Jun 16 2011

Biodegradable Products Damage Environment, Too

Tag: Biodegradable,Composting,Earth,Environment,EPA,Global Warming,Materials,Recycling,Waste — Emily Sohn @ 11:00 am
Before you buy something that's biodegradable, take a look at how your community deals with trash.

Jun 14 2011

Curb Soot and Smog to Keep Earth Cool, Says UN

Tag: Africa,Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Animals,Arctic Regions,Asia,Cars,Climate,Climate Change,Coal,Cooking,Death and Dying,Earth,Environment,Exhaust and Emissions,Fossil Fuels,Glaciers,Global Warming,Heat Waves,Heating,Lung Cancer,NASA,Organic,Parks and Forests,Particles,Pigs,Rice and Grains,Science,Scientists,The Sun,Vehicles,Video,Waste — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:21 pm
Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating.

Jun 06 2011

Climate Change Impact: Underestimated?

Tag: Climate,Climate Change,Environment,Islands,Oceans,Seas,Storms — Emily Sohn @ 11:00 am
Sea-level rise will affect tens of millions more people than originally predicted as a result of ice melt due to global warming.

May 31 2011

Caffeine-hungry Bacteria Found

Tag: Environment,Health — Marianne English @ 5:13 pm
Humans aren't the only life forms that rely on caffeine to get them through the mornings.

May 31 2011

Japan Crisis: Going to School 32 km from Fukushima

Tag: Cancer,Child Development,Current Events,Environment,Peoples and Government,Politics,Safety and Prevention — Ian O'Neill @ 4:21 am
Ian Thomas Ash and cameraman Colin O'Neill visit a school just outside the 30 kilometer radiation exclusion zone to ask one basic question: are the children safe?

May 27 2011

Antidepressants Kill Bacteria in Great Lakes

Tag: Environment,Health — Marianne English @ 8:57 pm
These medications can limit E. coli populations and other potentially harmful bacteria from growing in Great Lakes ecosystems.

May 27 2011

Don’t Confuse Tornadoes, Volcanoes, Floods and the Final Episode of Oprah with Armageddon

Tag: Current Events,Doomsday,Environment,Folklore and Superstition,Mass Extinction,Middle East,Myths and Legends,Religion and Spirituality — Amy Enchelmeyer @ 7:14 pm
Well, the world didn't come to an end -- despite lots of natural disasters and no more Oprah. But all the Discovery News readers wanted to talk about was a new species of bat.

May 24 2011

Weather Bends Noise From Highways

Tag: Cars,Environment,EPA,Wheels and Tires,Wind — Jessica Marshall @ 2:24 pm
Given the right temperature and wind, car noise can be bent and then plopped down near residents far from highways.

May 23 2011

Outdoor Exposure Good for Your Health

Tag: Environment,Health — Marianne English @ 7:56 pm
Don't just spend your whole day inside on the computer. Go out and take in a little nature -- and bring your laptop with you.

May 20 2011

Dolphin, Whale Blubber Harbors Chemicals

Tag: Animals,Dolphins,Environment,Fish,Fishing,Oceans,Seas,Whales — Emily Sohn @ 11:00 am
Since we tend to eat the same fish as these marine predators, this is bad news for humans, too.
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