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Climate change, drought to strain Colorado River

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:39:13 -0500

Seven Western states will face more water shortages in the years ahead as climate change exacerbates the strains drought and a growing population have put on the Colorado River, scientists say.

NASA delays Mars mission to 2011

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:51:06 -0500

NASA is delaying a mission to Mars that already had been over budget and will get even more costly.

Groups protest drilling-lease auction in Utah

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:26:13 -0500

Conservation groups filed formal protests Thursday against what they call a "fire sale" of oil-and-gas drilling leases in Utah being conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

NASA sets May date for Hubble telescope repairs

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:31:04 -0500

NASA has set a May date for its space shuttle mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time.

Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmers

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:12:04 -0500

For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law.

Countries looking to US leadership on climate

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:34:06 -0500

Countries around the world are looking to Barack Obama for leadership in reaching a global climate treaty next year, but no nation will be able to singlehandedly deliver a final agreement, a senior U.N. official said Thursday.

Conservation group sues for walrus protection

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:49:06 -0500

A conservation group is going to court to force the federal government to consider adding the Pacific walrus to the list of threatened species.

Study illuminates star explosion from 16th century

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:12:15 -0500

More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've finally nailed down just what he saw.

Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:48:15 -0500

What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they're coming from brain scientists.

Greenhouse gas emissions increase in US

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:01:16 -0500

The amount of U.S. greenhouse gases flowing into the atmosphere, mainly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels, increased last year by 1.4 percent after a decline in 2006, the Energy Department reported Wednesday.