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BP Says Oil Flow Has Stopped as Cap Is Tested
Oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in nearly three months, as BP began testing the cap atop its well.
Sea turtles rescued from Gulf spill released
By BRIAN SKOLOFF 2010-07-15T21:57:39Z The first group of sea turtles that are part of a sweeping effort to save threatened and endangered hatchlings...
Avandia Panel Hints at Doubts Over Credibility
A central issue at the panel’s meeting was whether GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of Avandia, could be trusted.
Video: BP Close To Sealing Leak?
BP has two major steps left until its floating city in the Gulf could be recovering 80,000 barrels of oil a day - 20,000 barrels more than the current spill...
Oil spill result of technological 'hubris': expert
Even before the commission investigating the Gulf oil spill holds its first meeting Monday, panel co-chairman William Reilly couldn't help but point out something he's already noticed.
Scientists roll out mats to kill Lake Tahoe clams
By 2010-07-10T23:07:10Z SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) -- Scuba-diving scientists are unrolling long rubber mats across the bottom of Lake Tahoe coves in an attempt to quell...
Southern California faults are feeling the pressure
Seismologists are increasingly concerned that the 7.2 Mexicali temblor on April 4 placed more pressure on faults around the Southland, resulting in increased quake activity over the last three months. ...
Israel to launch civilian space program
JERUSALEM, July 9 (UPI) -- Israel plans to invest $77.5 million over five years to jump-start a space program officials say could become a $10 billion civilian space industry. ...
As overhead costs shrink, solar becomes newly attractive
At a former industrial site on Chicago's South Side, more than 32,000 solar panels slowly tilt every few minutes, following the sun as it moves across the sky.
Huntington Beach City Council approves housing project near Bolsa Chica wetlands
Despite the project's green attributes, environmentalists are concerned about the 22-unit housing development on a former archeological site. ...
Dead zone in Gulf linked to oil
An unusual low oxygen zone in Gulf of Mexico waters off the Alabama shore has persisted for more than a month, and evidence points to the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil...
Video: Kevin Costner Skimmer Takes on Gulf Oil
Kevin Costner's "dream" machine that separates oil from water more effectively has gone to work on the Gulf oil spill. Betty Nguyen reports.
Report: Parks can do more to help wildlife
OTTAWA, July 9 (UPI) -- More parks connected to protected areas will help ensure Canada's woodland caribou, eastern wolf and other at-risk species will survive, a report indicated. ...
Concerns Spread over Environmental Costs of Producing Shale Gas
PITTSBURGH--Around suppertime on June 3 in Clearfield County, Pa., a geyser of natural gas and sludge began shooting out of a well called Punxsutawney Hunting Club 36. The toxic stew...
Spill Commission Hires Science Adviser
The seven-member commission assembled by President Obama to investigate the BP spill has hired Richard A. Sears, a longtime Royal Dutch Shell scientist, engineer and offshore drilling expert, to be...
If it's June it must be warm, wet and windy
(AP) -- Warm, wet and windy! That was June, depending on where you lived in the United States.
On Our Radar: Toxic Cleanup in Germany
German officials pledge a cleanup of one of Europe's most toxic sites: a leaking nuclear waste dump in a former salt mine.
Biofuels sustainability: JRC designs methodology to calculate carbon stock changes
A key tool is the JRC’s methodology to quantify changes to the amount of carbon in soils and biomass when land use changes as a result of biofuels production. This...
Better barriers can help levees withstand wave erosion
A new barrier design could protect reservoir levees from the erosive forces of wind-driven waves, according to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and partners. These findings could help...
MERMAID opens prospect of cleaner seas with pollution early warning system
Marine Environmental Remote-controlled Measuring And Integrated Detection - an international team of scientists and engineers developed automatic sensors and analyzers, mounted on a network of radio-controlled stations, to sample, measure...
China's Largest Global Change Research Is Break From the Past
BEIJING—At a conference here today, Chinese science leaders bemoaned critical gaps in knowledge about...
Moscow rivaling OPEC?
MOSCOW, July 9 (UPI) -- Crude oil deliveries through the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline are putting pressure on traditional Gulf suppliers of oil, government records suggest. ...
Rosneft continuing with Sakhalin work
MOSCOW, July 9 (UPI) -- Exploration activity near Sakhalin Island is proceeding as usual despite appeals from wildlife advocates, officials at Russian oil company Rosneft said. ...
Recalculating Water Treatment Plant's Nitrogen Impact
Water Pollution: Bioavailable nitrogen levels may jump after wastewater leaves treatment plants and hits saltier rivers.
Taming turbulence from afar
Research relates the roiling fluid motion near an object's surface to smoother flow farther away
Ambient marine noise as an eco-friendly way to monitor ocean physics
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean is a noisy place. Raindrops smack the surface, waves break, whales sing, and ship engines roar. These can all coalesce into a cacophony of underwater noise...
Watch armour made from 'bullet proof custard' in action
A liquid armour has proven successful in stopping bullets fired from a gas gun, according to scientists.
Will storm damage to European forests continue to increase?
Storms cause more than 50% of all damage to European forests. If they continue to be managed as they are now the intensity and frequency of this damage is expected...