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US: Bluefin tuna probably OK after BP oil spill

(AP) -- Last year's BP oil spill probably won't push the troubled bluefin tuna population in the Gulf of Mexico over the edge as some scientists had worried, a federal analysis shows.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Baby turtles don't just go with the flow

At just a few centimeters long, hatchling loggerhead turtles may seem powerless to resist being swept around the Atlantic Ocean by powerful currents.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012

Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (21) | comments 43

Environmental conditions and predators affect Atlantic salmon survival in the Gulf of Maine

Stocks of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), which have been steadily declining for the past few decades, are facing new challenges in the Gulf of Maine, where changing spring wind patterns, warming sea surface temperatures and ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Thai flood run-off threat to marine life

As billions of cubic metres of water flow away from Thailand's devastating floods, experts and campaigners are warning that millions of sea creatures could be the next victims of the disaster.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf region due to rapid coastal development

The rapid, large scale coastal development underway in the Middle East must be better planned and managed to avoid aggravating already "severe" degradation and losses in the fragile marine ecosystems shared by eight Gulf ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New US offshore oil leasing plan includes Arctic

The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed a new plan for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, including the environmentally sensitive Arctic.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Floods show what lies ahead for sinking Bangkok

The Thai capital, built on swampland, is slowly sinking and the floods currently besieging Bangkok could be merely a foretaste of a grim future as climate change makes its impact felt, experts say.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Coasts' best protection from bioinvaders falling short

Invasive species have hitchhiked to the U.S. on cargo ships for centuries, but the method U.S. regulators most rely on to keep them out is not equally effective across coasts. Ecologists from the Smithsonian Environmental ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why did the Southern Gulf of California rupture so rapidly?

The November GSA Today science article, "Why did the Southern Gulf of California rupture so rapidly? -- Oblique divergence across hot, weak lithosphere along a tectonically active margin," is now online.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US says may miss year-end decision on Canada pipeline

The United States said Wednesday it may fail to decide on whether to issue a permit for a proposed multi-billion dollar oil pipeline stretching from Canada to Texas by the end of 2011 as planned.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

China's CNOOC says oil leak sealed: Xinhua

Chinese oil giant CNOOC has said the country's worst-ever offshore oil leak has been sealed, four months after it was first discovered, the state Xinhua news agency reported.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Run-off, emissions deliver double whammy to coastal marine creatures, study finds

Increasing acidification in coastal waters could compromise the ability of oysters and other marine creatures to form and keep their shells, according to a new study led by University of Georgia researchers.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bad eggs and oil slicks: Making corporate crime pay

If courts were able to award appropriate punitive damages that punish wrongdoers at a level tied to a company's financial worth, then businesses big and small would be at risk of being put out of business by punitive damages ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 6

All for one, 'R-one' for all (w/ video)

Robots for everyone. That's James McLurkin's dream, and as the director of a Rice University robotics lab, he's creating an inexpensive and sophisticated robot called the "R-one" to make the dream a reality.

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast