Items marked with Tag: science

• Tony Soprano, Atlantic City and Conservation

  With 1,174 residents per square mile, it is the most densely populated state in the country. Its "Meadowlands" is not known for wildlife diversity, but rather football diversity (the only stadium home to two NFL teams).

• $21.5 million deal reached to fix dirty creek in Oceanport

  Along the shores of Branchport Creek in Oceanport, residents swim, fish and boat in what looks to be an idyllic setting.

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• The Hawk Watchers of Montclair

  You no doubt have seen views of Manhattan from Eagle Rock Reservation. And you've seen hawks, even if you couldn't tell a kite from a sharpie.

• Environmental groups sue over Raritan Bay contamination

  - Two environmental groups announced at the former National Lead site in Sayreville today they have filed a federal lawsuit against 11 parties representing seven public and private entities, over pollution in and around Raritan Bay.

• Project aims to bring new life to wetlands

  The aerial bombardment will be first, with herbicides sprayed by helicopter. Next, long-necked excavators will tear apart whatever is left. Channels will be dug. Berms will be heaped high.

• The birds are back in town

  The peregrine falcon, which had been completely wiped out east of the Mississippi River by the early 1960s because of the pesticide DDT, is making a strong recovery in urban areas, and has been spotted this spring perched on three bridges that span the Hackensack River in Bergen  …

• Morris County men sentenced in UFO hoax

  The two Morris County men who staged a series of UFO hoaxes earlier this year were brought down to earth in Morris Plains municipal court today.

• USA National Phenology Network | USA National Phenology Network

  The USA National Phenology Network brings together citizen scientists, government agencies, non-profit groups, educators and students of all ages to monitor the impacts of climate change on plants and animals in the United States. The network harnesses the power of people and the Internet to collect and share information, providing researchers with far more data than they could collect alone.

• Dumped vehicles to be hauled from NJ river

  [NJ] State police plan to haul submerged cars out of the Hackensack River next month in an effort to rid the waterway of an environmental hazard and prosecute those who abandoned the vehicles.

• Clinton Township agrees to preserve swath of land in danger of development

  For more than 20 years, a 292-acre property in Clinton Township was a key battleground in New Jersey's sprawl wars. Environmentalists saw it as a vital buffer to a major reservoir. Residents saw one last open tract needed to protect the rural aesthetic they cherished.

• Deer hunt planned again in northern NJ

  For a second year in a row, sharpshooters will help thin the deer population in a 2,000-acre northern New Jersey land preserve. Last spring, volunteer marksmen in Essex County killed 213 of an estimated 300 to 400 white-tail deer in the South Mountain Reservation.

• Rutgers researchers study pollution in Liberty State Park

  What would New Jersey look like if every human being suddenly vanished?

• N.J. bear complaints jump 84 percent in '08

  Black bears in New Jersey are getting bolder as they search for food before hibernating for the winter. As of Sept. 20, the state had recorded 2,155 bear complaints. That's up 84 percent from the same period a year go.

• Abandoned Bell Labs could make history again

  When it comes to scientific research, Bell Laboratories' Holmdel campus remains one of the most famous addresses in the world.

• Bird sanctuary in West Paterson is threatened

  Garret Mountain in West Paterson, designated "an important bird area" by the National Audubon Society, is being threatened, environmental advocates say, according to a report in the Herald News.

• A global change at the local level

  There are those in the environmental movement who measure progress in greenhouse gas emissions or pesticide use. Meryl Frank measures it in empty seats.

• Global (GE) Nuclear Fuel...Almost a Disaster

  What's wrong with the story that there is no story in the National News when a flat bed truck carrying a container of Fuel Grade Uranium Dioxide tips over coming down the exit ramp at the intersection of I-95 and I-40 in Johnson County, North Carolina? The story briefly broke on  …

• Giant squid filmed live | Video

  Japanese researchers catch on camera the first live captured giant squid. Reuters video report including footage of the live squid.

• Giant squid filmed live | Video

  Japanese researchers catch on camera the first live captured giant squid. Reuters video report including footage of the live squid.

• Mars Rover Update: Spirit Hunkers Down, Opportunity on the Move

  Those “never say die” robots on Mars—NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity—continue to chalk up science at their respective exploration sites.