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GE explores filters for Alberta oil sands
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 1 (UPI) -- A $4 million program in Canada could lead to the development of a filtration method to cut pollutants from Alberta oil sand development,...
Video: Biden Tours Oil Spill, Day 71
As fisherman and other local residents still struggle ten weeks after the BP oil spill first began, Harry Smith reports on VP Biden's tour of the disaster region.
Video: BP Spill Plagues Pensacola
Plagued with a series of crises, ranging from hurricanes to the recession, the beach community of Pensacola, Fla. is reeling from the BP oil disaster. Harry Smith reports.
Study: Arctic climate at tipping point?
BOULDER, Colo., June 30 (UPI) -- Climate systems in the arctic may be more affected by global warming than previously thought and may be nearing a climate-change tipping point,...
As ice melts, ancient finds come to light
BOULDER, Colo., June 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher has discovered a 10,000-year-old hunting weapon in melting ice, a find made possible by global warming, experts say. ...
Administration Cannot Drop Bid for Nuclear Waste Dump in Nevada, Panel Finds
A panel of regulatory judges says the Energy Department has no authority to withdraw a plan put forth by Congress.
TRMM satellite sees Darby's remnants still kicking up isolated showers
A trough is an elongated area of low pressure and that's what the remnants of the once major hurricane known as Darby are becoming today. On June 28 at 6:55...
New UGA temperature table may help reduce heat-related deaths of children in closed cars
The heat of summer brings trips to the lake, afternoons at the beach and vacations in the mountains. It also arrives with the threat of dangerous conditions in closed cars,...
When two parts of the Earth's crust break apart, this does not always cause massive volcanic eruptions
New research reveals that when two parts of the Earth's crust break apart, this does not always cause massive volcanic eruptions. The study explains why some parts of the world...
UN designation urged for N.S. lakes area
A volunteer group in Nova Scotia submitted an application Tuesday to gain international recognition for Cape Breton's Bras d'Or Lakes.
Greenland defends offshore drilling
The premier of Greenland says Inuit around the world should respect his government's decision to drill for oil and gas in Davis Strait.
A Wild Ride Away From the Utukok
Dr. Zack and team take a bush plane to the coastal town of Point Lay, then fly to Barrow hoping to see a polar bear.
Ancient tool found in melting ice near Yellowstone
Researchers say they've found an ancient hunting weapon that had been preserved in melting ice near Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park - United States -...
UF releases ornamental peanut plants for use as lawn, groundcover
Homeowners tired of watering, fertilizing and mowing grass have a new low-maintenance lawn option -- peanuts.
Trashing the ocean
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine professor William Cooper follows the trail of plastic debris that's spreading from the coast to the deep sea.
Earthquake survey maps that shaking feeling
Ontario and Quebec residents shaken by the magnitude 5.0 earthquake last week are being asked to share their experiences with a federal research project.
Tara Oceans: a scientific odyssey in the tradition of HMS Beagle
His Majesty’s Ship Beagle is among the most celebrated of all British warships, commissioned in ...
Regina bookstore closing, e-books blamed
One of Saskatchewan's last major independent bookstores is closing, saying e-books are partly to blame.
Lord Flowers obituary
Nuclear physicist devoted to finding sustainable ways for science to improve lifeThe physicist Brian Flowers, who has died at the age of 85, was the outstanding scientific and academic administrator of his generation,...
Is It Time to Restart the Uranium Industry in the U.S.?
In Colorado's far western reaches is a valley called Paradox. Unlike most, it is cut crosswise through the middle. The Dolores River runs perpendicular through it, creating a geologic anomaly...
Solar Sensor Dropped From First Environmental Satellite in Troubled Program
The Obama Administration has decided to leave a critical sunlight sensor off the first...
Healthy watersheds can sustain water supplies, aquatic ecosystems in a changing climate
The U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station has published a report about the role of forests in the stewardship of water in a changing climate.
Computer modeling to build better mud bricks
Rammed earth and stabilized mud block or brick are cheap, easy to make, usually durable materials widely used for building homes and low-level structures, especially in developing countries. Despite their...
US approach to farming should change to meet new challenges, expanding needs
WASHINGTON — U.S. farmers are under pressure to produce more, pollute less, fulfill consumer preferences, and make a living — all with increasingly scarce natural resources and the...
Tiny Clays Tame Earthquake Faults
Portions of San Andreas Fault lubricated by crushed rock.
Warmer Lake Tanganyika threatens East African fisheries
As Lake Tanganyika grew warmer over the last century fish productivity decreased, which now threatens local livelihoods.
London approves new North Sea projects
ABERDEEN, Scotland, June 29 (UPI) -- New oil and gas developments in the North Sea hold the key to energy security for the United Kingdom, the British energy minister...
Nord Stream enters Finnish waters
ZUG, Switzerland, June 29 (UPI) -- A vessel for laying the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline arrived in the Finnish waters of the Gulf of Finland, the pipeline consortium...