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On Our Radar: A Whale in the Atlantic?
A whale that may have traveled to the Atlantic Ocean through an ice-free Northwest Passage is spotted in the Mediterranean.
Is The 'plants Love CO2' Theory Valid?
Is the 'plants love CO2' theory valid? Plants use CO2 from the atmosphere to grow. It follows that more CO2 will promote more growth. That is the gist of the 'plants...
Continuing Eruption of Iceland Volcano Monitored from Space
The renewed eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano seen by NASA satellite.
Moscow: Pipelines safe from gas merger
DAMASCUS, Syria, May 11 (UPI) -- A potential merger between Russian and Ukrainian energy companies has no bearing on the South Stream natural gas pipeline, Russian officials said in...
Iran has big hopes for South Pars field
ASALUYEH, Iran, May 11 (UPI) -- Iran plans to increase the production at the South Pars gas field to 9.4 billion cubic feet per day, executives said during talks...
Gravity lows mark burial sites of ancient tectonic plates
Dips in Earth's gravitational field tied to 'slab graveyards'
Yemen facing water shortages
SANAA, Yemen, May 10 (UPI) -- Water scarcity in remote parts of Yemen is becoming unbearable as the country looks to costly desalinization plants as a last resort, officials...
U.N. hails Bolivian climate efforts
LA PAZ, Bolivia, May 10 (UPI) -- The United Nations welcomes any initiative that contributes to a comprehensive response to climate change, the U.N. secretary-general said in Bolivia.
Deadly high temps possible in the future
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 10 (UPI) -- U.S. and Australian scientists say worst-case scenarios for global warming suggest deadly high temperatures for humans might occur in coming centuries.
Reefer madness: The race to save corals
Climate change, coastal development and overfishing have effectively wiped out nearly a fifth of the world's coral reefs, but there are efforts underway to help. Climate...
Europe and Latin America agree on energy cooperation
Latin American, Caribbean and European representatives agreed on cooperation strategies at a forum on renewable energy sources in Germany.
Sandbags to try to block oil blobs in Louisiana
(AP) -- Icy slush foiled plans to use a giant box to contain the uncontrolled oil gusher in the Gulf, leaving BP pondering an alternate solution at sea, while...
'Starving yogi' astounds Indian scientists
An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent seven decades without food or water has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation...
Quality of a tomato depends more on temperature than on natural light
Researchers questioned the generally held belief that the quality of tomatoes depends primarily on their exposure to natural light and states that the most determining factor is temperature.
Potential antifouling substance -- a veterinary sedative -- can cause paler fish, research shows
The sedative medetomidine has proved effective at inhibiting fouling and is now being trialled by the European Union as an ingredient for the antifouling paints of the future. Research in...
Flights bound for New York delayed by high wind in the Northeast
Rough weather in the Northeast is delaying flights from Southern California to three airports serving New York City.
Gale-force winds predicted for Los Angeles and Orange counties
The National Weather Service has issued a warning for gale-force winds, particularly along mountain passes and parts of Pacific Coast Highway, from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning.
Iron catalyst breaks the mould
Iron carbenoids with a rigid chiral ligand promise a new breed of cheap, green catalysts
Garden ponds 'unwittingly polluted' by tap water
Survey of garden ponds finds many have high level of nitrates from tap water that can harm wildlifeBritish garden ponds are unwittingly being polluted by people topping them up with tap water, a...
Sweating the Details in Climate Discourse
If you're searching for iconic images to stir the public on climate risks, it's good to make sure they're real.
Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
He is denied renomination at the state GOP convention, an early congressional casualty in a turbulent election season. ...
Bubble of methane triggered rig blast
The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill...
Thailand censors more websites as protests persist
(AP) -- George Orwell's "1984" had its Big Brother, and Thailand has Ranongrak Suwanchawee. The country's information minister stares down from billboards along Bangkok's expressways, warning that "Bad websites...
Hunters and Tourists Stalk Pythons in the Everglades
An invasion of Burmese pythons has become a tourist attraction, as well as an environmental worry for biologists and park officials.
FCC paves way for studios to push movies into the home, rattling theaters
Federal regulators have granted a controversial waiver to the Hollywood studios that clears the way for them to show first-run movies in the home shortly after -- or even during...
Water levels down in Canada's Saint Lawrence seaway
Seasonal water levels in the Saint Lawrence seaway -- a major North American shipping corridor -- have reached their lowest point in 40 years, the Quebec hydro center warned Friday.
Shell's Arctic drilling on hold
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- Shell Oil's plan to drill three exploratory wells in the Arctic is uncertain in the wake of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in the...
In the Chandeleur Islands, Spotting the Spill's 'Leading Edge'
Researchers spot the "leading edge" of the Deepwater Horizon spill encroaching on the Chandeleur Islands.