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How the Sponge Stays Slim Monday, November 16th, 2009 - 09:45:22 - Anuradha Menon Biologists have discovered how a reef-dwelling species of sponge can filter enormous amounts of carbon without growing in size. The sponge Halisarca... read more

The Melting Snows of Kilimanjaro Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - 16:05:45 - Ehud Rattner Glaciers crowning Africa's tallest mountain could disappear within decades. The snows of Kilimanjaro are rapidly disappearing and will be gone by... read more

Warning Over Global Oil 'Decline' Friday, October 9th, 2009 - 16:45:08 - Anuradha Menon There is a "significant risk" that global production of conventional oil could "peak" and decline by 2020, a report has warned. The UK Energy... read more

Give Forests Back to Local People to Save Thursday, October 8th, 2009 - 10:12:15 - Anuradha Menon Give tropical forests back to the people who live in them – and the trees will soak up your carbon for you. Above all, keep the forests out of the... read more

Sea-Level Rise Linked to Coastal Areas Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 - 19:38:57 - Ehud Rattner The anticipated sea-level rise associated with climate change, including increased storminess, over the next 100 years and the impact on the nation’s... read more

Were The Pacific Earthquakes Connected? Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 - 10:09:08 - Anuradha Menon In the past four days there've been at least five substantial earthquakes—and a tsunami—in the same general region, the tectonically rambunctious... read more

How Aviation Can Come Clean Thursday, October 1st, 2009 - 09:11:14 - Anuradha Menon Last week the global aviation industry called on the United Nations to establish a single, worldwide policy for reducing aviation greenhouse-gas... read more

Weird, Rare Clouds and Their Physics Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 - 12:26:52 - Anuradha Menon In August, we posted a photograph of some odd, rare clouds known as Morning Glory clouds without providing an explanation for how they form. In... read more

Super-typhoons to Strike Japan Friday, September 25th, 2009 - 12:52:39 - Anuradha Menon Increasingly powerful "supertyphoons" will strike Japan if global warming continues to affect weather patterns in the western Pacific Ocean... read more

Monitoring Pollution and Detecting Disease Monday, September 21st, 2009 - 17:46:22 - Ehud Rattner Nitric oxide, a gas well known to scientists for its myriad functions, has proven challenging to measure accurately outside the laboratory. A team of... read more

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