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Contradicting earlier studies showing that soil microbes will emit more carbon dioxide as global warming intensifies, new research suggests that these microbes become less efficient over time in a warmer environment and would actually emit less CO2. The research, published in the journal Nature Geoscience,... 

The brain, in some ways, is simply the biological device that keeps a body running and the mind thinking. In that way it is like a computer. An international team of scientists has discovered striking similarities between the human brain, the nervous system of a worm, and a computer chip. The finding... 

An oil spill from a leaking underwater well grew to cover 1,900 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as the U.S. Coast Guard scrambled to keep the slick from reaching the fragile Gulf Coast shoreline. The well, 5,000 feet under the ocean surface off Louisiana’s coast, is leaking about 1,000... 

by Agence France-Presse Senate Majority Leader Harry ReidWASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday he was determined to pass sweeping bills to overhaul immigration and to battle climate change this year despite stiff opposition to both measures. “Immigration and... 

by Jonathan Hiskes The EPA draws inspiration from The Biggest Loser in a new competition that pits 14 buildings against each other to see which can trim its energy usage the most. The National Building Competition is explicitly modeled after the weight-loss reality TV show, spotlighting structures that... 

by Jonathan Hiskes They’re trying a dome because the robots didn’t work. No, really. Damage control for the oil-rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is sounding like a bad science-fiction movie : Engineers are crafting a giant underwater dome to help to contain an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico... 

Wireless network company Verizon Communications has been listed on the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Benchmark Index (CII), among 300 of the largest companies in the US, for its efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In the reportAccording to the report, Verizon’s strengths include policies... 

An oil spill the size of Rhode Island, photographed by NASA satellites, could reach the U.S. Gulf Coast states as soon as this weekend. Continue reading here: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Visible from Space (Pictures)  Read More →

“Do you feel like Senator Graham is a big fat baby? And, would you like to say to him on the show right now, ‘Waaaaaaa?’” Go here to read the rest: Jon Stewart Interviews EPA Chief Lisa Jackson About the Climate Bill on The Daily Show  Read More →

by Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON — Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said late Monday that efforts to craft sweeping, comprehensive legislation to combat climate change were still “very much alive.” “We’re still pushing, we’re still talking, we’re still fighting, it’s... 

Several studies are underway to help better understand what’s wrong with bees. Here’s an overview. The rest is here: What’s Being Done to Study Honey Bee Health  Read More →

by Agence France-Presse SYDNEY – On Tuesday, Australia shelved plans for a carbon-trading system to cut greenhouse-gas emissions until at least 2013, blaming the slow pace of global action and an obstructive opposition. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has described climate change as “the great... 

Scientists have discovered a fast-moving deep ocean current with the volume of 40 Amazon Rivers near Antarctica that will help researchers monitor the impacts of climate change on the world’s oceans. A team of Australian and Japanese scientists, in a study published in Sunday’s issue of the... 

Thoughtful, out-of-the-box Mother’s Day gift ideas that your mom won’t soon forget. Go here to see the original: 8 Waste-Free (and Free) Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day  Read More →

An oil well on the ocean floor beneath a drilling rig that exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico began spewing oil on Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The well, 5,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, was leaking about 1,000 barrels per day of oil, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said, in what the agency... 

by Agence France-Presse Electric taxi in Tokyo.Photo: Better PlaceTOKYO — The world’s first taxis with easily replaceable batteries hit the streets of the Japanese capital Monday in a government-funded experiment. The purpose-built cars that can run on easily swapped batteries — rather... 

by Jonathan Hiskes The Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Photo: NASA’s Earth ObservatoryThe oil and coal industries have been making themselves look so bad lately, it’s almost as if they want to help out their clean-energy competitors. It’s time for another damage report: About 42,000 gallons... 

by Agence France-Presse Rooftop garden in Queens. Photo courtesy Your Secret Admiral via FlickrNEW YORK — Urban farming is a growth industry in New York City’s concrete jungle, and with little open land available, agriculturalists and beekeepers have taken to the rooftops to pursue their... 

What is time? One of the earliest concepts proposed is that is simply the fourth dimension, another direction. Humans travel daily one way into the future. Science fiction writers have long been obsessed with the subject from the legendary “The Time Machine” by HG Wells to the the Doctor...