Environment

Aug 01, 2012 06:59 PM EDT

Ecosystems reveal radiation secrets

A new study casts doubt over the validity of models used to assess the impact of radiation on human health.

Aug 01, 2012 06:14 PM EDT

Earth absorbing more carbon, even as CO2 emissions rise

Planet's carbon uptake doubles in past 50 years, researchers ponder how long trend can continue.

Aug 01, 2012 05:42 PM EDT

Astronomers catch video of near-miss asteroid

Astronomers filmed a small asteroid called 2012 KT42 which narrowly missed Earth on 29 May.

Aug 01, 2012 04:57 PM EDT

NASA sees twin typhoons headed for double China landfall

NASA's Terra satellite captured two tropical cyclones on visible imagery today, August 1 as they head for landfall. Typhoon Saola is approaching Taiwan and Typhoon Damrey approaching southern Japan, are both headed for landfall in China.

Extent of surface melt over Greenland’s ice sheet on July 8 (left) and July 12 (right) Phototo: Nicolo E. DiGirolamo, SSAI/Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory (Photo: NASA)

Jul 29, 2012 11:34 AM EDT

Greenland Ice Sheet Melting is a Cause of Concern

Greenland's ice sheets are melting faster than the natural process, according to NASA.

Earthworms from France have migrated to Ireland owing to the rise in global temperatures. (Photo: Reuters)

Jul 29, 2012 11:32 AM EDT

Global Warming Forces French Worms to Migrate to Ireland

Global warming has even forced worms to make adjustments. A group of French earthworms have migrated to Ireland owing to the rise in global temperatures, according to a new study published in the RoyalSociety Journal Biology Letters.

Jul 29, 2012 11:26 AM EDT

Ocean Zones That Lack Life Supporting Vitamin B Mapped

A team of researchers have identified the zones in the ocean that are deficient in vitamin B using an analytical technique.

Close up of one rare white rattail (genus Coryphaenoides) caught at about 2,600 m. (Photo: Peter McMillan/NIWA)

Jul 27, 2012 11:15 AM EDT

Strange-Looking Fish Species Discovered in New Zealand

A new strange-looking fish species has been discovered by the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) on the North Chatham Rise in New Zealand.

River networks on Titan are shaping the surface of Saturn’s largest moon (Photo: NASA/JPL/USGS)

Jul 26, 2012 11:14 AM EDT

River Networks on Titan Reshape Saturn's Largest Moon's Surface

River networks on Titan are shaping the surface of Saturn's largest moon, according to a new study.

A group of animal advocates is fighting to have animals recognized as legal beings. (Photo: Reuters)

Jul 26, 2012 11:12 AM EDT

Will Dolphins and Whales Get Legal Rights?

A group of animal advocates is fighting to have animals recognized as legal beings, a new thought in extending the concept of legal existence to living beings other than humans.

New study suggests that nitrous oxide known as laughing gas may have partly played a role in the end of ice age. (Photo: Reuters)

Jul 25, 2012 11:09 AM EDT

Laughing Gas Nitrous Oxide Partly Caused Ice Age to End, May Trigger Global Warming

Nitrous oxide known as laughing gas may have partly played a role in the end of the ice age, according to a new study.

New aquifer Ohangwena II can supply water for more than 400 years and help in developing agriculture. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Heyheyuwb)

Jul 25, 2012 11:08 AM EDT

New Aquifer Discovered in Namibia can Supply Water for 400 Years

A new aquifer called Ohangwena II has been discovered that stretches under the borders of Namibia and Angola covering an area of 43 miles by 25 miles on the Namibian side of the border, according to BBC.