Corporate Voluntary Environmental Programs Backfire, Study Shows

March 10, 2008 — Companies which participate in voluntary environmental programs actually do worse in their attempts to help the environment than those that do not take on these programs. Companies that are ... > full story

• Funding Cuts Jeopardize Cleanup Of Nuclear Waste Sites
  March 10, 2008 — The Federal Government may need at least 20 years longer than previously planned -- and an additional $50 billion -- to clean up radioactive and hazardous wastes at nuclear weapons sites, ... > full story
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• Key Component Of Earth's Crust Formed From Moving Molten Rock
  March 9, 2008 — By studying what were once pockets of hot, melted rock 13 kilometers deep in the Earth's crust 55 million years ago, scientists are able to explain how granulite, a major component of continental ... > full story
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• Newly Defined Signaling Pathway Could Mean Better Biofuel Sources
  March 9, 2008 — A newly defined biochemical pathway in plants may provide the scientific tools to design plants that will yield larger quantities of alternative transportation fuels than currently can be produced, ... > full story
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• Tiny Polyps Need Two Kinds Of Carbon To Survive Coral Bleaching
  March 7, 2008 — How well ocean reefs recover from the growing damage caused by warming sea temperatures depends both on how much the tiny coral polyps can eat, and how healthy they can keep the microscopic algae ... > full story
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• Mercury Threatens Next Generation Of Loons

  March 7, 2008 — Environmental mercury -- much of which comes from human-generated emissions -- is impacting both the health and reproductive success of common loons in the Northeastern US. Loons with high levels of ... > full story
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• Grand Canyon Water Surge Aims To Build Beaches, Restore Ecosystem

  March 7, 2008 — The Grand Canyon will be experiencing a spring of yesteryear, as water flow rates from the Glen Canyon Dam will be significantly increased, then throttled back in a high-flow experiment that runs ... > full story
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• Rare Oryx Going Into The Wild, To Help Species Recover

  March 7, 2008 — A male scimitar-horned oryx from the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center is playing an important role in ensuring the species does not vanish from the planet. Oryx are a ... > full story
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• Mysteries Of Oceanic Bacteria Probed
  March 7, 2008 — Microbes living in the oceans play a critical role in regulating Earth's environment, but very little is known about their activities and how they work together to help control natural cycles of ... > full story
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• Mysterious Eel Fishery Decline Blamed On Changing Ocean Conditions
  March 7, 2008 — American eels are fast disappearing from restaurant menus as stocks have declined sharply across the North Atlantic. While the reasons for the eel decline remain as mysterious as its long migrations, ... > full story