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Video: CBS News Answers Viewer Questions
As CBS News continues special coverage of the Disaster in the Gulf, correspondents throughout CBS News answer questions submitted from viewers via Twitter and Facebook.
Gulf oil spill: Flow rate now 35,000 to 60,000 barrels per day, panel says
As many as 60,000 barrels of oil per day may be flowing from the blown-out wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the newest government estimates.
BP unswayed in gulf amid stock pressure
NEW ORLEANS, June 10 (UPI) -- British petroleum giant BP said it collected nearly 8,000 barrels of oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill as financial pressure on the...
Cousteau's Calypso to Sail Again?
Centennial Of Birth Of Jacques Cousteau, Pioneer Marine Explorer, Marked By Ship Restoration
Coast Guard Toughens Oversight of BP’s Response Effort
The Coast Guard wants to monitor compensation claim payments and ordered a better plan for recovering oil.
Texas regulators probe pipeline explosion
HOUSTON, June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. authorities said they were investigating whether a Texas energy company properly marked a gas pipeline before a deadly blast this week.
Sunlight shines on clean energy future: Simple inorganic semiconductor - silver orthophosphate - used to oxidize water
(PhysOrg.com) -- The production of clean energy and the treatment of waste water are set to become easier thanks to Australian National University researchers.
Government funding for synthetic biology on the rise
A new analysis by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center found that the U.S. government has spent around $430 million on research related to synthetic biology since...
Invasive tallowtree spreading rapidly across Gulf coast
A study by a USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station scientist shows the numbers of nonnative Chinese tallowtree in Louisiana, Mississippi and east Texas grew by about 370 percent over...
Fire may be key to reviving dogwood trees in Eastern forests
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Proper and timely burning of some Eastern U.S. forests could help revitalize flowering dogwood trees, which benefits a wide range of species, a Purdue University report...
Raising Remnants of Oil Rig Is Still on the Agenda
Experts say that some of the Deepwater Horizon rig will eventually be recovered from the ocean floor, possibly providing clues about what went wrong.
Invention provides quicker, more efficient use of surveillance videos
Millions of surveillance cameras around the world are today watching public and private areas around the clock, providing police with a valuable tool for catching perpetrators carrying out criminal acts....
Federal judge blocks Alaska wolf-kill plan
State officials sought permission for an aerial hunt on Unimak Island in the Aleutians to save a caribou herd. ...
Some Like It Hot: Human Evolution Environment was Scorching
If you think summer in your hometown is hot, consider the Turkana Basin of Kenya, where the average daily temperature has reached the mid-90s or higher, year-round, for the past...
Earthquake swarms continue in Southern California
A swarm of small earthquakes continued to occur overnight in the Big Bear Lake area.
Inmarsat grabs engineering prize
The UK's top engineering prize - the MacRobert award - is awarded to Inmarsat for its global broadband satellite network.
The best and worst work schedules: Shift start times can impact sleep and alertness
Mathematical modeling showed that estimated sleep durations varied from 4.5 hours to eight hours according to the start time of the work shift. Maximum estimated sleep duration occurred when the...
Pennsylvania gas production halted
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 8 (UPI) -- Regulators in Pennsylvania suspended natural gas work in the state while authorities investigate a massive spill of drilling wastewater, officials said.
Millennium atoll: A pristine ecosystem
A series of surveys were carried out to characterise the physical and biological parameters of the Millennium Atoll lagoon during a research expedition in April of 2009. Millennium is a...
Malaysia celebrates World Oceans Day with sustainable seafood guide
WWF-Malaysia and the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) launched the Save Our Seafood (S.O.S.) Campaign today in conjunction with World Oceans Day...
High time for the high seas - up protection now urges WWF
Around the world, governments are failing to prevent overfishing on the high seas. On World Ocean Day (June 8), WWF warns the plundering of the planet's last great ecological frontier...
London reviews North Sea oil safety
LONDON, June 8 (UPI) -- The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is transforming the regulatory environment in the waters of the North Sea, energy officials in London...
Sail around Americas gauges ocean health
A Rockefeller, a Cousteau and a ship's captain nearly finished with a 25,000 mile voyage around the Americas mark World Oceans Day with reflections on the BP spill and other...
Volcano near Philippine capital rumbling back to life
A volcano close to the Philippine capital is becoming active and may eventually erupt, scientists said Tuesday as they warned tourists to avoid its famous crater.
In Alabama, a Home-Grown Bid to Beat Back Oil
A wall of barges is the plan near Magnolia Springs, Ala., to keep oil from seeping into Weeks Bay and its estuaries.
Seasons Influence Microbial Response to Climate Changes
Study looks at the effect of increased warming and nitrogen on soil microbes through an entire season.
Coastal Commission official to step aside as he battles cancer
Peter Douglas, 67, the agency's longtime executive director, has been admired by conservationists as a fierce guardian of the coast. ...
23andMe's Accidental Sample Swap
23andMe has informed customers that it mistakenly mixed up samples from as many as...