Intensive land management leaves Europe without carbon sinks

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

36 minutes ago | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 0

A new calculation of Europe's greenhouse gas balance shows that emissions of methane and nitrous oxide tip the balance and eliminate Europe's terrestrial sink of greenhouse gases.

Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling

Space & Earth / Environment

49 minutes ago | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's ...

Lose the fat: Targeting grease to curtail sewer overflows

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Sewer overflows are a nasty business, posing dangers to human health and the environment. North Carolina State University is launching a new project with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that targets ...

Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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(AP) -- A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station.

Is global warming unstoppable?

Space & Earth / Environment

6 hours ago | 3 / 5 (12) | 14

In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions - the major cause of global warming - cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the ...