We've known for a long time that smaller bodies of water like ponds and lakes absorb carbon. What we didn't know until recently was that they do the feat in dramatically faster ways than oceans and trees do. This discovery can have some good applications when you consider the kind of problems that the global community is facing today. Learn more about it in the full article up next.

Another alarming study regarding global warming has surfaced, revealing that tropical species are also in trouble. According to the UCLA and the University of Washington, warming can cause population of animals and insects in the tropics to decline, which adversely hurts the ecosystem. See the full article for details.

The director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies James Hansen had several choice words directed towards the fossil fuels industry regarding the critical state of our planet right now. His rather forward address expounds on how the industry was trying to cover up the extent of the global warming problem from the public and how badly their byproducts are affecting the environment. You can read more about Hansen's statement in our full article.

Sixty minutes of lights out in recognition of the fact that humans need to take action on climate change. This is the premise of Earth Hour. Perhaps you might have heard of it. If you live in Sydney, Australia, you'd definitely have heard of it since it was the first major city to turn its lights out. Earth Hour may be coming to your own town soon. More details in the full article.

Wise men have said that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes, that reason involves revealing something that would never have been revealed otherwise.

Take the case of the recent total lunar eclipse that took place last February 20. According to scientists, it offered them insight into another possible factor in global warming. More "aha" moments ensue after the jump.

Carbon dioxide is the biggest culprit that must be addressed to fight climate change. The U.S. realizes that and has set out on a mission to eliminate 90 percent of CO2 emissions from its power plants. It hopes to do so by chilling the compound and stopping it from escaping the plant. Full details after the jump!

It looks like Sharp is well on its way to developing technology for solar-powered homes. They have plans to produce storage batteries for solar power systems of homes along with two other companies, Daiwa House Industry Co. and Nippon Printing Co. Find out more after the jump!

We've all heard the viability of biofuels for land transportation and sea, but when it comes to jet fuel, that's another story. Virgin Atlantic set out to prove that the idea of biofueled jumbo jets are plausible and flew a four jet-engine aircraft from London to Amsterdam to make a point. More details at the full story.

If an ounce of prevention is indeed worth a pound of cure, then concerned folk must act to preserve the coral reefs and ultimately, the butterflyfish.

The bad news is that scientists have warned that the said species of fish may possibly face extinction unless something is done to prevent that. More fishy news ensues in the full article after the jump.

Charles Perrings, a professor of environmental economics at Arizona State University, has proposed that people can help soften the impacts of global warming or global climate change by starting with their own backyard. More information in the full article.