July 9, 2009 (USA Today) Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault that produced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake ... > full article
July 9, 2009 (New York Times) Officials at Mount Rushmore may change their security measures after environmentalists were able to hang a banner warning about global warming from ... > full article
July 9, 2009 (Boston Globe) Officials at Mount Rushmore may change their security measures after environmentalists were able to hang a banner warning about global warming from ... > full article
July 9, 2009 (FOX News) Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault that produced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake ... > full article
July 9, 2009 (Sydney Morning Herald) US President Barack Obama has hailed what he said was a "historic consensus" on battling climate change between the leaders of the world's 17 ... > full article
July 9, 2009 (Times of India) L' The hasty departure of Chinese president Hu Jintao because of the deadly ethnic riots in China's Xinjiang province may undercut India's plans to ... > full article
July 9, 2009 (San Francisco Chronicle) Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault that produced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake ... > full article
July 9, 2009 (ZDnet) NOAA has just announced the presence of an El Nino phenomenon. That's a short term alteration in usual weather patterns that includes warmer ocean... > full article
July 9, 2009 (New Zealand Herald) Prime Minister John Key has made the economic crisis as the main talking point for his trip to the Pacific Islands - but the presence of a ... > full article
July 9, 2009 (Guardian, UK) A new breed of climate sceptic is becoming more common. This new breed is not sceptical of the science, but of the policy response. The latest... > full article
Americans value science, but not all of it: survey CHICAGO, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) Many Americans still value the nation's scientific achievements, but unlike most scientists, they often pick and choose which scientific findings they agree with, especially in the areas of climate change and evolution, according to a survey released on Thursday. ... > full story
Reefs could perish by end of century, experts warn LONDON, July 6, 2009 (Reuters) Increasingly acidic oceans and warming water temperatures due to carbon dioxide emissions could kill off the world's ocean reefs by the end of this century, scientists warned on Monday. ... > full story
Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs SYDNEY, July 3, 2009 (Reuters) Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past. ... > full story
Loss of world's seagrass beds seen accelerating MIAMI, July 2, 2009 (Reuters) The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study. ... > full story
More than 800 wildlife species now extinct WASHINGTON, July 1, 2009 (Reuters) More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday. ... > full story