Experts: Cold snap doesn't disprove global warming

Beijing had its coldest morning in almost 40 years and its biggest snowfall since 1951. Britain is suffering through its longest cold snap since 1981. And freezing weather is gripping the Deep South, including Florida's orange groves and beaches. Complete Story...

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Future uncertain for stuck Mars rover

Spirit has always been the unluckier of NASA's twin Mars rovers.

Remains of early 1900s plane found in Antarctica

Remains of the first airplane ever taken to Antarctica, in 1912, have been found by Australian researchers, the team announced.

Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises' desert home

On a strip of California's Mojave Desert, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights mounting tensions between wilderness conservation and the nation's quest for cleaner power.

Scientists find clue to killer of Tasmanian devils

Fierce as they are, Tasmanian devils can't beat a contagious cancer that threatens to wipe them out. Now scientists think they've found the disease's origin, a step in the race to save Australia's snarling marsupial.

Russia may send spacecraft to knock away asteroid

Russia's space agency chief said Wednesday a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and reduce the chances of earth impact, even though U.S. scientists say such a scenario is unlikely.

Rare New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010

Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue — the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial neighbor.

Scientists begin testing mussels for pollutants

California scientists hope studying 180 black mussels pried from algae-covered rocks in San Francisco Bay will provide clues into how many drugs and chemicals are polluting waters across the nation.

WHO chief: swine flu pandemic continues

Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

Germany's Merkel defends climate accord

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action.

UN climate chief urges avoiding blame over summit

The top U.N. climate official said Wednesday that though the Copenhagen global warming summit went sour, countries should avoid blaming each other and get down to work on a better deal next year.

Climate reality: Voluntary efforts not enough

Around the world, countries and capitalism are already working to curb global warming on their own, with or without a global treaty.

Climate talks end with eye on next year

A historic U.N. climate conference ended Saturday with only a nonbinding "Copenhagen Accord" to show for two weeks of debate and frustration. It was a deal short on concrete steps against global warming, but signaling a new start for rich-poor cooperation on climate change.

Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission

A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan lighting up the frigid Central Asian steppe Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.

Forest plan gets the ax at UN climate talks

A plan to protect the world's biologically rich tropical forests by paying poor nations to protect them was shelved Saturday after world leaders failed to agree on a binding deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate deal bogged down in UN plenary

A climate deal brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers is being bogged down by arguments between delegates in a plenary session.

Elements of new Copenhagen accord

Here is what's known about the broad, nonbinding accord reached by the U.S., China, India, Brazil, South Africa and several other countries at the U.N. climate talks — along with current elements in place earlier:

Christmas trees showing up with live 'ornaments'

Forget the plastic icicles, brightly colored balls and tinsel.

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Obama directs $250 million for science and math education
Source: Christian Science Monitor

The partnerships expand the "Educate to Innovate" campaign Mr. Obama launched in November.

Fossil footprints discovered in Poland - First steps on land, giant leap for evolution
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Fossil footprints discovered in Poland have put back the date for the first 'tetrapods' or four-legged animals by 18 million years. Evolutionary biologist Per Ahlberg explains the find. Link to this video.

By feeding the birds, you could change their evolutionary fate
Source: EurekAlert!

Great article for Honors Biology- Classification and Evolution

NASA Outlines Recent Breakthroughs in Greenhouse Gas Research - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Source: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

WASHINGTON – Researchers studying carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas and a key driver of global climate change, now have a new tool at their disposal: daily global measurements of carbon dioxide in a key part of our atmosphere.

A Tale of Two Flagella
Source: The New York Times

They are the best of beings; they are the worst of beings. They are animals; they are plants. They are saviors; they are killers. They are predators; they are parasites.

Tweeters deputized as mobile meteorologists
Source: msnbc.com

The National Weather Service wants you, your car and your cell phone. Specifically, NWS wants weather data from all three of those sources.

Autism 'Clusters' Linked to Parents' Education
Source: NPR

Clusters of children diagnosed with autism tend to occur in places where parents are older, more educated, and white, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Davis.

Earliest four-limbed animals left mud tracks
Source: msnbc.com

The world's first four-limbed animals, called tetrapods, crawled on land much earlier than scientists thought, judging by tracks left behind by some of the animals in a prehistoric Polish lagoon.

Antarctica Served as Climatic Refuge in Earth's Greatest Extinction Event
Source: Science Daily

The title sums up this article.

China Blames Freak Storm on Global Warming.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

The head of the Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Guo Hu, linked the blizzard-like conditions this week to unusual atmospheric patterns caused by global warming.

BBC - Earth News - Galapagos Islands are transformed
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Another great news article on human impact on ecosystems.

The 2010 Weird Science Awards
Source: msnbc.com

Rabbit penises, kinky fruit bats and glowing dogs, Oh MY!

Dismissed for refusing to sign GSK vaccine reports
Source: Ennahar Online

Ms. Rahal has lost her job for refusing to sign a report of clearance of the vaccine against influenza A (H1N1) imported by the Ministry of Health, produced by the British laboratory GSK.

Hubble telescope snaps universe's baby picture
Source: LA Daily News

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a snapshot of when the universe was just a toddler, 600 million years after the Big Bang, the earliest image yet.

Tuberculosis: The disease that won't die
Source: New Zealand Herald

It started with a cough, a cool-season hack that refused to go away. Then came the fevers. They bathed and chilled the skinny frame of Oswaldo Juarez, a 19-year-old Peruvian visiting to study English. His lungs clattered, his chest tightened and he ached with every gasp.

Planet-hunting US telescope unearths hot mysteries
Source: New Zealand Herald

WASHINGTON - Nasa's new planet-hunting telescope has found two mystery objects that are too hot to be planets and too small to be stars. The Kepler Telescope, launched in March, discovered the two new heavenly bodies, each circling its own star. By Seth Borenstein

Snowed-in Brits boost adultery Web site
Source: msnbc.com

Britons snowed in by the wintry weather have been flocking to an extra-marital dating site in the last 24 hours.

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