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Global warming could significantly impact US wine and corn production, scientists say
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When it comes to nature, timing is everything. Spring flowers depend on birds and insects for pollination. But if spring-like weather arrives earlier than usual, and flowers bloom and wither before the pollinators appear, ...
Koalas, penguins at risk of extinction: study
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Climate change threatens the survival of dozens of animal species from the emperor penguin to Australian koalas, according to a report released Monday at the UN climate summit.
Sunshine speeded 1940s Swiss glacier melt: scientists
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A surge in sunshine more than 60 years ago helped Swiss mountain glaciers melt faster than today, even though warmer average temperatures are being recorded now, Swiss researchers said Monday.
Toyota aims to roll out plug-in Prius in two years
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Toyota Motor said Monday that it plans to begin commercial sales of its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in about two years, aiming to meet growing demand for fuel-efficient cars.
Developing countries end boycott at climate talks
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(AP) -- Poor countries ended a boycott of U.N. climate talks Monday after getting assurances that rich nations were not conspiring to soften their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases, European officials ...
Nearly 100 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2009
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In 2009, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 94 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 65 arthropods, 14 plants, eight fishes, five sea slugs, one coral, and one fossil ...
Portions of Arctic coastline eroding, no end in sight, says new study
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The northern coastline of Alaska midway between Point Barrow and Prudhoe Bay is eroding by up to one-third the length of a football field annually because of a "triple whammy" of declining sea ice, warming ...
Going underground for a climate solution
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hoping to help fix the Earth's atmosphere, Catherine Peters recently found herself 4,100 feet underground.
Hi-tech, eco-friendly dream home takes shape in Japan
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On Tokyo Bay, at the edge of the largest urban sprawl on Earth, sits what may be an environmentalist's dream home.
World's mayors tackle climate change on their own
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(AP) -- It isn't easy getting Italy's city dwellers out of their Fiats, off their Vespa scooters and onto bicycles to ride to work, "like here in Copenhagen," says an Italian environmental official.
