Starfish Blamed For Great Barrier Reef Coral Loss
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Sunday, October 07, 2012
Restore The California Delta! To What, Exactly?
October 7, 2012 KQEDAs a multibillion-dollar environmental effort gets underway, the state has to figure out what the landscape used to look like. Ninety-seven percent of the original wetlands in the inland delta near the San Francisco Bay are gone, so California is turning to historians for help.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Thursday, October 04, 2012
The Salt
The Cost Of Saving Lives With Local Peanuts In Haiti
October 4, 2012 Fortified peanut paste saves lives in Haiti and other places where malnutrition is a problem, but producing it locally costs more than importing it from faraway factories in Europe because of labor and other costs. Still, feeding programs are willing to pay a little more, for now.
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Science
A Tiny Ocean World With A Mighty Important Future
September 30, 2012 Tiny ocean organisms known as plankton are vital to life on Earth, generating enough oxygen to account for every other breath you take. As climate change alters the temperature and acidity of our waters, these mysterious ocean creatures may be in jeopardy.
Shots - Health News
Gold Ore Laced With Lead Poisons Children In Nigeria
September 30, 2012 Gold ore mined in northern Nigeria is mixed with lead. When the ore is dug up, crushed and processed, the lead escapes into the air and settles on the ground. Children are being poisoned when they swallow lead-contaminated dust and dirt.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Science
Scientist Cleared In Polar Bear Controversy
September 28, 2012 Charles Monnett's 2006 report on drowning polar bears became a rallying cry for environmentalists. Then he was accused of scientific misconduct. On Friday, he learned he had been cleared.
The Picture Show
Illuminating The Underworld In A Deep, Dark French Cave
September 28, 2012 The Gouffre Berger cave in France was once dubbed the world's deadliest. Now it's a rite of passage for new cavers. Photographer Robbie Shone illuminates its dark, and cold, depths.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Around the Nation
Despite Record Drought, Farmers Expect Banner Year
September 27, 2012 KCURAfter the Midwest's driest summer in decades, farmers are assessing their losses and gains. Despite the hit many farms took, the Agriculture Department predicts record high farm income this year, thanks to higher prices and federally subsidized crop insurance.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Animals
Tourists Banned From India's Tiger Reserves
September 26, 2012 India's Supreme Court has temporarily banned tourism in core areas of the country's 41 tiger reserves. The unexpected and controversial ruling is aimed at protecting the last of India's 1,700 tigers.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Latin America
Bolivia's Cerro Rico: The Mountain That Eats Men
September 25, 2012 Centuries of silver mining have left Cerro Rico mountain in the southern highlands of Bolivia on the verge of collapse. The Spanish forced Quechua Indian slaves into the mines to bankroll their empire. Today, the Quechua own the mines, but conditions here are still brutal.
