET   |   0

Treating pools with moss can not only keep water clean, but also significantly reduce maintenance costs. Read more

Swimming Pool

Melting Arctic Could Unleash Vast CO2 Stores

Posted Wed Oct 21, 2009 05:23 AM ET   |   0

As the Arctic warms, vast amounts of carbon dioxide could be released into the atmosphere, speeding climate change. Read more

arctic

Bygone Pollutants Resurface as Glaciers Melt

Posted Tue Oct 13, 2009 08:45 AM ET   |   0

Pollutants trapped in glaciers in decades past are re-entering the environment as the ice melts some 30 years later. Read more

alpine lake

Climate Action May Shift Warming Odds

Posted Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:51 AM ET   |   0

Aggressive action to cut emissions may change the odds of catastrophic change from global warming. Read more

Coal-Fired Power Plant

Recessions: Good for Our Health?

Posted Mon Sep 28, 2009 09:26 AM ET   |   0

New findings show that the Great Depression was actually good for U.S. health. Annual death rates declined during years of downturn and increased in years of expansion. Read more

recession, great depression

Female Monarch Butterflies Disappearing

Posted Wed Sep 23, 2009 09:50 AM ET   |   0

Female monarch butterflies are in decline, a new study finds."Population growth depends on the number of females, not males, and this could have some adverse impacts for the monarch population to grow." Read more

monarch butterflies

Dangerous Pathogens Live in Showerheads

Posted Mon Sep 14, 2009 09:14 AM ET   |   0

It's warm and damp and dark -- the perfect place for bacteria to nestle and stay for a while. Read more

Showheads harbor some nasty germs. Cleaning them doesn't help.

Dangerous Pathogens Live in Showerheads

Posted Mon Sep 14, 2009 07:56 AM ET   |   0

It's warm and damp and dark -- the perfect place for bacteria to nestle and stay for a while. It turns out that that's just what they do -- in your showerhead. Read more

showerhead pathogens mycobacteria

Could Wind Power China's Energy Future?

Posted Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:16 AM ET   |   0

Wind energy could provide all of China's electricity demand projected for the year 2030, about twice China's current consumption. Read more

wind farm

Could Wind Power China's Energy Future?

Posted Thu Sep 10, 2009 05:53 AM ET   |   0

Wind energy could provide all of China's electricity demand projected for the year 2030, about twice China's current consumption. Read more

China set to be wind power leader
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