Science & Technology - Earth and the Environment

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

Warming Oceans Make Strongest Storms Stronger, Study Indicates

Sep 3, 2008, 2:00 pm

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

Canada's Arctic ice shelves are disappearing at a rapid rate, indicating changes global warming will bring.

Arctic Melting Shows Global Warming Serious, Says Expert

Sep 3, 2008, 11:00 am

Canada's Arctic ice shelves are disappearing at a rapid rate, indicating changes global warming will bring.

The world has made progress to slow global warming, the U.N.'s top climate official said.

Ghana Climate Talks Advance on Saving Forests

Aug 27, 2008, 4:00 pm

The world has made progress to slow global warming, the U.N.'s top climate official said.

With the boom in consumption of organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and herbicides that can be used on crops certified as

A New Biopesticide for the Organic Food Boom

Aug 27, 2008, 1:00 am

With the boom in consumption of organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and herbicides that can be used on crops certified as "organic," biopesticide pioneer Pam G. Marrone, Ph.D., is reporting development of a new "green" pesticide obtained from an extract of the giant knotweed in a report scheduled for presentation here today at the 236th national meeting of the American Chemical Society.

A resident of Chongqing found a miniature snake while sweeping the corridor of his home. The earthworm-like snake measured only 8 centimeters (3 inches) long, and 0.3 centimeters (.1 inch) in diameter. Experts identified it as a blind snake, the world’s smallest snake.

World’s Smallest Snake Found in China

Aug 23, 2008, 8:00 pm

A resident of Chongqing found a miniature snake while sweeping the corridor of his home. The earthworm-like snake measured only 8 centimeters (3 inches) long, and 0.3 centimeters (.1 inch) in diameter. Experts identified it as a blind snake, the world’s smallest snake.