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Video: Skimming to Stop Oil
The U.S. Coast Guard has deployed several ships just off the coast of Fla. in an attempt to skim oil from the Gulf of Mexico before it reaches shore. ...
Altered Eucalyptus Tree Plan Triggers Concern
Critics Worry Bioengineered Plant May Throw Natural Ecosystems Out of Whack
Bhopal verdict's shortcomings
NEW DELHI, June 8 (UPI) -- India announced its verdict on Tuesday, 26 years after the Bhopal disaster.
Iceberg melting sinks sculpture project
Sculptures by Dutch artist Ap Verheggen are sitting under 500 metres of water, after the iceberg on which they were placed melted too quickly.
Video: The Seals of Siberia
This Sunday Morning Nature piece visits a rare species of fresh water seals located in Lake Baikal, Siberia.
Rescuers struggle to save oil-soaked pelicans
As BP tries to capture more crude gushing from its broken well, a slick overruns a fragile island rookery. ...
Skeletons may have been gladiators
YORK, England, June 7 (UPI) -- An estimated 80 corpses found in York, England, may have been gladiators brought from the Mediterranean to entertain the ruling Romans, officials said.
3 Questions: Noelle Selin on curbing mercury
The first United Nations negotiating session for a global, legally binding mercury treaty begins today in Stockholm. Continuing through Friday, this is the first of five planned negotiating sessions that will address global...
Damage Will Go On After Well Is Plugged, Admiral Says
The Coast Guard warned that even if the flow of oil was capped by summer, it could take until autumn to deal with the damage spreading across the gulf.
Sowing seeds with new agricultural carbon accounting tool
Carbon dioxide emissions from agricultural activity in the United States can now be tracked with unprecedented resolution, thanks to a recently developed carbon accounting tool.
What Causes Tornadoes?
A tornado is a rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes are capable of 250 MPH wind speeds, cutting a swath of destruction in excess...
A new approach to finding and removing defects in graphene
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Graphene, a carbon sheet that is one-atom thick, may be at the center of the next revolution in material science. These ultrathin sheets...
Global downturn a thing of the past for Asia's top IT show
If Asia's largest IT fair, the just-concluded Computex, is anything to go by, the high-tech industry is emerging rapidly from the global crisis: business was brisk during the five-day event...
A Series of Lapses Preceded Oil Gusher
A long list of shortcuts and lapses preceded the deadly rig explosion and epic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil spill puts commercially significant cold-water reefs in peril
Thousands of barrels of oil are leaking out of the Deepwater Horizon site each day. The oil ascends from depths of approximately 1502 m. (4928 ft.), but not all of...
Boeing, C-17 workers reach tentative labor pact
A vote on the proposed contract is scheduled for Wednesday. If approved by the 1,700 assembly workers, production at the military aircraft factory in Long Beach could resume as early as the...
LA 'foothills' nature study to begin
LOS ANGELES, June 5 (UPI) -- The foothills surrounding Los Angeles will be the subject of a federal study that could lead to increased nature preservation, authorities say.
Containment cap starts doing its job, but officials remain cautious
Efforts to contain the flood of oil into the Gulf of Mexico showed the first signs of progress as 6,000 barrels of oil were pumped to the surface after the...
Israelis intercept aid ship without bloodshed
Officials say the Rachel Corrie is being escorted to the Israeli port of Ashdod "Everyone on the boat is very calm," says a Nobel laureate among the activists. ...
Gates: NKorea must face account in ship sinking
SINGAPORE (AP) -- In a clear challenge to China, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Asian nations cannot stand by in the face of North Korea's...
Video: Tar Balls Wash Ashore in Fla.
Globs of oil were found scattered on more than 23 miles of Pensacola's white sandy beaches in Florida. Kelly Cobiella reports.
Video: How Much Oil is Really Gushing?
A new controversy surfaced over the government's estimates of oil flowing from the well on whether there were efforts to "lowball" the numbers. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
Rome gets hotel made from rubbish
A hotel made from rubbish opens its doors in Italy's capital, Rome, as part of a campaign to raise awareness of beach pollution.
Canada cuts greenhouse gas emissions target for 2010-2012
The Canadian government quietly cut its greenhouse gas emissions target for 2010-2012 this week, unleashing a firestorm of criticism from the opposition on Friday.
Murray Stein, Crusader Against Water Pollution, Dies at 92
Mr. Stein for more than 20 years led the federal government’s fight against water pollution and did much to overcome the prevailing attitude that the nation’s waterways could serve as
Gulf town vents anger at BP as oil nears
A company official gets an earful at a meeting in Grand Isle, La., which is in the path of the slick. Leoda Bladsacker's voice shook with emotion as she recalled the 40...
Scientists: Global warming threatens coast
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 (UPI) -- Changing climate in coming decades will severely threaten marine life and coastal regions in Northern California, scientists warned.
Federal Seafood Testers Turn From Clean to Oiled Gulf Seas
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON—As the oil spill has spread in the Gulf of Mexico, federal seafood...