Science & Medicine
Pioneering ecologist to head NOAA
March 20, 2009
Greenspace
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Dec. 18, 2008
May 17, 2010
World & Nation
Jane Lubchenco, one of the nation’s top marine ecologists, has been picked to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an indication that President-elect Barack Obama wants to restore integrity to the science-based agency buffeted by politics in recent years.
Dec. 27, 2008
For two key posts, Obama is said to pick advocates of action against global warming.
Dec. 19, 2008
The climate change experts chosen by Obama have urged strong government action on the issue.
Dec. 21, 2008
Arctic breaks records for loss of snow and ice
Dec. 5, 2012
May 18, 2010
California
Low-oxygen areas that show scant signs of sea life have expanded. ‘We seem to have crossed a tipping point,’ a scientist says.
Feb. 15, 2008
Dearth of oxygen robs areas off Northwest of their former bounty.