Science & Technology - Earth and the Environment

New Look: Cichlid Fish Vision Change Helped Species Diverge

Whales Heard for First Time in Waters Around New York City

For the first time in waters surrounding New York City, the beckoning calls of endangered fin, humpback and North Atlantic right whales have been recorded, according to experts from Cornell's Bioacoustics Research Program and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Oldest Rocks on Earth Found in Northern Canada

A pinkish tract of bedrock on Canada's Hudson Bay contains the oldest known rocks on Earth.

Greener Than Ever New California Academy of Sciences to Open

The renovated California Academy of Sciences is scheduled to open its doors to the public on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Circling the Globe With Trees

Canada's Prairie Shelterbelt Program: responsible for planting over 600 million trees over the last 100 years.

Wind Turbines Lethal for Migratory Bats

A study revealed that when bats fly close to a turbine blade, they can experience a sudden air expansion in their respiratory system, causing their lungs to rupture.

EPA Tightens Lawn Mower, Motor Boat Emission Rules

Exhaust-spewing lawn mowers and speed boats will get a green make-over under tough new rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designed to reduce smog and save millions of gallons of gasoline.

Air-purifying Church Windows Early Nanotechnology

Stained glass windows that are painted with gold purify the air when they are lit up by sunlight.

Warming Oceans Make Strongest Storms Stronger, Study Indicates

As the world's oceans get warmer, the strongest tropical storms get stronger, climate scientists reported.