BOSTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Environmental advocates concerned about global climate change say they're preparing for what is coming rather than focusing on stopping it.
TORONTO, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Snapping turtles in Ontario are on the decline and at risk because they don't mate until they are 15 years old, say Canadian officials.
AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A $4.4 billion canal that would stretch from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea would provide an abundance of power and fresh water, Jordanian officials say.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Winter's bitter cold can stall wind turbine blades, congeal biodiesel and render solar panels useless, say U.S. power developers.
KINGSTON, Tenn., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Residents of Kingston, Tenn., say they are concerned about a potentially toxic coal ash spill being debated by environmentalists and officials.
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The government of the Canadian province of Alberta says a study it ordered found a disturbing number of pregnant women have been smoking.
MONTREAL, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- People with a sleep disorder who kick or cry out during sleep may be at greater risk for developing dementia, says a study from the University of Montreal.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Animals traveling the longest distance each day to find food have the most offspring, say researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- This year will be longer than usual -- by one second, the U.S. Institute of Standards and Technology said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Authentic embryonic stem cells have been derived from rats for the first time, say researchers at the University of Southern California.
HOUSTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Findings from a study on the brain and speech could aid stroke patients who have problems choosing words, say Rice University researchers in Houston.
WEST LAYFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Discovering how "molecular motors" drive DNA potentially could help slow or repel some viruses, says a study from Purdue University in West Layfayette, Ind.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Improving blood flow to the brain appears key to delaying or preventing some forms of Alzheimer's, says Chicago's Feinberg School of Medicine.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A study of zebrafish has revealed ways to potentially slow or prevent the onset of cancerous tumors, the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Utah says.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Older people risk health problems by mixing unsafe combinations of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, say researchers at the University of Chicago.
HOUSTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Orbital Sciences of Dulles, Va., and SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., have been tapped to resupply the International Space Station when the space shuttle retires.
DARAA, Syria, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Archaeologists in Syria say they've found a Roman-era stone sarcophagus carved with women's faces and images of flowers, a lion and a bull.
SEATTLE, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The sand used in Seattle to protect motorists from icy streets is more dangerous to aquatic life than typical road salt, environmentalists say.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A University of Michigan lab has created artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells in a test tube.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A patient-safety research group says alarm hazards, needle sticks and surgical fires are among the top five technology hazards in hospitals.
GETTYSBURG, Pa., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Sports drinks with a carbohydrate-protein mix are better than carb-only drinks in aiding cyclists' recovery from exercise, U.S. and Canadian researchers said.
A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo
