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Japan, Russia see chance to clone mammoth

Scientists from Japan and Russia believe it may be possible to clone a mammoth after finding well-preserved bone marrow in a thigh bone recovered from permafrost soil in Siberia, a report said Saturday.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (42) | comments 61

Ex-UN climate chief to AP: talks are rudderless

(AP) -- Yvo de Boer said he left his job as the U.N.'s top climate official in frustration 18 months ago, believing the process of negotiating a meaningful climate agreement was failing. His opinion hasn't changed.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 9

When it comes to hurricanes, climate change effects may be 'a wash'

In some ways, hurricane season 2011, which ended Wednesday, seems to fit right in with the wild weather wreaking havoc in recent years - a string of severe floods, droughts and heat waves that the world's top climate scientists ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 12

Federal report: Arctic much worse since 2006

(AP) -- Federal officials say the Arctic region has changed dramatically in the past five years - for the worse.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 15

Stanford scientists subject rocks to hellish conditions to combat global warming

A team of Earth scientists at Stanford University is subjecting chunks of rock to hellish conditions in the laboratory – all in the name of curbing climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4

World temps maintain the heat of global warming

2011 is currently tied for the 10th hottest since records began in 1850 and Arctic sea ice has shrunk to record-low volumes this year, the U.N. weather office said Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 69

Divergent views signal tough climate talks ahead (Update)

(AP) -- With heat-trapping carbon at record levels in the atmosphere, U.N. climate negotiations opened Monday with pressure building to salvage the only treaty limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Biofuel policy needs rethink, says UN expert

The UN special rapporteur on the right to food urged the EU for a rethink on biofuels Friday, saying huge errors had been committed in the initial enthusiasm for an alternative to harmful fossil fuels.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 10

Climate sensitivity to CO2 more limited than extreme projections: research

A new study suggests that the rate of global warming from doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be less than the most dire estimates of some previous studies – and, in fact, may be less severe than projected by ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 728 | with audio podcast

University hit by new climate leak ahead of talks

(AP) -- The British university whose stolen emails caused a global climate science controversy in 2009 says those behind the breach have apparently released a second and potentially far larger batch of old ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 75

China to call for Kyoto extension at climate talks

China, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter, said Tuesday it will push at next week's climate talks for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, which requires rich nations to reduce their emissions.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Global warming dominates regional effects of land-use change

(PhysOrg.com) -- Changes in snow and rain caused by global warming dominate the effects of land-use change on regional climates, according to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 9

Public misperception about scientific agreement on global warming undermines climate policy support

People who believe there is a lot of disagreement among scientists about global warming tend to be less certain that global warming is happening and less supportive of climate policy, researchers at George Mason, San Diego ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 89

Greenhouse gases rise to record high in 2010: UN

The amount of global warming-causing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rose to a new high in 2010, and the rate of increase has accelerated, the UN weather agency said on Monday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 35

Carbon cycling was much smaller during last ice age than in today's climate: study

Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the most important greenhouse gases and the increase of its abundance in the atmosphere by fossil fuel burning is the main cause of future global warming. In past ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (11) | comments 14 | with audio podcast