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Video: Fears over Slick Spreading
Hurricane Alex has caused concern for many local residents along the Gulf of Mexico, as oil slick containment efforts have been put on hold. Mark Strassmann reports from Grand...
Celia and Darby are now both weakening tropical storms
The Eastern Pacific twins, Darby and Celia were once both major hurricanes and today are just barely hanging on to tropical storm status. Both are forecast to continue weakening over...
Algae Invading China's Coast
Massive Algae Outbreak Growing Bigger Off China's East Coast
Microbes may enter fight against oil spill
HOUSTON, June 25 (UPI) -- Microbes with a taste for oil may be deployed against oil and tar balls from the gulf oil spill washing up on Florida beaches,...
Leaving Vietnam and Readers' Questions
Dr. Sterling says farewell to her research team in Vietnam and answers questions from readers.
Ban on deepwater oil drilling moratorium upheld
A U.S. federal judge in New Orleans has refused to delay his decision to strike down a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed after the oil spill in the Gulf...
Endangered-Species Status Is Sought for Bluefin Tuna
An environmental group wants the bluefin tuna, already depleted before the oil spill in the gulf, declared an endangered species.
New areas prone to moderate earthquakes identified in Iberian Peninsula
Some areas of the Iberian Peninsula, where earthquakes of moderate magnitude have never yet been recorded, such as certain parts of the Cordillera Cantábrica mountain range, the far west of...
Arctic Tipping Points - #7: Can The Arctic Recover?
Arctic Tipping Points - #7: Can The Arctic Recover? In Arctic Tipping Points - #6: Are We There Yet? I attempted to show that there are multiple feedback mechanisms which are...
In elevated carbon dioxide, soybeans stumble but cheatgrass keeps on truckin'
In August of 2008 Jacob Schaefer, PhD, on vacation in San Diego, picked up a copy of the Los Angeles Times. As it happened, the newspaper was running a series...
Turning off the air conditioning helps save fuel: Swiss study
Automobile air conditioning systems do not run "free of charge". In fact in the hot parts of the world they can account for up to thirty per cent of fuel...
Experto Crede: Climate Expertise Lacking among Global Warming Contrarians
A mathematician in Alberta, an oceanographer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a darling of climate change contrarians share a rare distinction in a new analysis of expertise about...
Physician-journalist guidelines proposed in wake of Haiti earthquake
In the wake of extensive television news reporting in Haiti by physicians such as Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN, guidelines for physician-journalists in covering disasters are proposed in the current...
Environmental Visionaries: The Nuclear Revivalist
For environmentalist Jesse Ausubel, going green means land conservation and energy efficiency-and forgetting "boutique" renewables like windmills and biofuels It's 2070. You're on a train from New York to Boston. If you could...
Meat Mountain, Mosquitoes and, Finally, Caribou
After two days on the Utukok river, the team spotted a dozing grizzly bear, willow ptarmigan, plenty of mosquitoes, and, finally, hundreds of caribou.
Grantham Prize goes to Toronto author
Environmental journalist Alanna Mitchell has won the $75,000 Grantham Prize for her book that chronicles the fragile state of the world's oceans - the first time the award has gone...
Oil Slick a Mess of Swirls in Satellite Photo
The oil appears as a maze of silvery-gray ribbons in a new photo-like image taken on Saturday, June 19.
Tea party split in Utah Republican Senate primary
Tea party split in Utah Republican Senate primary By BROCK VERGAKIS 2010-06-22T10:21:52Z SALT LAKE CITY (AP)...
Keeping cool making Hong Kong hotter
As Hong Kong steams into summer, millions of air conditioners kick in to cool the sweltering city -- ensuring, scientists say, that the future will be even hotter.
Could grasslands help fight global warming? Scientists dig deep for carbon solution
New research is being carried out to determine how much carbon is being stored in UK grasslands and find out if it could potentially store even more. Grasslands cover a...
Building to withstand hurricanes
An expert in the design of low-rise buildings for extreme winds and hurricane hopes her phone won't ring much this hurricane season. It's already been busy with requests for information...
Police pursuit leads authorities from Redlands to Long Beach marina
A police pursuit that started in Redlands ended on the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach with the suspect under arrest.
Underground Forces: Deformation Processes in Gravel Deposits
Deformation bands in the gravel layers of the Eisenstadt-Sopron Basin form as a result of heterogeneous displacement in the surrounding sediment. This is caused by gradients in the deformation intensity,...
Sour Showers: Acid Rain Returns--This Time It Is Caused by Nitrogen Emissions
The acid rain scourge of the '70s and '80s that killed trees and fish and even dissolved parts of statues on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall is back. But...
The Era of the Oil Gusher
Although oil gushers are remembered as good news, evidence of riches found, they were disasters anywhere and everywhere they happened.
Global Update: Tuberculosis: Mining Plays Bigger Role in TB in Africa Than Had Been Realized, Study Finds
Rates of tuberculosis have doubled in Africa over the past two decades.
A Drill Ship Crew Labors to Sink a Well to Kill a Well
The job of the Development Driller II: sinking a well to kill a well.
Panel Is Unlikely to Lift Drilling Ban This Year
A co-chairman of the commission that will study the oil spill said it would probably not lift a ban until next year.