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NASA finds cute shrimp beneath ice in Antarctica

Posted by kluciole at 3/18/2010 3:48 AM | Add Comment

Photo: Dolphins swim past a boat, on same day University of Newcastle researchers claimed tourists do them harm

Posted by kluciole at 3/18/2010 3:25 AM | Add Comment

Japanese dolphin hunters bitter as 'The Cove' wins Oscar

Posted by kluciole at 3/8/2010 10:07 AM | Add Comment

Ice Once Covered the Equator

Posted by kluciole at 3/6/2010 6:33 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Photo: a local resident desperately tries to fill a container with water at a dried-up reservoir in Zhulin Town, China

Posted by kluciole at 3/6/2010 6:15 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Tsunami warning to every nation around the Pacific after massive 8.8 earthquake strikes Chile

Posted by kluciole at 2/27/2010 11:20 AM | Add Comment

Indian Holi festival goers warned about water wastage

Posted by kluciole at 2/26/2010 10:13 PM | Add Comment

Scientists discover giant plastic rubbish patch in North Atlantic

Posted by kluciole at 2/24/2010 3:52 PM | Add Comment

Startling article: Great White Sharks now more endangered than tigers with just 3,500 left in the oceans

Posted by kluciole at 2/21/2010 10:39 AM | Add Comment

Important: Report on Marines' water at Camp Lejeune omitted cancer causing chemical benzene. The environmental contamination is extreme!

Posted by kluciole at 2/17/2010 2:50 PM | Add Comment

Walls of water overwhelm spectators at Mavericks surfing contest

Posted by kluciole at 2/13/2010 5:39 PM | Add Comment

Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city

Posted by kluciole at 2/13/2010 12:55 AM | Add Comment

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons at each other in latest clash over whale hunting

Posted by kluciole at 2/9/2010 4:01 AM | Add Comment

Few remain in Centralia, Pennsylvania -- the coal town's underground mine fire still burns, as it has since 1962!

Posted by kluciole at 2/5/2010 2:59 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Winter blasted Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in need of HELP!

Posted by kluciole at 2/1/2010 7:32 PM | Add Comment

13 countries agree plan to save wild tigers

Posted by kluciole at 1/30/2010 9:38 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a walker climbs over sheets of ice on the beach at Ruegen Island, northern Germany

Posted by kluciole at 1/27/2010 6:58 PM | Add Comment

Channeling your inner alien? Maybe, scientists say

Posted by kluciole at 1/26/2010 5:25 PM | Add Comment

WWF fears for Siberian tiger after Russian oil leak

Posted by kluciole at 1/22/2010 10:30 PM | Add Comment

Flooding rains bring rare waterfalls to Australia's Uluru

Posted by kluciole at 1/17/2010 8:55 PM | Add Comment

Haiti earthquake: Machete-wielding gangs roam streets as fears grow death toll could hit 200,000

Posted by kluciole at 1/16/2010 3:53 PM | Add Comment

Aid slowly reaching Haitians as desperation grows

Posted by kluciole at 1/15/2010 8:52 PM | Add Comment

Scientists turn stem cells into pork. One day it could be "a green alternative to raising livestock, help alleviate world hunger, and save some pigs their bacon"

Posted by kluciole at 1/15/2010 8:44 PM | Add Comment

Ocean in motion: Surfer captures mesmerising world where waves break against the shore

Posted by kluciole at 1/11/2010 4:10 AM | Add Comment

Photo: Amur tiger cubs Natalia and Vladimir enjoy the snow at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland

Posted by kluciole at 1/8/2010 3:15 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Outdoors delight: Maine triples conserved acreage

Posted by kluciole at 1/8/2010 3:06 AM | Add Comment

Sleeping beauties: picture perfect penguin chicks take a break on the ice

Posted by kluciole at 1/5/2010 2:21 AM | Add Comment

Rustlers ride wideopen range of Great Basin

Posted by kluciole at 1/4/2010 1:40 AM | Add Comment

Bad year for biofuel ends on a dour note

Posted by kluciole at 1/2/2010 11:21 AM | Add Comment

The amazing wall of ice that makes Cumbria, Britain look more like Narnia

Posted by kluciole at 1/2/2010 11:14 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Famous San Francisco sea lions leave in droves

Posted by kluciole at 12/30/2009 8:17 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Photo: the newly discovered flower (Dendrobium jiwhoei) found on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo

Posted by kluciole at 12/29/2009 10:53 AM | Add Comment

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture. The U.S. "used about 35 million pounds of antibiotics last year; 70 percent went to pigs, chickens and cows"

Posted by kluciole at 12/29/2009 10:43 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Luciole Press friend/contributor Esmaa Self's column "Organics: It's a Balance Thing" (Autumn Issue 2009)

Posted by kluciole at 12/29/2009 10:38 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Photos from Luciole Press contributor/friend Christine McClintock, which appear in the Autumn Issue 2009

Posted by kluciole at 12/29/2009 10:35 AM | Add Comment

Antarctic expeditioners to have a truly white Christmas

Posted by kluciole at 12/24/2009 8:13 PM | Add Comment

Tug of the sun and moon trigger San Andreas tremors

Posted by kluciole at 12/23/2009 5:58 PM | Add Comment

Seniors exposed to significant levels of air pollution face double the risk of pneumonia

Posted by kluciole at 12/23/2009 5:51 PM | Add Comment

Snowflakes, the coolest shapes on the planet, are even more beautiful close up

Posted by kluciole at 12/22/2009 3:45 AM | Add Comment

New book says carbon footprints of pets worse than "gas-guzzling sports utility vehicles"... pet owners vehemently disagree

Posted by kluciole at 12/21/2009 2:06 PM | Add Comment

Can eco-friendly fashion be just as stylish?

Posted by kluciole at 12/20/2009 4:50 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Malaysian authorities rescue 130 pangolins

Posted by kluciole at 12/20/2009 4:47 AM | Add Comment

Wonders of the deep: Stunning pictures of strange and unique Antarctic sea life

Posted by kluciole at 12/19/2009 3:49 PM | Add Comment

Fury in Sweden after company offers to grind up bodies of 291drowned reindeer to make biofuel, which is against Sami traditions

Posted by kluciole at 12/19/2009 3:37 PM | Add Comment

Fear of violence grows in mountaintop strip mining fight

Posted by kluciole at 12/19/2009 3:28 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a harpoon ship, part of the Japanese whaling fleet, sails beyond an iceberg in the Antarctic Southern Ocean

Posted by kluciole at 12/19/2009 4:13 AM | Add Comment

N. America's biggest fish, the Kootenai River white sturgeon, slips toward extinction

Posted by kluciole at 12/19/2009 4:00 AM | Add Comment

Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate change (photos: Monterey Bay, CA)

Posted by kluciole at 12/18/2009 8:42 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Pacifica, Calif. apartments evacuated as cliff crumbles

Posted by kluciole at 12/18/2009 8:35 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Robot records deepest erupting undersea volcano

Posted by kluciole at 12/17/2009 6:16 PM | Add Comment

Etched by trucks in the desert sand: At 9 miles around, gargantuan circle is the world's largest artwork

Posted by kluciole at 12/16/2009 8:07 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Photo: smoke from power plants rises over Novodevichi Convent in Moscow

Posted by kluciole at 12/16/2009 8:02 PM | Add Comment

Scientists discover Indonesian octopus species who collect and fashion coconuts as shelter; calling it "first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal"

Posted by kluciole at 12/15/2009 7:31 AM | Add Comment

La. Indian village on Isle de Jean Charles holds out against plea to move

Posted by kluciole at 12/13/2009 5:49 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a view of Blyde River Canyon, the third largest canyon in the world

Posted by kluciole at 12/12/2009 6:49 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

968 detained at climate rally urging bold pact

Posted by kluciole at 12/12/2009 6:30 PM | Add Comment

Photo: polluted water released into the Sabarmati river in India for farmers to use in the absence of monsoon rains

Posted by kluciole at 12/12/2009 5:47 PM | Add Comment

Under one Danish roof, humanity talks climate

Posted by kluciole at 12/11/2009 6:25 PM | Add Comment

Germ-free kids may risk more adult illnesses, study shows

Posted by kluciole at 12/9/2009 8:46 PM | Add Comment

Photos (Art): Copenhagen's statue of the Little Mermaid is backdropped by "The Survival of the Fattest," a sculpture created by Danish artist Jens Galschiot

Posted by kluciole at 12/9/2009 8:38 PM | Add Comment

Photo: workers in a salt field near Ohn-chaung in Burma's Ayeyarwady Delta

Posted by kluciole at 12/8/2009 5:23 PM | Add Comment

More than 10,000 starfish carpet Norfolk beach as storm throws them from the sea

Posted by kluciole at 12/8/2009 5:02 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

From Luciole friend/contributor Geraldine Green: ~ Poetry In Aid of Cumbria Flood Recovery ~

Posted by kluciole at 12/7/2009 4:57 PM | Add Comment

Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans

Posted by kluciole at 12/7/2009 4:45 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a gorgeous cheetah; there are only between 10,000 and 15,000 of these cats left in the world.

Posted by kluciole at 12/6/2009 8:39 PM | Add Comment

The tornado destroyed town of Greensburg, Kansas is a model of eco-living as it rebuilds

Posted by kluciole at 12/5/2009 6:07 PM | Add Comment

Photo: the moon sets behind a mountain at sunrise in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Posted by kluciole at 12/4/2009 6:59 PM | Add Comment

Smallest orchid in the world found by accident in Ecuador (it is only 2mm wide)

Posted by kluciole at 12/3/2009 7:33 PM | Add Comment

Photo: How rings form around the moon, like this one above Skopje, Macedonia

Posted by kluciole at 12/3/2009 7:30 PM | Add Comment

Global warming may require higher dams, stilts; experts warn "humans need to follow nature's example: Adapt or die"

Posted by kluciole at 12/3/2009 7:04 PM | Add Comment

DNA Reveals Origins of Shark Fin Soup (every year, millions of shark fins are sold at Chinese markets to satisfy demand)

Posted by kluciole at 12/2/2009 11:17 AM | Add Comment

The SeaOrbiter, a giant leap for ocean exploration: what the world's first 'space station of the sea' will look like

Posted by kluciole at 11/29/2009 10:15 PM | Add Comment

Photos: a polar bear delights in somersaulting in the snow in Wapusk National Park

Posted by kluciole at 11/27/2009 6:51 PM | Add Comment

Couture comes to the tea cup through luxury blends

Posted by kluciole at 11/27/2009 6:48 PM | Add Comment

6,000 camels to be round up and shot in Australian town; plan angers animal welfare groups

Posted by kluciole at 11/27/2009 6:28 PM | Add Comment

Photo: workers remove ice at the Sayano-Shushenskaya power station near the Siberian village of Cheryomushki

Posted by kluciole at 11/27/2009 6:23 PM | Add Comment

New climate targets may not change daily life much

Posted by kluciole at 11/26/2009 7:33 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a NASA Earth Observatory photo shows the Upsala Glacier, in the Southern Patagonian Icefield

Posted by kluciole at 11/25/2009 1:21 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a scavenger looks for recyclable items in the waters of the River Yamuna in New Delhi

Posted by kluciole at 11/25/2009 1:05 PM | Add Comment

Photo: an iceberg floats past an elephant seal on Australia's Macquarie Island

Posted by kluciole at 11/24/2009 12:53 PM | Add Comment

Rio does away with coconuts on beaches

Posted by kluciole at 11/24/2009 12:49 PM | Add Comment

Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf

Posted by kluciole at 11/23/2009 6:47 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Over 100 icebergs drifting to New Zealand, say officials, prompting shipping warnings

Posted by kluciole at 11/23/2009 6:31 PM | Add Comment

Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin uses recycled paper in shoemaking

Posted by kluciole at 11/21/2009 6:02 PM | Add Comment

Article from Eco expert Fred Pearce: "How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in the world"

Posted by kluciole at 11/21/2009 5:54 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland

Posted by kluciole at 11/20/2009 9:23 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

TIME article: Are the Earth's Oceans Hitting Their Carbon Cap?

Posted by kluciole at 11/19/2009 7:32 PM | Add Comment

Icebergs moving towards New Zealand

Posted by kluciole at 11/19/2009 7:28 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a child searches for recyclable material in a garbage dump on the outskirts of Gauhati, India

Posted by kluciole at 11/19/2009 7:11 PM | Add Comment

The real rolling stones: Mystery of Death Valley's gliding rocks

Posted by kluciole at 11/18/2009 3:40 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Denmark seeks specific pledges at climate talks

Posted by kluciole at 11/17/2009 2:43 PM | Add Comment

Photo: Taxis line up to get their tanks filled on a viaduct in Chongqing municipality, China

Posted by kluciole at 11/17/2009 2:36 PM | Add Comment

Astronomers name Scotland's Galloway Forest Park as one of world's best stargazing sites

Posted by kluciole at 11/16/2009 4:21 PM | Add Comment

Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

Posted by kluciole at 11/16/2009 3:58 PM | Add Comment

Biggest wave in 40 years swamps Cornish fishing village during the worst storm of the year

Posted by kluciole at 11/15/2009 4:55 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Mystery of Bangladesh's mass arsenic poisoning of two million people is solved: man-made ponds excavated to provide soil for flood protection

Posted by kluciole at 11/15/2009 3:38 PM | Add Comment

Surf's up! Hawaiian sea turtles take to the waves

Posted by kluciole at 11/14/2009 4:26 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a worker tries to clear a great deal of rubbish from a river in Jakarta

Posted by kluciole at 11/13/2009 6:54 PM | Add Comment

India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks

Posted by kluciole at 11/13/2009 6:34 PM | Add Comment

The giant iceberg that went walkabout... towards Macquarie Island, which is about halfway between Antarctica and Australia

Posted by kluciole at 11/12/2009 3:14 PM | Add Comment
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