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11.17.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Cloud Cover Reveals Continents
A new satellite image shows how clouds blanket the earth.
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11.15.09 | in Environment | by Robert Roy Britt
Orwellian or Green? Carbon Taxes on Individuals
Carbon taxes have been aimed at individuals and businesses. Which is better?
11.15.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Hawaii's Beaches Shrinking
A fourth of Oahu's sandy shores have disappeared.
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11.15.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Record Highs Outpace Record Lows
Daily record high temperatures occurred twice as often as record lows over the last decade.
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11.13.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
The Beautiful Aftermath of Tropical Storm Ida
Hurricane Ida leaves behind a lasting mark on the Gulf of Mexico.
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11.13.09 | in Environment | by Christopher Irwin Smith
Some Trees and Insects Are Made for Each Other
New research on the Joshua Tree and its pollinators suggests that coevolution may be responsible for the wide diversity of insects and plants around the world.
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11.10.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Miniature Robots to Swarm the Oceans
Robots will be employed to help scientists probe changes in the ocean.
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11.06.09 | in Environment | by Lily Whiteman
Following the Adventurous Ant Trail
Biologist John Longino and his group study ant biodiversity in Central America
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11.05.09 | in Environment | by Andrea Thompson
Alps Grow and Shrink at Same Time
Uplift from glacier melt and erosion balance to keep Alps at same size.
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11.05.09 | in Environment | by Rachael Rettner
Frigid Antarctica Loaded with Viruses
A lake in Antarctica is home to a surprising number of viruses, a new study says.
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11.05.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
9 of Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Cars Are Hybrids
The latest fuel economy ratings for 2010 models have been published, and nine of the top 10 are hybrid electric cars.
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11.04.09 | in Environment | by Rachael Rettner
Recent Midwest Quakes Called Aftershocks from 1800s
small earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone may actually be aftershocks from the large earthquakes that occurred there in 1811 and 1812
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11.04.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Frozen, Hard to Reach, and Worth It
A giant iceberg is spotted from space.
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11.03.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Kilimanjaro Ice Fields Set to Disappear
The ice fields could be completely gone within two decades and perhaps even sooner.
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11.03.09 | in Environment | by Charles Q. Choi
Powerful Ideas: Winery Waste Make Fuel
Waste byproducts from brewing wine can be used for energy.
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11.02.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean
A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.
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11.02.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
E-Waste Problem Grows
Electronic waste is the fastest growing component of the U.S. solid-waste stream.
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11.01.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Permanent Arctic Ice Nearly Gone
We are almost out of multiyear sea ice in the Northern Hemisphere, researcher says.
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10.28.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Sea Art Created by Natural Bloom
Phytoplankton blooms help
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10.27.09 | in Environment | by LiveScience Staff
Volcanic Eruptions Caused Ancient Warming And Cooling
Eruptions created Appalachian Mountains; carbon dioxide caused warming, then weathering caused global cooling.
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