The US military has abruptly ended an informal arrangement that allowed scientists access to data on incoming meteors from  classified surveillance satellites. The change is a blow to the astronomers and planetary scientists who used the information to track space rocks, especially  those that burn up over the oceans or... » read this article

A recent study was conducted in Vidharbha, India to determine the effect of Bt (Bacillius thuringiensis) cotton on the microbial population of various soil micro-organisms. The results indicated a significant decline in total microbial biomass in the Bt soil. If current trends continue, the researcher estimated that 6.7 million hectares... » read this article

`Its high input costs have increased farmers' indebtedness' MUMBAI: A new study on the introduction of Bt cotton in Vidarbha reveals that it has failed in the region. Suman Sahai, Director of Gene Campaign, told journalists on Wednesday that despite specific knowledge that Bt cotton would not work in rainfed... » read this article

On Wednesday the Venezuelan Ministry for Health ordered the Coca-Cola Company to remove its product Coca-Cola Zero from sale  for containing a cancerous ingredient, sodium cyclamate, an ingredient not included in the US version of the drink. Jesus Mantilla, the health minister, said, "The product should stop circulating in order... » read this article

More than half of the 15 trillion gallons of sewage Americans flush annually is processed into sludge that gets spread on farmland, lawns, and home vegetable gardens. In theory, recycling poop is the perfect solution to the one truly unavoidable byproduct of human civilization. But sludge-based as fertilizer can contain... » read this article

Around the world, scarcity of potable water is becoming a portentous matter. Admonishing phrases like “water is the next oil,” and “wells are running dry” have percolated their way into the collective lexicon of global issues. Rivers and streams are vanishing, and the desiccation and depletion of entire watersheds and... » read this article

“On this dot, tiny lumps of impure carbon and water, of complicated structure, with somewhat unusual physical and chemical properties, crawl about for a few years, until they are dissolved again into the elements of which they are compounded.” - Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) from “Dreams and Facts” Russell’s nihilistic characterization... » read this article

Meteorologists campaign to classify unique 'Asperatus' clouds seen across the world Whipped into fantastical shapes, these clouds hang over the darkening landscape like the harbingers of a mighty storm. But despite their stunning and frequent appearances, the formations have yet to be officially recognised with a name. They have been... » read this article

Where is the "garbage patch"? The concentrations of marine debris ("garbage patches") that have been covered in the media are within the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone (STCZ) (see map, Convergence Zone) – sometimes referred to as the “trash superhighway” that connects the "eastern and western garbage patches".  It is... » read this article

(CNN) -- The massive amount of garbage in the ocean likely complicates the search for the remains of an Air France flight that went missing Monday near Brazil, oceanographers who spoke with CNN said. Earlier this week, investigators said they had located pieces of the plane in the southern Atlantic... » read this article

Sponsored by Care2 Penguins, albatrosses, killer whales and of course people can all jump for joy at the latest news from the Republic of South Africa! The country is set to establish one of the world's largest Marine Protected Areas (MPA) around its Prince Edward Islands. This inspiring achievement will help... » read this article

Monday, June 1st, 2009 Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Moore I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors. By high noon, the President of the United States will have made it official: General Motors, as we know it, has been totaled. As I sit here... » read this article

By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local orangutans -- and creating a thrilling blueprint for restoring fragile ecosystems. Source: TED... » read this article

Based on a study conducted by Reis, a NY real estate research firm, CNN reports that shopping malls in the U.S. are in big trouble. Writing for CNN, Parija B. Kavilanz reported that: Strip malls, neighborhood centers and regional malls are losing stores at the "fastest pace in at least... » read this article

Editor's Note: This is an action notice initiated by the Institute of Near Eastern and African Studies (INEAS). Visit their website and offer your support for International Seeds Day which will be observed on April 26! Help Protect Farm-saved seeds and the world's natural seed banks! - Eds     There is a conspiracy... » read this article

Crop failure may have pushed farmers over the edge, but American companies have been leading them to the cliff for years. The headline has been hard to ignore. Across the world press, news media have announced that over 1,500 farmers in the Indian state of Chattisgarh committed suicide. The motive... » read this article

Terrance's last post heroically set out and engaged the two dominant scenarios about the American future that progressives seem to be wrestling with right now. These two scenarios might be described as: 1) Permanent Decline -- Due to Americans' native hyperindividualism, political apathy, and overweening willingness to accept personal blame... » read this article

The acres upon acres of lush tropical forest in the Amazon and tropical Africa are often referred to as the planet's lungs. But what if they are also its heart? This is exactly what a couple of meteorologists claim in a controversial new theory that questions our fundamental understanding of... » read this article

A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to... » read this article

If President Obama's new Food Safety Working Group dedicates all their time and credentials to prevent future food recalls, they will have saved thousands of people--but forsaken millions. Over the last decade, our radically changing diet has ushered in the explosive growth of food-related ailments, such as allergies, asthma, obesity,... » read this article