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Seaweed-Fed Cows Burp Less Planet-Warming Methane
Researchers report an 82 percent reduction in methane emissions in cows fed 1.5 to 3 ounces of seaweed a day for 21 weeks → Read More
First Ever Space Hurricane Spotted in Earth's Upper Atmosphere
The 600-mile-wide swirling cloud of charged particles rained down electrons from several hundred miles above the North Pole → Read More
Dinosaur Unearthed in Argentina Could Be Largest Land Animal Ever
The skeleton is still far from complete but paleontologists say what they've found suggests the dinosaur may be more than 120 feet long → Read More
Innovative New Whale Detection System Aims to Prevent Ships From Striking Animals
Whale Safe launches in Southern California waters to help reduce deaths of the iconic marine mammals → Read More
The secret of static electricity? It’s shocking
Scientists say they finally know why rubbing two materials together produces an electric charge → Read More
Adding 1 billion hectares of forest could help check global warming
Trees could remove two-thirds of human-caused emissions → Read More
Airborne microplastics found atop France’s remote Pyrenees mountains
The microplastics soared at least 100 kilometers from their source → Read More
Waterfall-chasing scientists uncover rare, self-forming cascades
New study could explain origins of mysterious waterfalls on Earth—and Mars → Read More
University of California boycotts publishing giant Elsevier over journal costs and open access
The move could aid a global movement for immediate free access to scientific articles → Read More
Why sparks fly when you microwave grapes
Physicists burned out 12 microwaves putting this trick to the test → Read More
It can take a decade for species endangered by wildlife trade to get protection
Study identifies gap between scientific knowledge and conservation policy → Read More
‘This is shocking.’ An undersea plague is obliterating a key ocean species
Warming seas are exacerbating sea star wasting disease and imperiling the sunflower star → Read More
East Antarctica’s ice is melting at an unexpectedly rapid clip, new study suggests
If the findings hold, they could have dramatic implications for sea level rise → Read More
High-speed rail could doom pumas, other wildlife in Santa Cruz Mountains, biologists say
High-speed rail may end up connecting northern and southern California like never before, but biologists are worried it could cause the local extinction of mountain lions and other wildlife in the Santa Cruz Mountains.Current plans route the hi → Read More
Spotted owls are being poisoned by pot farms, study suggests
The spotted owl is once again being threatened by human activities, but this time the offending industry isn’t logging — it’s cannabis.Spotted owls, which remain threatened federally and in California, are being exposed to → Read More
Santa Cruz’s most vulnerable may bear brunt of environmental disasters, study finds
SANTA CRUZ >> The city’s most vulnerable communities may bear the brunt of disasters caused by climate change, a new analysis says.The entire Bay Area and Central Coast will suffer from future storms that are projected to dish out → Read More
Mountain lion documentary to screen at Santa Cruz’s Rio Theatre
SANTA CRUZ >> Below the bright lights of the famous Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, a celebrity is hiding in plain sight.That celebrity is P22, the Hollywood mountain lion that crossed 20 lanes of speeding traffic on his way toward taking → Read More
Santa Cruz bike-share program ready for spring rollout
Santa cruz >> A bike share program is launching in Santa Cruz in March of 2018. The fleet of 250 JUMP smart-bikes will rent for $2 per 30 minutes of riding within city limits.The bikes are flaming red and designed with no removable parts, → Read More
Santa Cruz’s heat wave goes out with a sizzle
afox@santacruzsentinel.com @Alex_M_Fox on TwitterSANTA CRUZ >> California is in the midst of a heat wave, and Santa Cruz has been no exception, but temperatures are predicted to taper off going into the weekend.Tuesday saw record h → Read More
Expert panel to discuss future of endangered coho salmon
SANTA CRUZ >> Many of Santa Cruz county’s rivers and creeks were once filled with the silver and red bodies of coho salmon — including the San Lorenzo. The once plentiful fish is the subject of this year’s Ken Norris Memoria → Read More