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Cosmic Log: Is God punishing the Gulf?
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Every time there's a disaster, someone figures out a reason why God would want to do this to us. It happened with Hurricane Katrina, and...
Honduras to create climate change body
The new body created by the Honduran government will handle international funds to mitigate the impact of climate change in the country
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Video: Oil below the Surface
Toxicologists say that oil hidden under the surrounding waters of the Gulf of Mexico threatens marine life. And, as Mark Strassmann reports, BP was hit with another setback due...
On a Wing and a Prayer: Chevron's Deep Well
One of the deepest offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico lies beneath 7,000 feet of water and under more than 20,000 feet of rock and sand. Operated by...
Saving the soil and maintaining corn yields: ISU early research says yes to both
Two years into a study looking at methods of combining a living cover crop between corn rows shows that yield can be maintained at high levels using environmentally friendly practices...
Polar bear habitat plan draws fire in Alaska
A plan to designate more than 484,000 square kilometres as critical habitat for polar bears will cause huge, unnecessary costs for the petroleum industry in Alaska, opponents say.
Climate change increases hazard risk in alpine regions
Climate change could cause increasing and unpredictable hazard risks in mountainous regions, according to a new study from the University of Exeter and Austrian researchers. The study analyses the effects...
Border jolted with big quake aftershock
For scientists, Monday night's magnitude-5.7 earthquake in San Diego was the kind of aftershock they expected from the deadly magnitude-7.2 Easter Sunday quake centered in Baja California two months earlier. ...
Robot submarine patrols Lake Michigan for climate-change study
Researchers at Purdue University are using a robotic submarine and other specialized tools in Lake Michigan to gather biological and environmental data showing how young fish vital to the ecosystem...
B.C. inquiry into 10 million missing salmon begins
An official investigation into the collapse of sockeye salmon stocks in B.C.'s Fraser River is expected to get underway in Vancouver on Tuesday morning.
Intensive farming may ease climate change
Land saved from cultivation offsets carbon emissions.
Meteor possible cause of farm field fire
P.E.I.'s fire marshal has called on a meteorite expert to help him investigate a strange ball of fire that landed in a farmer's field on Saturday.
Scientists Get Seats on Oil Spill Commission
Two prominent scientists will serve on the presidential commission tasked with investigating the causes...
As Mess Is Sent to Landfills, Officials Worry About Safety
Residents are concerned about the oil spill’s more than 175,000 gallons of liquid waste and 11,276 cubic yards of solid waste that have been deposited.
Australia's shortcuts in insulation scheme
CANBERRA, Australia, June 15 (UPI) -- Breaches in safety contributed to the demise of Australia's $2.10 billion insulation program, aimed at installing energy-saving insulation for 2.7 million households.
American was on solo mission to kill Bin Laden, Pakistani police say
Gary Brooks Faulkner, a California construction worker, was arrested in a mountainous region of Pakistan, armed with a pistol, dagger, night-vision goggles and a belief that he could kill the...
Oil Coverage Gets Mixed Grades From Scientist:'Don't Talk to Fox News' a Key Lesson
BOULDER, COLORADO—Speaking to journalists here at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) oceanographer...
Body in Ottawa River likely scientist's: friend
The body pulled from the Ottawa River is almost certain to be that of the Chalk River scientist who went missing in January, according to a friend of the scientist.
Bolivia iron ore project stalled in dispute with India
LA PAZ, Bolivia, June 15 (UPI) -- Bolivia's plans to exploit its iron ore reserves in a test run for similar deals on lithium, uranium and other minerals are...
Texas Tech's Fibertect Absorbent Can Clean Gulf Oil Spill`s Crude, Hold Toxic Oil and Mustard Vapors
(PhysOrg.com) -- As workers battle the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and officials attempt to decontaminate a clam boat that dredged up old munitions containing mustard gas, a Texas Tech...
Bolivia urges the UN to respect climate agreements
Bolivia’s President, and its ambassador to the U.N., have requested that the agreements reached at the Cochabamba Summit be included in COP16.
Polar scientists herald importance of satellite observations
As Arctic sea-ice recedes inexorably towards another record summer minimum, scientists have highlighted the exceptional contribution that satellites have made to the International Polar Year and charting the effects of...
IPCC head welcomes climate debate
Rajendra Pachauri tells BBC News that he welcomes the vigorous debate on climate science.
The 'iconic uplands' of England are under threat
There must be a "fundamental re-think" about how the nation values the iconic uplands of England, a report says.
Gender Gap Claims In Science Will Go The Way Of The Autism-Vaccine Link
Advocates of good science breathed a sigh of relief when Andrew Wakefield was finally lambasted for questionable methods and shoddy science, basically eliminating the validity of the fundamental text of...
Iceland: The Secret Of Its Creation Revealed
Along the entire length of the mid-Atlantic ridge at only one place has a landmass arisen from the ocean depths. At that place is where what we know as Iceland...
Green Revolution's carbon savings
The Green Revolution of the 1960s saved decades worth of greenhouse gas emissions, a study shows.