Science & Technology - Earth and the Environment

Sep 3, 2009, 2:00 pm

The cooling should have continued through the 20th and 21st centuries. This latest research confirms that it hasn't.

Sep 2, 2009, 1:00 pm

Governments can help combat climate change by investing more in natural areas, a European study said on Wednesday.

Aug 22, 2009, 10:00 pm

Sweden's Kebnekaise mountain, which has been measured carefully for decades, is shrinking due to climate change.

Aug 22, 2009, 3:00 pm

Results of the study are published in the journal Nature.

Aug 12, 2009, 3:00 am

The earth has been undergoing large temperature fluctuations for millions of years.

Aug 6, 2009, 2:00 pm

A fossil of a pterosaur, the earliest known flying vertebrate, shows the creatures had unique and complex wing fibers.

Aug 5, 2009, 4:00 pm

The science is clear: human-caused global warming is a reality. Now it’s time to focus on solutions.

Aug 2, 2009, 7:00 am

The ocean's smallest swimming animals can have a huge impact on large-scale ocean mixing.

Jul 30, 2009, 3:00 pm

Fisheries, pressured by overfishing and threatened with possible collapse, could be rebuilt with careful management.

Jul 27, 2009, 11:00 pm

The Hongjiannao Wetland in China is in danger of drying up due to interception of its water sources and other factors.

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