Nature & Environment : Science World Report

Apr 03, 2012 07:12 AM EDT

Sampling the Pacific for Signs of Fukushima

An international research team is reporting the results of a research cruise they organized to study the amount, spread, and impacts of radiation released into the ocean from the tsunami-crippled reactors in Fukushima, Japan. The group of 17 researchers and technicians from eight institutions spent ...

Apr 02, 2012 12:26 PM EDT

Climate Model to Predict Malaria Outbreaks in India

Scientists from the University of Liverpool are working with computer modelling specialists in India to predict areas of the country that are at most risk of malaria outbreaks, following changes in monsoon rainfall.

Apr 02, 2012 11:21 AM EDT

Dartmouth Scientists Track Radioactive Iodine from Japan Nuclear Reactor Meltdown

Radioactive iodine found by Dartmouth researchers in the local New Hampshire environment is a direct consequence of a nuclear reactor's explosion and meltdown half a world away, says Joshua Landis, a research associate in the Department of Earth Science. The failure of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

Apr 02, 2012 10:19 AM EDT

Corals 'Could Survive a More Acidic Ocean'

Corals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought - giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation.

Apr 02, 2012 07:27 AM EDT

Expert Task Force Recommends Halving Global Fishing for Crucial Prey Species

Fishing for herring, anchovy, and other "forage fish" in general should be cut in half globally to account for their critical role as food for larger species, recommends an expert group of marine scientists in a report released today.

Apr 02, 2012 07:22 AM EDT

British Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down 7 Percent in 2011

Britain's greenhouse gas emissions fell 7 percent in 2011, putting one of the European Union's biggest emitters further ahead of its internationally binding target under the Kyoto Protocol, provisional government data showed on Thursday.

Apr 02, 2012 07:12 AM EDT

Japan's Quake Defenses not Enough, Official Reports Warn

Japan's defenses against a major tsunami and the safety of its nuclear plants were thrown into further doubt after two official studies predicted much higher waves could hit and that Tokyo quake damage could be bigger than it was prepared for.

Apr 02, 2012 07:00 AM EDT

Analysis: Young U.S. Farmers Coax Crops from Conservation Lands

North Dakota farmer Justin Zahradka will plant wheat this spring on 40 acres that has been off-limits for two decades, protected by a government conservation program that is shrinking as high crop prices make farmland more valuable.

Mar 31, 2012 09:44 PM EDT

Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project Awards $8.4 Million for Innovative energy Research

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $8.4 million to seven Stanford research teams to develop new technologies that could significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Mar 31, 2012 09:36 PM EDT

Some Corals Like it Hot: Heat Stress May Help Coral Reefs Survive Climate Change

A team of international scientists working in the central Pacific have discovered that coral which has survived heat stress in the past is more likely to survive it in the future.

Mar 31, 2012 09:20 PM EDT

Major Quake Impact on Tokyo Could be Worse than Thought: Study

The impact on Tokyo from a major quake could be much more devastating than the government has predicted, a new study shows.

Mar 31, 2012 09:09 PM EDT

Russia's Pacific Sakhalin Island Braces for Blizzard

Russia's Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday it expected blizzards and high winds to batter the northern parts of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands on Sunday, an area that is home to international oil and gas projects.