You would not expect to find a rainforest in what is now one of the hottest and driest places on the east coast of Queensland.
Ancient fossil deposits found in caves near Rockhampton in central Queensland have revealed the area was once a tropical rainforest, wiped out by climate change.
Canada claimed victory in its softwood-lumber dispute with the United States after a key NAFTA panel ruling Wednesday, and the nation demanded quick repayment of billions of dollars in penalties collected by its neighbor to the south.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) -- High gasoline prices could be just the start, with soaring natural gas prices expected this winter, utility officials said.
In the face of rising fuel costs, two groups spoke out on Big Oil's agenda.
Wenonah Hauter, director of Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program said today:
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns toured a logging site in the Superior National Forest on Wednesday to see firsthand the results of new forest management efforts.
The site, north of Kinney in the western reaches of the forest, is being logged this month to provide timber for local paper mills and board plants.
How does a flower know when to, well, flower?
For one thing, it isn't just April showers that do the trick. After all, some forsythia burst forth in early spring, roses enjoy the summertime and there are types of rice that flower in the fall.
Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton, touring Alaska this week to view melting permafrost and shrinking glaciers, said the evidence is mounting that global warming is real and human activity is significantly to blame.
The chief of the U.S. Forest Service has backed new long-term management plans for the Superior and Chippewa National Forests in Minnesota, rejecting appeals from environmental and industry groups.
