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Giant Sunflower, Hot Wax Are Climate-Change Art
A giant metal sunflower stands atop a wind-swept hill in the world's southernmost city, an artistic statement gauging and protesting climate change near the ends of the Earth. >> Read the Full Article
Chernobyl Radiation Equal to Everyday Risks, Study Finds
The risk of survivors of the Chernobyl accident dying early is far less than supposed, ranking about the same as exposure to air pollution or passive smoking, according to new research published on Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Australia Tells EU To Do More on Emissions
Australia called on the European Union on Tuesday to do more to cut its own greenhouse emissions before lecturing Kyoto sceptics Australia and the United States about climate change. >> Read the Full Article
Mongolia Reindeer Herders Threatened by Modern World
North of nowhere and high above the pristine, alpine Khovsgol Lake in the forests of northern Mongolia, the Gansukh family sits in their teepee home while their reindeer graze outside. >> Read the Full Article
Seafood Poisoning on the Rise as Oceans Become Warmer, More Polluted
Experts estimate that up to 50,000 people worldwide suffer ciguatera poisoning each year, with more than 90 percent of cases unreported. Scientists say the risks are getting worse, because of damage that pollution and global warming are inflicting on the coral reefs where many fish species feed. >> Read the Full Article
New Federal Chemical Rules Will Not Override Tougher State Rules
New federal rules giving the Bush administration authority for the first time to regulate and even shut down chemical plants will not overrule stricter state rules already in place, according to a letter sent Sunday to lawmakers by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. >> Read the Full Article
Mercury in Energy-Saving Bulbs Worries Scientists
There's an old joke about the number of people it takes to change a light bulb. But because the newer energy-efficient kinds contain tiny amounts of mercury, the hard part is getting rid of them when they burn out. >> Read the Full Article
Chinese Hunger for Reef Fish Emptying Asian Seas
Turquoise fish with red dots stare at hungry tourists from a tank at a restaurant in Hong Kong, the capital of the world's live reef fish industry, a lucrative trade devastating reefs across the Pacific Ocean. >> Read the Full Article
Scientists Propose Interspecies Cloning
It was nearly a decade ago that Jose Cibelli plugged his own DNA into a cow's egg in a novel cloning attempt that was condemned as unethical by President Clinton and landed the Michigan State University researcher in a mess of controversy. >> Read the Full Article
Global Warming May Be Bad for Asthma Sufferers
Global warming may be bad for asthma sufferers because of longer plant growing seasons and signs that weeds scattering vast amounts of pollen are conquering new territory, experts say. >> Read the Full Article