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Gore, U.N. Panel Share Peace Prize (17 October 09:30) |
| The Nobel honors efforts to raise awareness of the threat of global warming. |
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Mixed Forests Are Healthier (16 October 10:30) |
| New research finds forests with diverse species fight off infestations more effectively. |
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Finding Nemo's Cousin: Scientists Spot New Marine Species (16 October 10:00) |
| The discoveries include a tentacled worm, sea cucumber and a little orange fish. |
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Environmental Destruction Underway in Myanmar (16 October 01:30) |
| Groups say the regime is ignoring environmental laws to access materials cheaply. |
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'Green' Roof Made for Energy-Conscious Age (12 October 09:00) |
| Homeowners could see falling utility bills with a new roof technology. |
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Words Subject to 'Survival of the Fittest' (11 October 08:30) |
| Less commonly used words 'mutate' while popular ones remain the same. |
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That Sticky Weather? Blame Global Warming (11 October 12:15) |
| Humidity has been on the rise and the only explanation is global warming. |
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Ozone Researchers Win Nobel (10 October 09:30) |
| The 2007 chemistry Nobel goes to scientists who explained why the ozone layer is thinning. |
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Warm Winter, Dry Conditions Ahead (10 October 01:30) |
| The mild temperatures expected in most of the country should help off-set higher heating bills. |
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Amber Is Forever: The Making of a Death Trap (09 October 03:30) |
| How do aquatic creatures wind up trapped for millenia in tree resin? |
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Melting Sea Ice Forcing Walruses Ashore (08 October 09:15) |
| Thousands of walruses have abandoned diminishing ice packs for the Alaskan coast. |
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San Andreas Rocks Show Quake History (06 October 02:00) |
| Cores from a borehole in the San Andreas Fault help decode earthquake physics. |
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Cycads Seduce Pollinators With Scent (05 October 01:30) |
| It's "push-pull pollination" for these ancient plants. |
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Antarctic Ozone Hole Shrinks 30 Percent (04 October 12:00) |
| The protective layer shrank over the pole, but less less than last year's record loss. |
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Quakes Sweep Endangered Turtles Overseas (03 October 03:15) |
| Strong currents deliver dozens of Indonesian turtles to Malaysian shores. |
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Tourism Threatens Popular Destinations (02 October 01:00) |
| Travel contributes to global warming and warming threatens prized destinations. |
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Earth's First Breath, Earlier Than Thought (28 September 02:00) |
| A new study calls into question the timeline of oxygen's appearance in Earth's atmosphere. |
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Cleaner Fuels Focus of Climate Talks (27 September 09:45) |
| The United States calls for a push on alternative energy at a two-day climate summit. |
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Eleven New Species Found in Vietnam (27 September 12:30) |
| The newly discovered band includes a snake, butterfly, orchids and other flowers. |
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Underwater Vac Inhales Alien Algae (25 September 09:00) |
| Reef-smothering algae, meet your foe: the Super Sucker. |
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Deformed Frogs Result From Farm Runoff (25 September 07:30) |
| The epidemic of frog deformities is caused, at least in part, by agricultural waste. |
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Sea Level Rise Could Erase U.S. Landmarks (24 September 10:00) |
| Rising seas could wash over Jamestown, Wall Street and other landmarks. |
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Snowmelt in Antarctica Creeping Inland (24 September 08:00) |
| Twenty years of data confirm Antarctic snow is melting farther and farther inland. |
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Plants and Animals: Long-Lost Relatives? (22 September 01:45) |
| Does the tree of life need to be re-drawn from scratch? |
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Neighbor Galaxies Just Passing Through (20 September 09:00) |
| New speed measurements of the Magellanic Clouds show they're only zooming by. |
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Greenhouse Earth: Methane Once Powered Runaway Warming (20 September 02:30) |
| Ancient sediment layers paint a picture of a hothouse Earth 55 million years ago. |
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When Sand Dunes Go Boom (19 September 08:45) |
| Caltech researchers explain the mystery of singing sand. |
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Undersea Mission Broadcast Live on Internet (18 September 10:00) |
| Web users can check in on the aquanauts at any time during the nine-day mission. |
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Geologists: Ethiopian Plateau Spurred Human Evolution (18 September 09:30) |
| Africa's changing geology could be responsible for human evolution. |
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Tiny Galaxies Help Unravel Dark Matter Mystery (18 September 08:30) |
| Small galaxies at the edge of our universe appear to be generating dark matter. |
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Medieval Diaries Shed Light on Climate Change (17 September 10:00) |
| Ancient texts dispel any doubts that Earth is warming up more dramatically than ever. |
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Arctic Melt Opens Northwest Passage (17 September 09:00) |
| The shipping route that eluded famous explorers is now a reality. |
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Surprise, Salmon! Your Baby's a Trout (14 September 11:00) |
| Researchers engineer one fish to produce another, in a move that could save the sockeye. |
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Cracking the Case of the Missing Mud (14 September 08:00) |
| In 2004, 70 million tons of mud streamed into the Taiwan Strait. Then it disappeared. |
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Gorillas Now 'Critically Endangered' (13 September 02:15) |
| The determination means the Western Gorilla is one step from extinction. |
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Powerful Quake Launches Tsunami in Indonesia (13 September 12:15) |
| The 8.2-magnitude quake off Sumatra could be felt in at least four other countries. |
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WHO: Disease Rates to Rise With Temps (12 September 02:00) |
| The World Health Organization issues a stark warning about health and global warming. |
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Engineered Soil Greens Up Parking Lots (10 September 09:30) |
| Pavement pollutes. But a new, engineered soil offers a greener way. |
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For Space Tourists, It's Training Time (08 September 01:30) |
| People booked on Virgin Galactic space flights start training to avoid nausea. |
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Futuristic Boat Made for Multitasking (07 September 10:00) |
| It looks like a 100-foot water strider, but Proteus is really a first-class research vessel. |
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Sled Dogs Warn of Alaskan Mercury Levels (07 September 08:00) |
| Some of Alaska's native communities may be at risk from mercury contamination. |
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Warming in the Age of Pangaea: A Prequel? (07 September 08:00) |
| A warming 300 million years ago holds clues to how climate change can alter the planet. |
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Paleozoic Global Warming: A Prequel? (07 September 08:00) |
| A warming 300 million years ago holds clues to how climate change can alter the planet. |
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Arctic Ice Melt Gets Stark Reassessment (07 September 12:00) |
| Arctic sea ice is shrinking at double the rate previously reported, say scientists. |
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Global Warming: Not Heart Healthy (06 September 10:30) |
| The latest bad news on the climate change front comes from a surprising source: physicians. |
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Crater Mystery Cracked in Michigan (06 September 08:30) |
| Was Earth's second-largest impact the result of a comet or asteroid? |
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Killer Asteroid Traced in Space (06 September 02:15) |
| The space rock that doomed the dinos is traced to an ancient space smashup. |
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New Antarctic Base Ready for 'Sexy' Research (05 September 10:45) |
| The base will be moved to Antarctica where it will house climate change studies. |
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Experts: Expect 6 More Hurricanes in 2007 (05 September 12:00) |
| The worst may not be over, warns a new report. |
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Furious Hurricane Felix Slams Ashore (04 September 08:15) |
| The fierce category 5 storm hit near the Nicaragua-Honduras border. |
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