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Video: Obama Addresses Nation on Oil Spill
Speaking live before the American public in a televised address from the Oval Office, President Barack Obama spoke about concerns over the ongoing BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster...
Israel says it will ease Gaza land blockade
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will ease much of its land blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, hoping to quell growing international criticism following a deadly sea raid.
Undersea robot to shoot BP oil plume in 3-D
Scientists geared up on Wednesday for a 12-day trip in the Gulf of Mexico with an undersea robot they hope will capture 3-D images of oil plumes from the BP...
Kyrgyz unrest threatens energy supplies
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, June 16 (UPI) -- Ethnic Uzbeks in riot-torn southern Kyrgyzstan have seized an oil depot servicing the southern portion of the country.
Live Q&A: Fred Pearce on the hacked climate science emails
Fred Pearce will be online between 12-1pm on Thursday 17 June to answer questions on his new book about 'climategate'This Thursday, renowned journalist Fred Pearce publishes his definitive account of the story of...
UN agrees on biodiversity science policy panel
UN delegates have backed plans to set up an 'IPCC for biodiversity' to help provide evidence-based global policy.
New research into the deep ocean floor yields promising results for microbiologists
Research by a small group of microbiologists is revealing how marine microbes live in a mysterious area of the Earth: the realm just beneath the deep ocean floor. The ocean...
Some Kroger chocolate ice cream recalled
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Kroger-brand deluxe chocolate paradise ice cream because of a labeling error.
Claims over Afghan mineral wealth
Afghanistan may have more than a trillion dollars worth of untapped mineral deposits, a spokesman for the ministry of mines suggests.
Tracking phosphorus runoff from livestock manure
Scientists applied two rare earth chlorides (lanthanum chloride and ytterbium chloride) to poultry, dairy, and swine manures. While the rare earth elements reduced the solubility of phosphorus in water, the...
Bulgaria supporting Nabucco pipeline
ATHENS, Greece, June 14 (UPI) -- The Bulgarian government will work with its European partners to make the Nabucco gas pipeline a reality, Bulgarian leaders said in Athens.
Statoil, Sinochem team up for Brazil's oil
OSLO, Norway, June 14 (UPI) -- A memorandum of understanding with China's Sinochem Group is an indication of the prospects for oil development in Brazil, Norway's Statoil said.
Green and fair economic growth with more expensive fossil fuels
Why are the international climate negotiations moving so slowly? Because countries have so far been unable to define what global fairness really is, says Thomas Sterner, Professor of Environmental...
Fertiliser helps weed control
In certain circumstances, fertiliser can actually help to control a weed, according to a new study – the weeds grow too fast and get eaten.
Twilight of the Coal Era?
Today Siemens is announcing that it has won contracts to supply five new high-efficiency gas plants to Progress Energy at two sites in North Carolina that have six old coal-fired...
'Kinect' motion control for Xbox 360 makes magical debut
Microsoft's hotly-anticipated motion-sensing controllers for Xbox 360 videogame consoles made their debut before an invitation-only audience in a Los Angeles theater late Sunday.
Oiled birds everywhere, but little rescue crews can do
Michael Seymour peers at the oiled pelican floating near an island of mangrove trees and winces in frustration because -- once again -- there's absolutely nothing he can do to...
Vast ocean once covered Mars
Researchers believe their study of apparent marine deltas and valley networks suggest a third of Mars was once under waterScientists have revived arguments over whether there was once an ocean on the surface...
Sea eagle plan hits turbulence
Plans to reintroduce rare sea eagles to the Suffolk coast come to a halt, delighting some farmers in the region.
Does pasture irrigation increase groundwater contamination?
MADISON, WI, June 14th, 2010 — Concern about microbial contamination of groundwater from foraging dairy cows has increased as spray irrigation practices in New Zealand have increased over the...
New online map shows network of protection for North America's marine ecosystems
North America's nearly 2,000 marine protected areas represent an unprecedented effort to protect the continent's fragile marine environments and are found throughout the marine eco-regions that encircle our continent.
Rapid changes for Arctic flora and fauna
Unique Arctic habitats for flora and fauna, including sea ice, tundra, lakes, and peatlands have been disappearing over recent decades, and some characteristic Arctic species have shown a decline. The...
SETIcon info — I wish I could go!
As the author of Astrobiology in Lerner’s mid-grade “Cool Science” series, I’d love to be able to attend this conference about The Search for Life in the Universe...
Pakistan's spy agency is said to collaborate with the Taliban
Among the assertions in a new report: It's government policy to support the insurgency in Afghanistan, and the agency is 'involved at the highest level of the movement.' The claims are the...
Polar Science Says Cold And Snowy Winters Will Be The Rule
Polar science will continue to have a global impact, whether you believe in man-made climate change or not, says an expert. Global warming was always an unfortunate use of 'framing' by...
The Day the Shucking Stopped
The P&J Oyster Company, the oldest oyster processor and distributor in New Orleans, has stopped shucking oysters because of the oil spill.
Sea turtles' breeding tradition threatened
On an Alabama beach, the animals return to their birthplace to deposit their eggs. But this year, hundreds have been found dead or stranded, and scientists aren't positive the oil is the...
Review: The Flooded Earth by Peter Ward
Has one of favorite science writers, Peter D. Ward, gone too far with his speculation about The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps? My recent book...