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FAU Experts on Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Florida Atlantic University faculty members are available to discuss the state of the Gulf and the effects of the oil spill in regards to biology, ecology, its marine organisms, as...
Warming could change South Australia's weed pests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hotter temperatures and reduced rainfall in South Australia due to climate change could prompt a period of 'weed change' across the state, according to a new report from...
Study: North Korea logs in protected area
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 19 (UPI) -- A Purdue University study using Google Earth and satellite data has discovered evidence that North Korea has been logging in a protected...
An Oil Gusher Webcam
A lawmaker proposes that BP video of the seabed oil gusher stream 24/7 on the Web.
Global Temperature Report - April 2010
The El Nino Pacific Ocean warming event might be fading but temperatures in the Arctic hit record highs in April.
Are invasives bad? Not always, say Brown researchers
In 1988, a mysterious invader washed upon the New Jersey shore. The Asian shore crab likely arrived in ballast from commercial ships, and it found its new home to be...
Australia announces new exploration leases
BRISBANE, Australia, May 18 (UPI) -- Australia has announced 31 new oil and gas exploration leases.
Invasive kudzu is major factor in surface ozone pollution, study shows
Kudzu, an invasive vine that is spreading across the southeastern United States and northward, is a major contributor to large-scale increases of the pollutant surface ozone, according to a study...
New research links decline of endangered California delta smelt to nutrient pollution
A new study to be published in the academic journal Reviews in Fisheries Science recommends that efforts to restore the endangered California delta smelt and other declining pelagic fish should...
U.N. sounds alarm over fishing
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 18 (UPI) -- An overhaul of the global fishing sector is needed to prevent the depletion of fish stocks, U.N. environmental officials warned in Kenya.
Underwater oil could create new 'dead zone' in Gulf
Giant plumes of oil drifting deep in the Gulf of Mexico could create a new 'dead zone' of oxygen-depleted waters unfit for marine life and wreak environmental damage that will...
UPEI lands $10M research chair
The University of P.E.I.'s Atlantic Veterinary College has announced a new, $10 million research chair for the study of farmed and wild fish.
Nitrates found in California wells
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (UPI) -- Harmful levels of nitrates have been found in wells supplying water to more than 2 million Californians in the past 15 years, state...
National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: F.A.A. Clears Wind Farm
The Federal Aviation Administration said the farm’s developer, Cape Wind, had agreed to fix the air traffic control radar system at nearby Otis Air Force Base.
Gulf Oil Cleanup Begins Far From Ocean Floor
Efforts to stop the raging oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico are coordinated in Houston among experts from several companies and the government.
Council agrees to keep hiring LAPD officers despite budget crisis
Five hours into a meeting on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's proposed budget Monday, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to preserve the mayor's plan for hiring enough police officers to...
New Madrid quakes weaker than thought
PASADENA, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- Earthquakes that rumbled in the U.S. midsection nearly 200 years ago weren't nearly as powerful as previously thought, an expert says.
Fast food lamb curries have carbon footprint of 140 million car miles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Supermarket lamb curry ready-made meals eaten in the UK amount to an annual carbon footprint equivalent to 5,500 car trips around the world or 140 million car miles.
Nonwoven Cotton Expert Available to Discuss Cotton as Cleanup Medium for Oil Rig Spill
As oil continues to gush from the exploded Deepwater Horizon oil rig, a Texas Tech University expert in nonwoven cotton technology says the fabric of our lives may do a...
When plants attract bugs, it may be their own fault
In new research in greenhouses on two types of impatiens plants, Cajun Carmine had significantly less damage from western flower thrips than Dazzler White and demonstrated that impatiens emit volatiles...
Clean City Rivers Spark an Urban Fishing Phenomenon
Across Europe, fish are returning to city waterways thanks to major cleanup efforts in recent decades. And with them, a rare species of recreationist: the urban ...
Iron Oxides Easily Reduce to Bioavailable Form When Trapped in Ice
Geochemistry: Stuck between ice crystals, iron particles may reduce faster than when floating in water.
UNIDO, Moscow fund fishing in Sierra Leone
MOSCOW, May 17 (UPI) -- A multibillion-dollar investment in the fishing sector in Sierra Leone will help the African nation recover from years of conflict, U.N. officials said Monday.
On Our Radar: Gulf Equipment Troubles
An insider says the equipment troubles that led to the Deepwater Horizon accident were building for weeks.
Sacred Himalayan sites bring together religious leaders, conservationists
The Sacred Himalayan Landscape extends from Langtang National Park in central Nepal through the Kangchenjunga region in Sikkim and Darjeeling in India to Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve in western Bhutan...
Kurds warm to oil exports from Iraq
ERBIL, Iraq, May 17 (UPI) -- Oil from the Kurdish provinces of Iraq could technically begin soon, though the decision ultimately lies in developments from Baghdad, officials said.
In search of the meaning of 'Mozingo'
Curious about his unusual name, a journalist and father traces his lineage to the 1600s — and unearths a conflicted past. ...
USGS: Several Tennessee rivers set records
RESTON, Va., May 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Geological Survey says preliminary estimates confirm rivers across middle Tennessee crested at record high levels early in May, some by 14...