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  • February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Warming Oceans Meet Heaving Bosoms in U.N. Climate Chief's Racy Novel

    U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) head Rajendra Pachauri looks on at a press conference in New Delhi, India.

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    U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) head Rajendra Pachauri looks on at a press conference in New Delhi, India.

    February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    The Indian head of the UN climate change panel, already under fire over errors in a key 2007 report, is raising eyebrows again after publishing a raunchy novel and accepting help in promoting it from BP and the head of India’s biggest gas producer.

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  • February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Female Hormones Grow in Trees, Say Scientists

    Leaves of the walnut tree contain progesterone, the female sex hormone, discovered for the first time in a plant.

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    Leaves of the walnut tree contain progesterone, the female sex hormone, discovered for the first time in a plant.

    February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Scientists have discovered that female sex hormones grow in walnut trees, shaking up what's known about the different between plants and animals.

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  • February 02, 2010Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Climate Researchers Manipulated and Hid Data

    Professor Phil Jones asked a colleague to delete emails relating to a report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

    Professor Phil Jones asked a colleague to delete emails relating to a report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

    February 02, 2010Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Climate-gate has struck again: A new investigation reveals crucial flaws in data about climate change, as well as attempts by leading researchers to cover up their own mistakes. 

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  • February 05, 2010Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Dutch Point Out New Mistakes in U.N. Climate Report

    The cover of the IPCC's fourth assessment report to the U.N., "Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report," more frequently referred to as AR4.

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    The cover of the IPCC's fourth assessment report to the U.N., "Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report," more frequently referred to as AR4.

    February 05, 2010Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    The IPCC's beleaguered climate report faces the prospect of still more errors, as Dutch authorities point out factual inaccuracies about the Netherlands.

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  • February 04, 2010Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    India to Pull Back From IPCC, Create Independent Climate Panel

    Jairam Ramesh, India's Junior Minister for Environment and Forests, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State, shake hands in New Delhi, India.

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    Jairam Ramesh, India's Junior Minister for Environment and Forests, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State, shake hands in New Delhi, India.

    February 04, 2010Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Recent scandals involving the IPCC have undercut its creditability to such an extent that the nation of India plans to look for an independent assessment.

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  • February 03, 2010Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Climate-Gate Scientist Promises to Be More Open

    Professor Phil Jones asked a colleague to delete emails relating to a report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

    Professor Phil Jones asked a colleague to delete emails relating to a report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

    February 03, 2010Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    The scientist at the center of the climate change row over stolen e-mails has admitted that he and his colleagues need to be more open with their data.

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  • February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Wilson Bentley's Pioneering Snowflake Photography

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    February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Photography in 1885 was closer to science than art, and by connecting a bellows camera to a microscope to capture the tiny beauty of the flake, Wilson Bentley pushed the bounds of both. 

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  • February 01, 2010Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    All Creatures Great and Small

    This photo taken Jan. 13, 2010 shows Mike Schelin riding a motocross bike with his dog Opee, a 8-years-old blue merle Australian shepherd in Perris, Calif.

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    This photo taken Jan. 13, 2010 shows Mike Schelin riding a motocross bike with his dog Opee, a 8-years-old blue merle Australian shepherd in Perris, Calif.

    February 01, 2010Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Mother Nature's creatures are both beautiful and bizarre. From the furry to the feathered, our favorite pictures of the planet's diversity of animals. 

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  • February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Female Hormones Grow in Trees, Say Scientists

    Leaves of the walnut tree contain progesterone, the female sex hormone, discovered for the first time in a plant.

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    Leaves of the walnut tree contain progesterone, the female sex hormone, discovered for the first time in a plant.

    February 08, 2010Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Scientists have discovered that female sex hormones grow in walnut trees, shaking up what's known about the different between plants and animals.

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  • February 06, 2010Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Environmentalism Latest Niche in Children's Books

    February 06, 2010Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Children's books just another turn at instilling environmental sensibilities in youngsters who may not know climate change from diaper change. 

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  • February 02, 2010Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Trees Grow Faster Because of Global Warming

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    February 02, 2010Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Forests could be growing faster now than they were 225 years ago as a result of global warming, a study has revealed.

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  • February 01, 2010Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

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    Can Herbie the Elm Explain Climate Change?

    A worker removes saw dust from Herbie, the tallest American elm in New England, after it was cut down. Scientists from universities and federal agencies have contacted the Maine Forest Service about examining Herbie's trunk to see what can be learned about the tree's age and about the climate over the years.

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    A worker removes saw dust from Herbie, the tallest American elm in New England, after it was cut down. Scientists from universities and federal agencies have contacted the Maine Forest Service about examining Herbie's trunk to see what can be learned about the tree's age and about the climate over the years.

    February 01, 2010Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:02 AM EST

    Herbie, the giant American elm tree, is giving his trunk over to science, to see what can be learned about the tree's age and about the climate over the years.

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  • January 29, 2010Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

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    Using Biofuel in Cars Could Harm Rainforests

    Using biofuel in vehicles may be accelerating the destruction of rainforest and resulting in higher greenhouse gas emissions than burning pure petrol and diesel.

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    Using biofuel in vehicles may be accelerating the destruction of rainforest and resulting in higher greenhouse gas emissions than burning pure petrol and diesel.

    January 29, 2010Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT12:01 AM EST

    Using biofuel in vehicles could accelerate the destruction of rain forests and result in higher greenhouse gas emissions than burning pure gas and diesel.

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