Wildlife and
habitat
Biologists record increasing amounts of plastic litter in the Arctic deep sea
Traditional fisheries management approach jeopardizes marine ecosystems worldwide
Related: Naïve fish: Easy targets for spear fishers
Report: Bushmeat pushes Southern African species to the brink
Coral autopsy reveals Great Barrier Reef collapse
Australia: Federal wildlife 'corridors' plan heading in the right direction
180 Million Rats on Galapagos Islands to be Killed
To Birds, Storm Survival Is Only Natural
Report Details How Natural Gas Extraction Destroys Forests in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bows to Industry, Won't Protect Bats Devastated by Fungal Disease
As Wolves’ Numbers Rise, So Does Friction Between Guardians and Hunters
Large numbers of salmon are killed by parasites, finds new study
Yosemite's long-lost twin could be resurrected
Study Shows Climate Change Filling Cascade Meadow with Trees
Geologist calls for advances in restoration sedimentology
Hurricane Sandy a boon to mid-Atlantic birders
UK badger cull: Government to delay scheme until next year
One Guy Buys 70 Percent of US Wild Horses. What Does He Do With Them?
Fish & Wildlife to consider Puget Sound octopus harvesting bans
180 Million Rats on Galapagos Islands to be Killed
9 New Tree-Loving and Endangered Tarantula Species Discovered in Brazil
Malaria outbreak kills six penguins at London Zoo
New York Aquarium seeks emergency help
Talking beluga whale named Noc is revealed
Move Over, Parrot: Elephant Mimics Trainer At Zoo
Bonobo Dies at Troubled U.S. Ape Center
Discoveries about the natural world
Cockatoo shows tool-making skills
'Ultrasonic' insect evolved tiny mammal-like ears
Eye Opening Study Sheds Light On Vision Evolution
Western aspen trees commonly carry extra set of chromosomes
House finches 'avoid sick members of their own'
Exhaustive family tree for birds shows recent, rapid diversification
"Penis Worm" Shakes Evolutionary Tree
Croc Jaws More Sensitive Than Human Fingertips
Honey-bees found to have bite that stuns
Twitter principles of social networking increase family success in nesting birds
Evolution can follow a predictable genetic pattern, Princeton researchers find
Tiny 'headless' insect turns out to be rarest ladybug in the United States
Radar helps solve UK painted lady migration mystery
Lonely Male Orangutans Travel Far Afield to Mate
Why clever crow is no bird brain
Grasshoppers change their tune to stay tuned over traffic noise
Living power cables discovered
World's leggiest millipede put under microscope
New snake species found in a museum
Fossilized tooth marks shed light on T. Rex's gruesome hunting practices
Canadian researchers discover fossils of first feathered dinosaurs from North America
Analysis of dinosaur bone cells confirms ancient protein preservation
World's oldest turtle shells stand test of time
Before Triceratops, There Was This Prickly Fellow
Tsunamis in the Alps?
Seismic Risk in Eastern U.S. May Be Higher Than Previously Thought
Weather and climate
What’s at stake with climate change (Chris Hayes)
Global Warming's Terrifying New Math
Related: An Image from the Lawrence Livermore National Lab
The limitations of climate models
CU-NOAA study shows summer climate change, mostly warming
Warmer still: Extreme climate predictions appear most accurate, study says
More info: Future warming likely to be on high side of climate projections, research finds
Unprecedented world carbon emissions cuts needed by 2050: PwC
Himalayan Glaciers Will Shrink by Almost 10 Percent, Even If Temperatures Hold Steady
Did Global Warming Contribute to Hurricane Sandy's Devastation?
850 Billion Tons of Carbon Stored in Frozen Arctic Ground Could Be Released
Vast amounts of methane leaking from coal seam gas field, testing shows
A Rogue Climate Experiment Outrages Scientists
2012 Antarctic ozone hole second smallest in 20 years
Dying Satellites Could Lead to Shaky Weather Forecasts
Unexpectedly large sunlight reflecting impact of big particles in a clean sky
Environmental policy
8 Environmental Rules That Were Too Controversial To Enact Pre-Election
Clinton Seeks Intelligence Help in War on Wildlife Traffickers
California takes big step in limiting greenhouse gases
Helping North America's marine protected areas adapt to a changing climate
What Can Obama Do About Climate Change?
China Blocks Protection of Antarctica’s Waters: Report
EPA review of Pebble Mine gets more scrutiny
Enviro group sues NY over weakened rules for invasives in ship ballast water
Feds threaten to assume Iowa waterway protection
Pennsylvania
parks director says he was forced out by Corbett
administrationBiologists record increasing amounts of plastic litter in the Arctic deep sea
Traditional fisheries management approach jeopardizes marine ecosystems worldwide
Related: Naïve fish: Easy targets for spear fishers
Report: Bushmeat pushes Southern African species to the brink
Coral autopsy reveals Great Barrier Reef collapse
Australia: Federal wildlife 'corridors' plan heading in the right direction
180 Million Rats on Galapagos Islands to be Killed
To Birds, Storm Survival Is Only Natural
Report Details How Natural Gas Extraction Destroys Forests in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bows to Industry, Won't Protect Bats Devastated by Fungal Disease
As Wolves’ Numbers Rise, So Does Friction Between Guardians and Hunters
Large numbers of salmon are killed by parasites, finds new study
Yosemite's long-lost twin could be resurrected
Study Shows Climate Change Filling Cascade Meadow with Trees
Geologist calls for advances in restoration sedimentology
Hurricane Sandy a boon to mid-Atlantic birders
UK badger cull: Government to delay scheme until next year
One Guy Buys 70 Percent of US Wild Horses. What Does He Do With Them?
Fish & Wildlife to consider Puget Sound octopus harvesting bans
180 Million Rats on Galapagos Islands to be Killed
9 New Tree-Loving and Endangered Tarantula Species Discovered in Brazil
Malaria outbreak kills six penguins at London Zoo
New York Aquarium seeks emergency help
Talking beluga whale named Noc is revealed
Move Over, Parrot: Elephant Mimics Trainer At Zoo
Bonobo Dies at Troubled U.S. Ape Center
Discoveries about the natural world
Cockatoo shows tool-making skills
'Ultrasonic' insect evolved tiny mammal-like ears
Eye Opening Study Sheds Light On Vision Evolution
Western aspen trees commonly carry extra set of chromosomes
House finches 'avoid sick members of their own'
Exhaustive family tree for birds shows recent, rapid diversification
"Penis Worm" Shakes Evolutionary Tree
Croc Jaws More Sensitive Than Human Fingertips
Honey-bees found to have bite that stuns
Twitter principles of social networking increase family success in nesting birds
Evolution can follow a predictable genetic pattern, Princeton researchers find
Tiny 'headless' insect turns out to be rarest ladybug in the United States
Radar helps solve UK painted lady migration mystery
Lonely Male Orangutans Travel Far Afield to Mate
Why clever crow is no bird brain
Grasshoppers change their tune to stay tuned over traffic noise
Living power cables discovered
World's leggiest millipede put under microscope
New snake species found in a museum
Fossilized tooth marks shed light on T. Rex's gruesome hunting practices
Canadian researchers discover fossils of first feathered dinosaurs from North America
Analysis of dinosaur bone cells confirms ancient protein preservation
World's oldest turtle shells stand test of time
Before Triceratops, There Was This Prickly Fellow
Tsunamis in the Alps?
Seismic Risk in Eastern U.S. May Be Higher Than Previously Thought
Weather and climate
What’s at stake with climate change (Chris Hayes)
Global Warming's Terrifying New Math
Related: An Image from the Lawrence Livermore National Lab
The limitations of climate models
CU-NOAA study shows summer climate change, mostly warming
Warmer still: Extreme climate predictions appear most accurate, study says
More info: Future warming likely to be on high side of climate projections, research finds
Unprecedented world carbon emissions cuts needed by 2050: PwC
Himalayan Glaciers Will Shrink by Almost 10 Percent, Even If Temperatures Hold Steady
Did Global Warming Contribute to Hurricane Sandy's Devastation?
850 Billion Tons of Carbon Stored in Frozen Arctic Ground Could Be Released
Vast amounts of methane leaking from coal seam gas field, testing shows
A Rogue Climate Experiment Outrages Scientists
2012 Antarctic ozone hole second smallest in 20 years
Dying Satellites Could Lead to Shaky Weather Forecasts
Unexpectedly large sunlight reflecting impact of big particles in a clean sky
Environmental policy
8 Environmental Rules That Were Too Controversial To Enact Pre-Election
Clinton Seeks Intelligence Help in War on Wildlife Traffickers
California takes big step in limiting greenhouse gases
Helping North America's marine protected areas adapt to a changing climate
What Can Obama Do About Climate Change?
China Blocks Protection of Antarctica’s Waters: Report
EPA review of Pebble Mine gets more scrutiny
Enviro group sues NY over weakened rules for invasives in ship ballast water
Feds threaten to assume Iowa waterway protection
Energy
Patriot Coal to phase out mountaintop removal
Pacific islands
of Tokelau have become the first territory in the world to
generate their electricity entirely from solar energy
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Advocates
Hope Geothermal Energy Gets Second Look After StormRead more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Pacific islands
of Tokelau have become the first territory in the world to
generate their electricity entirely from solar energy
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Pacific
islands of Tokelau first to generate their electricity
entirely from solar energyRead more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Pacific
islands of Tokelau have become the first territory in the
world to generate their electricity entirely from solar
energy
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Pacific islands
of Tokelau have become the first territory in the world to
generate their electricity entirely from solar energy
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Pacific islands
of Tokelau have become the first territory in the world to
generate their electricity entirely from solar energy
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Pacific islands
of Tokelau have become the first territory in the world to
generate their electricity entirely from solar energy
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Pacific islands
of Tokelau have become the first territory in the world to
generate their electricity entirely from solar energy
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
Why
solar panels (and stocks) don't workRead more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-11-pacific-tokelau-world-solar.html#jCp
How Safe Are America's 2.5 Million Miles of Pipelines?
Wind farm noise does harm sleep and health, say scientists
Shale Glut Becomes $2 Diesel Using Gas-to-Liquids Plants
Researchers Find Fracking Might Cause Earthquakes After All
Natural gas drilling in Pittsburgh in the 1880s & the issue of local vs. state control
Competing to create a more energy-efficient air conditioner
US Navy looks to replace its gas turbine engines with rotating detonation versions
Physicists theorize entangled quantum batteries could be almost perfect
Water
Study offers new tool for incorporating water impacts into policy decisions
Duke study says drilling wastewater may pollute Pa. streams
Pennsylvania: Lawmaker challenges Pennsylvania DEP's reporting of gas well water safety
More info: Testimony clouds DEP water testing
Pennsylvania: DEP alters policy on foul-water notifications
University study to identify levels of sucralose in Erie beach waters
Air
Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling
Study: Flame retardant 'Firemaster 550' is an endocrine disruptor
Triclosan needs to be monitored
Human drugs make fish flounder
Scientists take objective look at terms 'least toxic pesticides' applied as 'last resort'
Uranium exposure linked to increased lupus rate
Fish Off Japan’s Coast Said to Contain Elevated Levels of Cesium
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
Study finds high exposure to food-borne toxins
More Deaths, Illness Linked to Energy Drinks
Big Sugar's Sweet Little Lies (!)
Fast food menu options double; calorie counts remain high
High Lead Found in City-Sourced Eggs
Honeybees harbor antibiotic-resistance genes
An apple a day lowers level of blood chemical linked to hardening of the arteries
Researchers create potatoes with higher levels of carotenoids
Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years, study suggests
Wranglers say 'Hobbit' animals died on unsafe farm
Vermont college's plan to slaughter animals angers activists
Health and medicine, human behavior
U.S. to Sponsor Health Insurance Plans Nationwide
Medical studies with striking results often prove false
Legislative Interference with the Patient–Physician Relationship
Six out of every seven doctors agree: Our health-care system doesn’t work
Nose cell transplant enables paralysed dogs to walk
Diabetes Rises "Dramatic", CDC Report
Related: Type 1 diabetes linked to flu
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
Vitamin D may prevent clogged arteries in diabetics
Second most common infection in the US proving harder to treat with current antibiotics
New Infection, Not Relapse, Brings Back Lyme Symptoms, Study Says
As Dengue Fever Sweeps India, a Slow Response Stirs Experts’ Fears
4 Signs of Aging That May Show Higher Heart Risk
Aging signs like baldness may predict heart attacks
Western media coverage of female genital surgeries in Africa called 'hyperbolic' and 'one sided'
Herbal and dietary supplements can adversely affect prescribed drugs says extensive review
Can Exercise Protect the Brain From Fatty Foods?
Fasting May Not Be Needed Before Cholesterol Test
Central and southern living might turn you vegetarian
Moderate drinking decreases number of new brain cells
Related: The nearer the bar, the greater the chances of risky drinking
Childhood obesity more likely to affect children in poorer neighborhoods
Related: Obesity epidemic threatens health of all social groups equally
Kids need at least 7 minutes a day of 'vigorous' physical activity, but most aren't getting it
Exercising in your 70s 'may stop brain shrinkage'
Related: Exercise Prevents Dementia in Some Seniors
Omega-3 intake heightens working memory in healthy young adults
Smoking causes asthma in second generation offspring
Related: Smoking Can Cut 10 Years Off a Woman's Life
Lifting weights protects against metabolic syndrome
Multivitamins May Help Prevent Cancer
For Redheads, Melanoma Risk May Be Genetic
Reports on Energy Drinks Show Gaps in Safety Policy
Is obesity irreversible? Timing is key in weight loss, U-M research shows
Pigs look healthy but test positive for flu at fairs; transmission seen between pigs and humans
Challenging Parkinson's dogma (findings called "remarkable" and "totally unexpected")
Gene Variant Helps Predict Time of Death
Researchers find intestinal bacteria create phages for use as weapons
New type of bacterial protection found within cells
How infection can trigger autoimmune disease
Hormone affects distance men keep from unknown women they find attractive
Child Helps Lead Study That Finds Humans Are Hard Wired To Gaze At Eyes
Payback and Distrust: For Men, Rougher Childhoods Mean Less Cooperation
Fear of the Dentist Is Passed on to Children by Their Parents
When she says, 'It's not you, it's me,' it really might be you, UCLA study suggests
Fantasy-reality confusion a primary cause of childhood nighttime fears
5 year olds are generous only when they're watched
Once the conflict is over, solidarity in alliances goes out of the window
For some, learning about a product shatters their illusion of understanding
Snapshots explore Einstein’s unusual brain
Education
Principal plays surprising role in why new teachers quit
Are Humans Becoming Less Intelligent?
Pakistan marks "Malala Day", poor children to get cash for school
Summer babies less likely to be CEOs: UBC research
Law
Juvenile justice reforms should incorporate science of adolescent development
Appeals court rules US can ban handgun sales to people under 21
Restricting high-risk individuals from owning guns saves lives
Brain change link to anti-social behaviour in girls
US DHS sued for details on Predator drones on loan to domestic police departments
Largest banks under constant cyberattack, feds say
Adultery, an Ancient Crime That Remains on Many Books
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
Europe's First Farmers Came, Then Went
'Time-capsule' Japanese lake sediment advances radiocarbon dating for older objects
Ancient Mariners: Did Neanderthals Sail to Mediterranean?
Related: How scientists reconstructed Neanderthal man
Stone Spear Tips Surprisingly Old
Europe's oldest prehistoric town unearthed in Bulgaria
Breakthrough in world's oldest undeciphered writing
Lasers reveal invisible Stonehenge carvings
Ancient Thracian gold hoard unearthed in Bulgaria; artifacts include bracelets with snake heads
More info (photos): Thracian Gold Treasure Discovered in Bulgaria
Lucy and Selam's species climbed trees
Burke archaeologist challenges Smithsonian over Kennewick Man
Evidence of Viking Outpost Found in Canada
Is the Harappan civilisation 2000 years older?
Scientists improve dating of early human settlement in Polynesia
Iceman was Central Europe native, new research finds
Mongolia and the Altai Mountains: Origins of genetic blending between Europeans and Asians
'Island of Blue Dolphins' Cave Possibly Found
Grandmas made humans live longer
Penis-Shaped Bone & Lover's Bust Among Trove of Roman Art
Nazi buddha from space might be fake
Petroglyph thefts near Bishop stun federal authorities, Paiutes
National security, defense
Climate Change Report Outlines Perils for U.S. Military
Terrorist Attack on Power Grid Could Cause Broad Hardship, Report Says
The Permanent Militarization of America (opinion)
After Benghazi Attack, Talk Lagged Behind Intelligence
Questions on Drones, Unanswered Still
Presidential directive enables military to act more aggressively to thwart cyberattacks
Related: US can trace cyberattacks, launch pre-emptive strikes, says Defense Sec. Panetta
Satellite images suggest airstrike on Sudan weapons site
Unable to copy it, China tries building own jet engine
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Spectacular Chaos From Two Galaxies (Literally) in Flagrante Delicto
For Obama's Second Term, NASA Revives a Plan from Clinton's Second Term
Earth's magnetosphere behaves like a sieve
Astronomers discover unimaginably large diamond in space
'Rogue planet' spotted 100 light-years away
No methane, but evidence for a far thicker Martian atmosphere
Galaxy halos are produced by orphan stars, findings indicate
Asteroid belts could show us where intelligent life is hiding in the galaxy
84 Million Stars and Counting — VISTA creates largest ever catalogue of centre of our galaxy
ESO Releases Stunning Image Of Globular Star Cluster NG
Physicists extend special relativity beyond the speed of light
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Measurements
retroactively force photons to be both wave and particle
Related: Quantum entanglement shows that reality can't be local
Self-Healing Plastic 'Skin' Points Way to New Prosthetics
High-pressure science gets super-sized
Popular physics theory (supersymmetry) running out of hiding places
Technology and engineering, robotics
Airless wheels for mountain bikes may ditch patches and pumps (w/ Video)
Butterfly wings inspire new high-tech surfaces
Study brings us step closer to rollable, foldable e-devices
A new take on the Midas touch -- changing the color of gold
Computers and software, the Internet
Google Reveals Government Requests For User Data, Content Removal On The Rise
Microsoft applies for patent on technology to count users watching streamed content
On track for terabyte discs: Making computer data storage cheaper, easier
Of note
How we used to vote
State of the Species - Does success spell doom for Homo sapiens? (a good read)
Addressable TV Ads: Your TV May Be Watching You
How did Nate Silver predict the US election?
Could e-voting machines in Election 2012 be hacked? Yes.
The Inside Story of MoveOn's Secret "Silver Bullet" to Deliver Victory for Obama
Millionaire migration following tax hikes a myth, study finds
Art That Irked Energy Executives Is Gone, but Wyoming Dispute Whirls On
_________
Related: Quantum entanglement shows that reality can't be local
Self-Healing Plastic 'Skin' Points Way to New Prosthetics
High-pressure science gets super-sized
Popular physics theory (supersymmetry) running out of hiding places
Technology and engineering, robotics
Airless wheels for mountain bikes may ditch patches and pumps (w/ Video)
Butterfly wings inspire new high-tech surfaces
Study brings us step closer to rollable, foldable e-devices
A new take on the Midas touch -- changing the color of gold
Computers and software, the Internet
Google Reveals Government Requests For User Data, Content Removal On The Rise
Microsoft applies for patent on technology to count users watching streamed content
On track for terabyte discs: Making computer data storage cheaper, easier
Of note
How we used to vote
State of the Species - Does success spell doom for Homo sapiens? (a good read)
Addressable TV Ads: Your TV May Be Watching You
How did Nate Silver predict the US election?
Could e-voting machines in Election 2012 be hacked? Yes.
The Inside Story of MoveOn's Secret "Silver Bullet" to Deliver Victory for Obama
Millionaire migration following tax hikes a myth, study finds
Art That Irked Energy Executives Is Gone, but Wyoming Dispute Whirls On
_________
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