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 Life & Environment U.N. finally draws link between population bomb and climate changeThursday, 19 November 2009
Slowing population growth would help battle global warming, says an unprecedented report that links demographic pressure and climate change.  Climate change damaging the deep seaTuesday, 17 November 2009
Warming is affecting ecosystems 4,000 m down, a study has found, overturning the idea that deep sea abyssal plains are immune to surface changes.  Denmark seeks climate breakthrough as clock ticks to showdownTuesday, 17 November 2009
Environment ministers from 42 key nations in the game of climate poker are meeting this week in a bid to avoid a finger-pointing fiasco at next month's U.N. conference on global warming.  'Crikey steveirwini' is new species of snailMonday, 16 November 2009
An Australian scientist has paid an unusual tribute to late naturalist and TV personality Steve Irwin by naming a rare species of snail Crikey steveirwini.  Please vote for COSMOS in the Earth Journalism Awards!Thursday, 12 November 2009
COSMOS is one of 15 winners in the Earth Journalism Awards, which are linked to the U.N. climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December. Help us win another award by voting here.  Ocean acidification impacts coastal riversThursday, 12 November 2009
Ocean acidification, is affecting not only coral reefs, but coastal ecosystems by impacting everything from the oyster industry to the extent of dead zones along the U.S. Pacific coast.  Tiny mutation led to human speechThursday, 12 November 2009
Two minute changes in a gene that is otherwise identical in humans and chimps could explain why we have the power of speech while other primates do not.  Volcanic activity could split AfricaThursday, 5 November 2009
Volcanic activity may split Africa in two, creating a new ocean. This is due to a geological crack which has appeared in northeastern Ethiopia, say experts.  Kilimanjaro snow may vanish in 20 yearsTuesday, 3 November 2009
The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and will likely vanish altogether in 20 years, most likely due to global warming.  New probe to help predict extreme weatherTuesday, 3 November 2009
A water tracking satellite launched by the European Space Agency is designed to help give faster predictions of floods and other extreme weather incidents caused by climate change.  Cosmic rays speed up tree growthTuesday, 27 October 2009
Cosmic rays, which constantly strike the Earth and are regulated by the solar wind, may influence how fast trees grow, according to British research.  Wastepaper could be biofuel sourceTuesday, 27 October 2009
Converting waste paper into biofuel is a neglected option that could provide clean energy, cut municipal waste and reduce greenhouse emissions.  Earthquake tool can monitor hurricanesMonday, 26 October 2009
Hurricanes can be detected on seismometers, says an expert, who claims that scientists may be able to extend the historic North Atlantic hurricane record using records of seismic noise.  Flying reptile was configured like sailing boatFriday, 23 October 2009
An anatomical reanalysis of an extinct pterosaur, dating to the time of the dinosaurs, suggests the creature literally sailed the seas.  Controversial fossil not missing linkFriday, 23 October 2009
Earlier this year a fantastically preserved 47-million-year-old primate, was the subject of a heated debate. But a new study says it can’t possibly be an ancestor of humans. 
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