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Oil spill enters Florida-bound current: ESA
Scientists with the European Space Agency say the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has entered a powerful current that could draw the oil beyond the Gulf into the...
Video: Much at Stake in Oil Spill Saga
Biologist Jeff Corwin is in Louisiana tracking the Gulf oil spill and its imminent effect on local wildlife and humankind.
Effects of Oil Spills on Environment - Expert Available
Dr. Richard E. Dodge is Dean of and Professor at the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center. He is Executive Director of the Center's National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI). He received...
Weird, ultra-small microbes turn up in acidic mine drainage
Researchers have been studying the microbe community that lives in one of the most acidic environments on Earth: the drainage from a former copper mine in Northern California. One group...
Sensitive side
(PhysOrg.com) -- A little extra carbon dioxide in the air may, unfortunately, go further towards warming Earth than previously thought. A team of British and U.S. researchers have uncovered evidence...
New study finds severe financial vulnerability among African-American and Latino seniors
Waltham, MA -- Millions of African-American and Latino seniors are living on the edge of financial collapse, according to a new report, Severe Financial Insecurity among African American and Latino...
Envisat monitors oil spill proximity to Loop Current
As fears grow that the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico could soon catch the oil slick and drag it south towards coral reefs in the Florida Keys, scientists...
Scientists outline strategy to limit global warming
Major greenhouse gas-emitting countries agreed in the December, 2009, climate talks in Copenhagen that substantial action is required to limit the increase of the global average temperature to less than...
Dim Chance Seen for Climate Deal This Year
UN Climate Chief Says He Does Not Expect A Comprehensive Deal On Global Warming In 2010
World Briefing | United Nations: Leader Named for Climate Review
Harold T. Shapiro has agreed to become chairman of a new 12-member panel that will review the practices of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Observatory: Toxin Tied to Illness Is Found in Baltic Sea
A study found a neurotoxin in the waters of the Baltic Sea and evidence that it accumulates in bottom-dwelling fish and shellfish.
Abusive priests' personnel files remain under wraps
The L.A. Archdiocese agreed to release them as part of its $660-million settlement three years ago. But each one needs to be reviewed first, a slow process. Three years after Los Angeles Archdiocese...
1st grey whale in 100 years spotted in Howe Sound
A grey whale spotted feeding in Howe Sound north of Vancouver in recent days is a sign that efforts to restore the area's natural ecosystem are working, according to the...
European innovation tackles power cuts
The new generation of automated fault-fixing technology developed by researchers in Europe remotely locates and isolates an electrical fault wherever it occurs in a power distribution network and restores the...
Purdue analysis cuts ethanol greenhouse gas emission estimates
(PhysOrg.com) -- Revisions to a Purdue University economic analysis have cut about 10 percent of the total emissions expected from an increase in corn ethanol production.
Texas Tech Professors to Release Second Textbook on Wildlife Toxicology
A Texas Tech University professor has edited the first textbook to address environmental threats to wildlife in a single volume and recommend proven mitigation techniques to protect and sustain Earth's...
Better weather spurs hope over oil spill
Kinder weather offered some respite Monday to Louisiana's coastal communities from a giant oil spill looming off shore, but it could still take months to cap the leaking well.
New clues found about Earth's formation
CALGARY, Alberta, May 3 (UPI) -- University of Calgary scientists in Canada say they have used measurements of distant earthquakes to learn more about the Earth's core and its...
E-waste increasing in developing world
TUCSON, May 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists said they've determined developing nations will produce at least twice as much electronic waste as developed countries by 2016.
A Brighter Cast to Dirty Skies
A survey of air data ranks the cities the most and least polluted air, based on ozone and particle levels.
Asthma rates in Inuit below national average
New research shows Inuit populations in the Canadian Arctic have asthma rates far below Aboriginal people in other parts of Canada, especially those in urban centres.
Arctic oil spill response training planned
The Canadian Coast Guard plans to offer oil spill response training in Resolute, Nunavut, this summer as concerns grow about the risks of oil slicks in the Arctic.
Hearing Highlights Impasse Between Postdoc Union and UC
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA—A congressional panel on Friday got a taste of what the past 18...
BHP Billiton opposes mining tax
CANBERRA, Australia, May 3 (UPI) -- A new tax on mining operations in Australia would increase the tax rate on profits earned by mining giant BHP Billiton to 57...
Researchers Create New Weathering Index to Measure Rainfall in Ancient Ecosystems
Two Baylor University researchers have published a paper on their creation of a new equation for estimating rainfall amounts in ancient ecosystems.
Russia invites China to explore Arctic
SHANGHAI, May 3 (UPI) -- Russia is interested in joining Chinese developers to exploit oil and gas reserves locked in the Russian section of the Arctic, regional officials said.
Ontario begins health-care system overhaul
Ontario has taken the first step in its new health-care accountability legislation, which could result in major changes to care delivery in Canada's most populous province.
Uganda's highest ice cap splits
The ice cap on Uganda's highest peak has split because of global warming, the country's wildlife authority says.