Environmental groups opposed to offshore drilling sued the federal government Tuesday to prevent future seismic tests for oil and gas deposits in Atlantic waters off the U.S. East Coast. Seismic testing, …
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Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado Savanna Falls to Record Low
Deforestation in Brazil’s tropical Cerrado savanna, which makes up a quarter of the country, fell 11 percent to a record low in 2018 compared with a year earlier, the Ministry of Environment said in …
your ads here!US Denies Climate Change, Promotes Fossil Fuel Energy During UN Conference
A U.S. energy official says “no country should have to sacrifice economic prosperity or energy security in pursuit of environmental sustainability” during a U.N. climate discussions in Poland. Preston Wells Griffith, …
your ads here!Vast, Zombie-like Microbial Life Lurks Beneath Seabed
Scientists have drilled a mile and a half (2.5 kilometers) beneath the seabed and found vast underground forests of “deep life,” including microbes that persist for thousands, maybe millions of …
your ads here!With US Federal FGM Law Struck Down, Attention Shifts to States
When a U.S. district judge last month ruled a federal ban on female genital mutilation unconstitutional, he undercut the federal government and alarmed anti-FGM activists, who hope to eradicate the …
your ads here!NASA Probe Finds Signs of Water on Nearby Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered ingredients for water on a relatively nearby skyscraper-sized asteroid, a rocky acorn-shaped object that may hold clues to the origins of life on Earth, scientists …
your ads here!Croak to Croon: City Frogs Sing More Alluring Love Songs
City frogs and rainforest frogs don’t sing the same tune, researchers have found. A study released Monday examined why Panama’s tiny tungara frogs adapt their mating calls in urban …
your ads here!Emission-Cutting Deal Pushes Change in the Shipping Industry
According to the World Ocean Review, shipping by sea is responsible for about 3 percent of the world’s total carbon emissions. But one Norwegian shipping company is creating hybrid ships …
your ads here!Space Station Astronauts Get Holiday Treats Delivered After Delay
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship finally delivered more than 2,500 kilograms of holiday treats Saturday to the International Space Station after a communications drop-out delayed the shipment. After two approach …
your ads here!US Agency Seeks to Curb E-Cigarette ‘Epidemic’ Among Teens
U.S. health officials are concerned about the increasing number of American teenagers smoking electronic cigarettes, a practice commonly known as vaping. So many teenagers are taking up the habit that …
your ads here!China Launches Pioneering Mission to Far Side of Moon
China launched a groundbreaking mission Saturday to land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, …
your ads here!New NASA Lander Captures 1st Sounds of Martian Wind
NASA’s new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the “really unworldly” Martian wind. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory released audio clips of the alien wind Friday. The low-frequency rumblings …
your ads here!What? Me, Cheat?
Gorillas at a zoo in England have demonstrated a distinctly human trait while attempting to solve a puzzle: cheating. …
your ads here!WHO: Traffic Crashes Are Leading Killer of Children
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for urgent action to put a brake on road traffic crashes that kill 1.35 million people every year, mostly in poor developing countries. …
your ads here!University of Missouri Works to Make a Better MRI
When people get magnetic resonance imaging scans, known as MRI’s, they spend a long time in a tube with very little head room. The procedure is especially difficult for people …
your ads here!Ebola Survivors in Eastern DRC Describe Uphill Battle
In the three months since the Ebola outbreak began in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the hemorrhagic fever has sparked debate in communities and become a …
your ads here!Splits Deepen as UN Climate Talks Near Crunch Time
Divisions deepened at the U.N. climate talks Thursday, pitting rich nations against poor ones, oil exporters against vulnerable island nations, and those governments prepared to act on global warming against …
your ads here!EPA Proposes Rollback on Coal Emissions Regulation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rolling back a regulation for coal plants that would allow new plants a lower standard on carbon emissions. The EPA made the announcement …
your ads here!Cars MIght Soon Start Monitoring Drivers’ Vitals
Many car companies are looking at adding sensors to monitor your vital signs while you drive. The University of Southern California’s Center for Body Computing, which is focused on digital …
your ads here!Israel Likely to Allow Medical Cannabis Exports by Year-End, Says Senior MP
Israel will likely allow exports of medical cannabis by the end of the year, a top lawmaker said on Thursday, a move that would boost state coffers and slow the …
your ads here!Scientists Pool Oceans of Data to Plot Earth’s Final Frontier
For experts in the field of ocean mapping, it is no small irony that we know more about the surfaces of the moon and Mars than we do about our …
your ads here!Report: Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Set Record
Emissions of planet-warming gases will hit an all-time high this year, according to a new report. The figures are the latest indication of how far the world is from meeting …
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