Wildlife and habitat

Google spywear will help vigilantes save rainforests
    Related: New climate treaty could put species at risk, scientists argue
Kenya evicts thousands of forest squatters in attempt to save Rift valley
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore threatened by climate change, report warns
Japan Whaling Fleet Leaves for Antarctic Waters: Greenpeace
Lawsuit Seeks to End Government Killing of Yellowstone Bison
Asian carp may have breached barrier
Trout May Be Killed to Save California Yellow-Legged Frogs
US to step up control of Mexican gray wolf recovery program
Microorganism may provide key to combating giant salvinia throughout Louisiana
Rehabilitator plans to start releasing rescued orangutans back into Borneo's forests
Florida Keys wild bird center struggling to make ends meet
North America's Most Brilliant Songbird Begins to Recover
Wyoming antler collectors butt heads over proposed law

Gibson Guitar under federal investigation for use of illegal rainforest timber from Madagascar
Winning images of microscopic wonders

Discoveries about the natural world

Climate not really what doomed large North American mammals
    Also see: After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape
                       Tracking a mass extinction via mastodon poop
                       Was there a Stone Age (comet strike) apocalypse or not?
Large Wormlike Lungless Amphibian Found Living on Land
Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow
'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of fossils
Studies suggest males have more personality
Killer bees aren't so smart
Bigger not necessarily better, when it comes to brains
BoarCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc, DuckCroc and PancakeCroc
    Also see: VIDEO: Weird Prehistoric Crocs Uncovered
                       Galloping crocs: Image gallery

New dinosaur species may be a missing link
Paleontologists find extinction rates higher in open-ocean settings during mass extinctions
Just like old times: Generating RNA molecules in water
Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought
Rich Ore Deposits Linked to Ancient Atmosphere

Weather and climate

Growth Spurt in Tree Rings Prompts Questions About Climate Change
Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica's Past
Have we started to fill our carbon sinks?
    More info: World on course for catastrophic 6° rise, reveal scientists
                        Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 percent since 200
                        Is There a Reliable Way to Track Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels?

Climate-Change Costs Top $10 Trillion

Environmental policy

Climate Rage --The only way to stop global warming is for rich nations to pay for the damage they've done (Rolling Stone)
New Surface Mining Chief Cracks Down on Mountaintop Removal, Valley Fills
    Also see: U.S. boosts coal mining oversight to fight pollution
Is Obama's Latest Agriculture Nominee a Textbook Pesticide-Pusher?

Energy

Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid? (!)
Can Flywheels Help Balance Electricity Supply and Demand?
Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability
Scotland: World's first wave energy machine goes online
Europe puts brakes on fusion project

Air

Coal Pollution Undermines America's Health, Physicians Advise
EPA sets new sulfur dioxide emission rules
Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near regional airports
Low-emission locomotives may boost public health
Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

Water

EPA, Florida Agree to Limit Fertilizer, Animal Waste in State Waters
    More info: EPA intervention in Florida cleanup unwelcome, says DEP
MIT Scientists Pinpoint Origin of Dissolved Arsenic in Bangladesh Drinking Water
Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals Are Polluting Lake Mead (Center for Biological Diversity)
Georgia: Corps to tighten spigot at Lake Lanier in wake of judge's ruling
South Florida Adopts Year-Round Water Conservation Rule

Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling

Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic damage in mice
    Related: Fish Kill: Nanosilver Mutates Fish Embryos
PCBs Hike Blood Pressure
Plastics ingredients could make a boy's play less masculine
    Related: Common plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms
Health Group Finds High Lead Levels in Toys
Nuclear scars: Tainted water runs beneath Nevada desert
A glut of mercury: Cleaner chlorine plants may indirectly be creating an excess of toxic metal

Landscape architecture, planning, green building

The greener car park alternatives to America's asphalt jungle

Agriculture and food, livestock and pets

Experts: Failure to focus on farming will undermine global climate agreement and increase hunger
    Related: Agriculture must adapt to climate change
                     Sustainable Farming May Help Maintain Healthy Climate
                     Four ways to feed the world
                     Genetically modified food for thought (opinion, UK)
Schools in the Dark About Tainted Lunches
America's economic pain brings hunger pangs
How green are those veggies?
Some Pests Prefer Organic
Cracked Corn: Scientists Solve Maize's Genetic Maze
It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say
Bacteria in intestines play role in weight gain, study finds
Diet, Cognitive Ability, and Heart Disease

Health and medicine, human behavior

In Reversal, Panel Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40
    Also see: A discussion/debate about the new guidelines (Audio -- Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane)
                       Mammograms and politics: Task force stirs up a tempest
                       Culture Clash in Medicine
    Related: Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests
Some prescription meds can harm fetus
Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Secondhand Smoke
    Related: Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria: Study
                     Smoking may now be considered an established risk factor for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease
Coed college housing connected to frequent binge drinking
US panel votes against new bug-based flu vaccine
Harvard finds kidney stones, malaria among global-warming risks
Vitamin D Shows Heart Benefits in Study
    Related: Meditation Halves Risk of Heart Attacks -- May be as powerful as modern drugs
Acetaminophen: With this drug, enough is enough
New study questions effectiveness of popular cholesterol drugs
Obese people can misjudge body size
Heart attack patients get high radiation dose
Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist
Gene change in cannibals reveals evolution in action
Seized web drugs overwhelmingly fake, often dangerous
Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious
    Related: The Best Exercises for Healthy Bones
Spray May Delay Ejaculation
Sounds May Help Solidify Memories While Asleep
A connection between a gene, and empathy differences

Report details billions lost in Medicare fraud
Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform
    Related: Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for Inquiry
Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient Records

Shifting blame is socially contagious

Education

Creationist bananas

Law

Criminal behavior may be hard-wired in the brain, researchers find
When good companies do bad things: Examining illegal corporate behavior
Copyright overreach goes on world tour (Column)
Tasers safer than batons and fists

Archeology, art and history

Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies
Ancient Canals Discovered in Heart of Mesa, east of Phoenix
New Technology Reveals Extent of Early Hawaiian Agricultural Systems
Philadelphia: Hundreds of artifacts left behind by people who lived along the Delaware River 3,500 years ago
Were rats behind Easter Island mystery?
'Shangri-La' Caves Yield Treasures, Skeletons
Evidence for kings David and Solomon (book review)

Watergate 'Gap' Mystery to be Solved?

National security, defense

As smart grid expands, so does vulnerability to cyber attacks

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

Sun may not be a 'Goldilocks' star
Mystery of the Solar Tsunami -- Solved
Astronomy Picture of the Day: M57 -- The Ring Nebula

Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics

MIT: Better way to harness waste heat
Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut carbon dioxide emissions
Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena
The Mandelbulb: first 'true' 3D image of famous fractal

Computers and software, the Internet

New Web Site Makes Internet Time Traveling Easier

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