http://news.discovery.com/earth/ Earth News looks at rocks, global warming and extreme weather to get the lowdown on what the Earth is trying to tell us. en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://news.discovery.com/images/icons/rss-feed-logo.png http://news.discovery.com/earth/ 144 19 Sat Nov 21 2009 07:08:09 GMT Sat Nov 21 2009 07:08:09 GMT 1440 http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-november-20.html 6b0c046b-28c3-47bf-943d-0091a99c67e4 Animals Earth Space Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. http://news.discovery.com/earth/carbon-dioxide-sources-outpacing-sinks.html 2c6c8b4d-c41d-434e-bfe5-9efd2bad3217 John D. Cox Carbon Emissions Climate Change Global Warming Oceanography Pollution Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:09:44 EST Carbon Dioxide: sources outpacing sinks 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 ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/saving-the-sharks-that-bit-us.html 57307371-fb67-4a59-9520-c0b0f77b75c9 Larry O'Hanlon Animal Research Biodiversity Conservation Sharks Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:36:53 EST Saving The Sharks That Bit Us 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 ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/lake-superior-warming-winds.html d1b99d0a-4fce-4c90-84f4-6280a47266f3 Jessica Marshall Earth Environment Food Chain Lakes Wind Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:42:00 EST Winds Blow Stronger Over Warming Lake Superior Increasingly blustery weather over the lake may be changing ecosystems and spreading air pollution. http://news.discovery.com/earth/cigarette-butts-tobacco-fish.html 6f9dfc0e-0df5-4b90-bf3c-3248f551e87c Michael Reilly Beach EPA Environment Fish Freshwater Fish Pollution Waste Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Cigarette Butts Toxic to Fish Need another reason to quit smoking? http://news.discovery.com/earth/army-corps-katrina-flooding.html 068c848c-8c77-4ddf-a5e5-d83ce64547ec Floods Government Hurricanes Natural Disasters Storms Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:59:00 EST Army Corps Liable For Katrina Flooding 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 claims. http://news.discovery.com/earth/more-garbage-patches-waiting-to-be-found.html edef7943-e6d9-4dc4-9333-052183e8b925 Sarah Dowdey Oceanography Pollution Scientific Discoveries Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:17:55 EST More Garbage Patches Waiting to Be Found 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 ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/algae-biofuel-renewable-energy.html 20c89e7c-ccda-4d49-a5d6-a6454cc4de2b Cristen Conger Biofuels Energy Energy Production Environment Fossil Fuels Plants Renewable Energy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST Could Cheap Algae Oil Power Our Energy Future? Algae oil production on land is expensive, but the costs could go down if brought out to sea. http://news.discovery.com/earth/asparagus-glue-beetle.html 25fbce9f-b443-4dfd-a3dd-f9823b34e041 Jennifer Viegas Adhesives Beetles Pest Control Plants Vegetables Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:43:00 EST Natural Super Glue Found on Asparagus Spears The amazingly strong substance is created by a beetle so it can affix its eggs onto the vegetable. http://news.discovery.com/earth/gulf-mexico-after-ida.html 56fb20fb-f1d9-4ef7-89bd-30e79ae77781 Floods Hurricanes Oceans Rivers Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:45:00 EST Ida Stirs Up The Gulf : Big Pic Tropical Storm Ida left in her wake some murky waters in the Gulf of Mexico. http://news.discovery.com/earth/northeast-fall-colors-2009.html 7e76dccf-532c-4412-b7b8-880cfdddb1ff Fall NASA Satellites Trees Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:40:00 EST Fall Colors From Space : Big Pic It's late fall, but the colors of the season in New England are still visible from space. http://news.discovery.com/earth/carbon-dioxide-emissions-recession.html 6366f3d0-aaf3-4e47-9c99-23cdbb33dcd6 Climate Climate Policy Exhaust and Emissions Global Warming Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST Despite Recession, Carbon Pollution Swells Developing nations are spurring rising pollution levels in the face of a global economic slowdown. http://news.discovery.com/earth/sponge-bob-solves-reef-conundrum.html fd079114-466e-41cc-8e96-1639afec3309 Larry O'Hanlon Animal Relationships Biodiversity Conservation Food Chain Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:15 EST Sponge Bob Solves Reef Conundrum 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 ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/sea-monsters-slide-show.html 78733c06-0e4c-4777-b2de-c77ad866d339 Monster Sightings Sea Creatures Sea Snakes Sharks Strange Creatures Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:42:00 EST Sea Monsters Real & Imagined Sea monsters real and imagined. Loch Ness Monster move aside. There are far stranger thing in the seas. http://news.discovery.com/earth/the-message-from-moaning-cavern.html 8db8c777-14af-4edd-b428-3e6509a9f497 John D. Cox Climate Change Drought Geology Geophysics Global Warming Water Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:13:15 EST The message from Moaning Cavern 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 ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/oldest-trees-global-warming-growth.html 60497d87-3b98-4e02-95a4-2a0734c357c2 Jessica Marshall Climate Climate Change Moving Nature Trees Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:46:00 EST Longest-Living Tree Growing Faster With Warming Bristlecone pine trees, which live for thousands of years, have been growing at a faster rate. http://news.discovery.com/earth/more-proof-that-females-are-better-than-males.html 4c863072-1920-4139-b834-4ff7c52b0489 Larry O'Hanlon Animal Behavior Animal Communication Animal Evolution Animal Instincts Animal Relationships Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:44 EST More Proof That Females Are Better Than Males A guest post from veterinarian & veteran science writer Cynthia Mills: Sexual commerce is much like regular commerce in that there is a tendency towards short term thinking—that is, many CEO’s aim for quarterly profits at the cost of long ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/jellyfish-swarms-global-warming-fishing.html de6d1a3c-e432-4765-98b3-dfec6bfee259 Climate Change Fishing Global Warming Jellyfish Oceans Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:19:00 EST Jellyfish Swarm North in Warming World Exploding jellyfish populations, fueled by warming, are decimating fishing industries. http://news.discovery.com/earth/earths-magnetic-reversal-wont-kill-you.html ff2f9b74-7b54-42cb-857d-bfa86ab26224 James Williams Animal Evolution Animal Science Evolution Feedblog Geology Geophysics Natural Disasters Physics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:55:07 EST Earth's Magnetic Reversal Won't Kill You “Hi James, I appreciate your attempts to get people to think about science and geophysics in particular; but, no offense, this question you pose is ridiculous.” That’s what a well-established Earth and Planetary scientist told me when I asked him ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/satellite-flood-prediction.html e04cd917-8691-4e79-9031-ef635b146e06 Michael Reilly Disasters and Accidents Floods Natural Disasters Rivers Satellites Storms Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST Satellite Flood Prediction Could Save Lives A powerful new tool to help predict devastating floods may prevent the deaths of thousands.