Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. Turns out some plants like it, too. ...more

September 19, 2008

Global warming has probably made Hurricane Gustav a bit stronger and wetter, some top scientists said Sunday, but the specific connection between climate change and stronger hurricanes remains an issue of debate. ...more

September 1, 2008

Lorne DeWitt's latest global warming letter is a laundry list of denialist talking points, complete with the ritual denunciation of Al Gore. DeWitt has escalated the rhetoric. In his previous letter, the bulk of the scientific community were "environ-whackos." Now, they're "... sick, demented, pathological liars." ...more

June 29, 2008

If global warming accelerates over the next century, many scientists fear the planet's largest ecosystem could reach a tipping point with depleting nutrients in the oceans. ...more

February 18, 2008

Global warming could reduce how many hurricanes hit the United States, according to a new federal study that clashes with other research. ...more

January 23, 2008

The vivid sunsets painted by J.M.W. Turner are revered for their use of color and light and their influence on the Impressionists. But could they also help global warming experts track climate change? ...more

December 2, 2007

TAMPA - Who needs an expensive rocket when you can ride high on a cheap balloon? That's the attitude of scientists who recently finished a landmark test flight of a telescope on a big bag filled with helium. ...more

November 11, 2007

Plenty of people share the glory of the Nobel Peace Prize - thousands of scientists have been studying and documenting climate change under a U.N. body set up in 1988 as concerns grew about global warming. ...more

October 13, 2007

Just what Florida needs, more humidity. A study reported this week in the scientific journal Nature says global warming is causing humidity to rise. In the Sunshine State, that could mean more intense but fewer thunderstorms, more fuel for hurricanes, and a higher misery quotient during summer. ...more

October 12, 2007