Nature & Environment : Science World Report

May 28, 2012 02:07 PM EDT

New Computer Model Helps Identify Best Materials For Carbon Capture

A new computer model developed by a team of scientists allows for the cross-referencing of efficient carbon-capturing molecules.

May 28, 2012 10:53 AM EDT

It Took 10 Million Years For The Earth To Recover From The Greatest Mass Extinction

Thanks to repeated environmental shocks that are similar to what is going on today, biological life took 10 million years to recover.

May 25, 2012 02:57 PM EDT

NASA sees Hurricane Bud threaten western Mexico's coast

NASA satellites are providing rainfall, temperature, pressure, visible and infrared data to forecasters as Hurricane Bud is expected to make a quick landfall in western Mexico this weekend before turning back to sea. NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites have been flying over Bud as it nears the Mexican c...

May 25, 2012 02:53 PM EDT

Typhoon Sanvu affecting Iwo To, then expected to fade over weekend

Infrared and visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite taken on May 25, 2012, showed an impressive Typhoon Sanvu already affecting the islands of Iwo To and Chichi Jima, Japan. The typhoon is expected to run into cooler waters and become extra-tropical over the next several days.

May 23, 2012 04:10 PM EDT

Geological Record Shows Air Up There Came From Below

The air from within the planet might be affecting us more than we know.

May 23, 2012 02:33 PM EDT

Nuclear Reactor Accidents More Likely Than Previously Thought

We are likely to experience a nuclear reactor accident once every 10-20 years, according to a study from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz.

May 22, 2012 11:36 AM EDT

Stress May Be Linked to Previous Generation's Chemical Exposure

A study shows that the levels of stress in third generation rats increased if the first generation was exposed to the fungicide vinclozolin.

May 22, 2012 10:37 AM EDT

Robot Fish Seek Out Water Pollution

A team in Spain is currently testing giant yellow robot fish that can swim for up to 8 hours and detect pollution automatically.

May 21, 2012 04:07 PM EDT

Weed Wars...With Lasers!

Researchers in Germany are tackling the pesky problem of weeds with a futuristic approach - lasers.

May 21, 2012 03:21 PM EDT

Solar-Powered Implants May Help Your Eyes

Thin, solar-powered retinal implants being developed at Stanford University offer a promising solution to retinal degeneration.

May 21, 2012 03:05 PM EDT

York Researchers Evaluate Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Habitats in East Africa

University of York researchers will play a key role in a new project studying the impact of climate change in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia.

May 21, 2012 02:40 PM EDT

Tropical Storm Alberto "Visited" the South Carolina Coast This Weekend

The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1, but the 2012 season's first storm arrived a little early. On May 19, 2012, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Tropical Storm Alberto had formed off the South Carolina coast. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ...