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Federal lawmakers are increasing pressure on wildlife officials who refuse to try and rescue a dwindling group of bottlenose dolphins from two New Jersey rivers.

MANILA, Philippines—Tropical depression "Auring" is still hanging around the country but has weakened into a low-pressure area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines - The first tropical cyclone of the year has weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA), the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Tuesday morning.

( National Science Foundation ) The National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prototype that will one day enable a new era of high-altitude scientific research. The super pressure balloon is expected to ultimately carry large scientific experiments to the brink of space for ...

MANILA, Philippines - Rains loom over parts of the Bicol region due to a low-pressure area (LPA) which was spotted near Catanduanes province, state weather forecasters said Tuesday afternoon.

It has long been suspected that high-altitude climbers have low oxygen levels in their blood. Now a study has confirmed it, claiming the lowest levels ever found in humans, significantly surpassing levels in critically ill patients. The measurements were made at an altitude of 27,559 feet (8,400 meters) by a team of scientists at University College London who led the Caudwell Xtreme Everest ...

Effect of natural drought cycle and climate change is gradual restoration of prehistoric grasslands.

( Geological Society of America ) GEOLOGY topics include "the best submarine record of displacement," geophysical data from the Black Sea, hazardous volcanic ice-slurry flows, the controversy over riverbank erosion rates, surface cracks in the Atacama Desert, CO2 sequestration, ultradeep Australian diamonds, Earth's magnetic field and the cosmic-ray-climate theory, fresh-water megafloods into ...

Half the world's population could be facing severe food shortages by the end of the century as a result of rising temperatures, scientists warned.

There was no way the Columbia crew could have survived the shuttle’s 2003 crash, but NASA officials have identified several safety issues that could have been avoided.