A research team has successfully used the electricity in a living lobster to power a small motor.

Even when gas prices rise, new economic research shows that Americans don’t much cut back on discretionary recreational spending.

An update to the global temperature record reveals that 2010 was even hotter than 1998.

A 40-year review of polls and research indicates young adults today care less about environment and civic duty.

New research shows that minute doses of widely used pesticide can leave bees vulnerable to infection.

Recent research is shedding light on the disturbing state of our planet’s oceans and the incredible amount of waste that has collected at seaRead the full story on TreeHugger

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Here are two sobering thoughts: 1) New research shows that despite last year’s global recession total CO2 emissions still climbed 2% in 2008; and, 2) the Global Carbon Project adds, without strong action in Copenhagen we won’t be able to stabilize temperatures in “a smooth and organized way” and that its Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A 35-mile long volcanic rift in the Ethiopian desert that opened up back in 2005 has been confirmed as likely being the beginning of a new sea. That’s the word from an international team of scientists, whose work has been published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters: …Read the full story on TreeHugger

New research coming from Climate Central shows that the average numbe…Read the full story on TreeHugger

A study done by the Clinton Foundation and the Tata Energy Research Institute found the Kutch region of Gujarat to have outstanding solar potential. Photo: Christopher Soghoian via flickr.

Nearly a year to the day after we told you about plans for a 5 GWsolar power project in the Indian state of Gujarat, comes some more news about the hugely ambitious project. It’s still all a bit nebulous, but here’s what we now know, via Read the full story on TreeHugger