Fixing NYC's Underground Power Grid Is No Easy Task
The fury of the great storm Sandy shocked a lot of people, like John Miksad, vice president of the New York electric utility Consolidated Edison. "We hit 14-foot tides — that was the biggest surprise,"...
View ArticleCalif. To Begin Rationing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
California begins a controversial experiment to curb climate change on Wednesday: The state will start rationing the amount of greenhouse gases companies can emit.It's the most ambitious effort to...
View ArticleA 'Green' Gold Rush? Calif. Firm Turns Trash To Gas
Second of a two-part series. Read Part 1California starts the ball rolling Wednesday on a controversial scheme to keep the planet from overheating. Businesses will have to get a permit if they emit...
View ArticleAn Arbor Embolism? Why Trees Die In Drought
Scientists who study forests say they've discovered something disturbing about the way prolonged drought affects trees.It has to do with the way trees drink. They don't do it the way we do — they suck...
View ArticleNew York Planners Prep For A 'New Normal' Of Powerful Storms
It will take tens of billions of dollars to repair the damage wrought by Superstorm Sandy. But scientists who study climate change say repair is not enough. As the climate warms, ice sheets and...
View ArticleExperts Urge Caution As $50 Billion In Sandy Aid Passes House
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View ArticlePowerful But Fragile: The Challenge Of Lithium Batteries
Boeing announced late Friday that it is postponing deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner because of problems with its big batteries. Aviation authorities in the U.S. and abroad grounded the new...
View ArticleSand After Sandy: Scientists Map Sea Floor For Sediment
Congress has now agreed to give some $60 billion to states damaged by Hurricane Sandy. A lot will go to Long Island, one of the hardest hit areas. Besides damages to homes and businesses, its system of...
View ArticleWhen Fire Met Meat, The Brains Of Early Humans Grew Bigger
If you're reading this blog, you're probably into food. Perhaps you're even one of those people whose world revolves around your Viking stove and who believes that cooking defines us as civilized...
View ArticleHey, Sexy Dino, Show Me Your Feathers
Some of the weirdest animal behavior is about romance. That's especially true with birds — they croon or dance or display brilliant feathers to seduce the reluctant.This sort of sexual display...
View ArticleFixing NYC's Underground Power Grid Is No Easy Task
The fury of the great storm Sandy shocked a lot of people, like John Miksad, vice president of the New York electric utility Consolidated Edison. "We hit 14-foot tides — that was the biggest surprise,"...
View ArticleCalif. To Begin Rationing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
California begins a controversial experiment to curb climate change on Wednesday: The state will start rationing the amount of greenhouse gases companies can emit.It's the most ambitious effort to...
View ArticleA 'Green' Gold Rush? Calif. Firm Turns Trash To Gas
Second of a two-part series. Read Part 1California starts the ball rolling Wednesday on a controversial scheme to keep the planet from overheating. Businesses will have to get a permit if they emit...
View ArticleBoston Grapples With The Threat Of Storms And Rising Water
Since the drubbing that Superstorm Sandy gave the Northeast in November, there's a new sense of urgency in U.S. coastal cities. Even though scientists can't predict the next big hurricane, they're...
View ArticleNatural Gas Dethrones King Coal As Power Companies Look To Future
The way Americans get their electricity is changing. Coal is in decline. Natural gas is bursting out of the ground in record amounts. And the use of wind and solar energy is growing fast. All this is...
View ArticleElephant Poaching Pushes Species To Brink Of Extinction
A new study of Central African forest elephants has found their numbers down by 62 percent between 2002 and 2011. The study comes as governments and conservationists meet in Thailand to amend the...
View ArticleSince End Of Last Ice Age, Rates Of Global Warming 'Amazing And Atypical'
There's plenty of evidence that the climate has warmed up over the past century, and climate scientists know this has happened throughout the history of the planet. But they want to know more about how...
View ArticleCould Tapping Undersea Methane Lead To A New Gas Boom?
The new boom in natural gas from shale has changed the energy economy of the United States. But there's another giant reservoir of natural gas that lies under the ocean floor that, theoretically, could...
View ArticleAn Arbor Embolism? Why Trees Die In Drought
Scientists who study forests say they've discovered something disturbing about the way prolonged drought affects trees.It has to do with the way trees drink. They don't do it the way we do — they suck...
View ArticleNew York Planners Prep For A 'New Normal' Of Powerful Storms
It will take tens of billions of dollars to repair the damage wrought by Superstorm Sandy. But scientists who study climate change say repair is not enough. As the climate warms, ice sheets and...
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