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Bird flu researchers agree to 60-day halt (Update 2)

International scientists on Friday agreed to a temporary two-month halt to controversial research on a bird flu virus that may be easily passed among humans, citing global health concerns.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Oslo voices concern over shrinking number of whalers

Norwegian authorities called Wednesday on the country's whaling industry to counter the dramatic drop over the past decade in the number of boats partaking in the annual whale hunts.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ohio quakes probably triggered by waste disposal well, say seismologists

(PhysOrg.com) -- Earthquakes that have shaken an area just outside Youngstown, Ohio in the last nine months—including a substantial one on New Year’s Eve—are likely linked to a disposal well ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US expected to extend Grand Canyon mining ban

The US administration scheduled an announcement Monday widely expected to implement a long-term ban on mining around the Grand Canyon, a move praised by environmental activists.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Warner Bros. to impose 56-day delay on DVD rentals

Prepare to have your patience tested if you prefer to rent DVDs rather than buy them.

Technology / Business

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Ohio well owner undertakes study after earthquakes

(AP) -- An energy company that agreed to shut down operations of a northeastern Ohio brine injection well last week after earthquakes in the vicinity says it's commissioning a geologic study of the area.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expert: Wastewater well in Ohio triggered quakes

A northeast Ohio well used to dispose of wastewater from oil and gas drilling almost certainly caused a series of 11 minor quakes in the Youngstown area since last spring, a seismologist investigating the quakes said Monday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 18

Ohio quakes could incite fracking policy shift

(AP) -- In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists and lawmakers opposed to the technique known as fracking are seizing on a series ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Deep Gulf drilling thrives 18 mos. after BP spill

(AP) -- Two hundred miles off the coast of Texas, ribbons of pipe are reaching for oil and natural gas deeper below the ocean's surface than ever before.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Controversial research on bird flu

In a top-security lab in the Netherlands, scientists guard specimens of a super-killer influenza that slays half of those it infects and spreads easily from victim to victim.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 13


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