Once the waters receded from Japan, they took a lot with them: everything from garbage to entire houses. Now it's all floating in the Pacific. But it's going to be washing up on our beaches soon. What happens next is anyone's guess.READ»
Wind power is great, when there is wind. New forecasting services aim to take some of the guesswork out of when and where renewable energy will come from, predicting wind speeds far enough in advance to save energy companies billions.READ»
We need to get better at predicting the paths of hurricanes, because god knows we're only gonna see more of them as the 21st century wears on. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that "anthropogenic warming [i.e., ...READ»
Ever wonder how to reconcile the gazillion arguments out there surrounding climate change? Probably not, because you likely agree with us that climate change is real, otherwise we wouldn't be writing about it all the time and you wouldn't be reading our stories! But hey, one more final study on this stuff won't hurt.READ»
Can we save the oceans with strategic dieting? Conservationists in Palm Beach think so -- they're encouraging locals to chomp down on an invasive species of lionfish.READ»
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's just-released 2009 State of the Climate report bears few surprises for those who follow climate science--the past decade was the warmest on record, and the Earth has slowly been heating up for the past 50 years. READ»
President Obama may have promised an eco-friendly and science-centric term in office, but it looks like the Washington political machine has other ideas right from the start. The economic recovery "stimulus" funding package has just ...READ»
