Galloping fossil fuel emissions are outrunning the oceans' ability to absorb them.
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Shark attack victims are celebrating a Senate vote to help protect their attackers.
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Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more
Posted by John D. Cox Thu Nov 19, 2009 02:09 PM ET | 0
Galloping increases in human fossil fuel emissions now appear to be outrunning the ability of the world's oceans to absorb them. The first year-by-year accounting of the oceans' role as a carbon sink shows that, even as they soak up ... Read more
Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:36 PM ET | 0
A new guest post from shark advocate and shark attack victim Debbie Salamone of the Pew Campaign to End Overfishing in the Southeast: My fellow shark attack victims and I are celebrating today because the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted ... Read more
Posted by Jessica Marshall 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
Posted by Michael Reilly Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:00 AM ET | 0
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Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:59 PM ET | 0
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in... Read more
Posted by Sarah Dowdey Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:17 AM ET | 0
You've likely heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- two enormous bodies of trash trapped in a swirling confluence of currents. The Pacific patch has gotten a lot of press this year from the planned expedition of banking heir ... Read more
Posted by Cristen Conger Wed Nov 18, 2009 07:00 AM ET | 0
Algae oil production on land is expensive, but the costs could go down if brought out to sea. Read more
Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Nov 18, 2009 05:43 AM ET | 0
The amazingly strong substance is created by a beetle so it can affix its eggs onto the vegetable. Read more
Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 09:45 PM ET | 0
Tropical Storm Ida left in her wake some murky waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more
Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 09:40 PM ET | 0
It's late fall, but the colors of the season in New England are still visible from space. Read more
Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 03:30 PM ET | 0
Developing nations are spurring rising pollution levels in the face of a global economic slowdown. Read more
Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Tue Nov 17, 2009 08:01 AM ET | 0
Why are warm tropical waters so clear? Because they lack nutrients. But then how do those amazing coral reefs manage to thrive in such places? Well, sponges, of all things, may be the secret according to this article in Conservation ... Read more
Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 07:42 AM ET | 0
Sea monsters real and imagined. Loch Ness Monster move aside. There are far stranger thing in the seas. Read more
Posted by John D. Cox Mon Nov 16, 2009 01:13 PM ET | 0
Melting Arctic sea ice isn't just about polar bears: If temperatures continue to warm over the far north, a new study suggests, California could be in for a long dry spell. A new profile of the climate at the end ... Read more
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