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Oil terminal a concern as Alaska volcano rumbles

(AP) -- An Alaska volcano continued to rumble Tuesday amid new concerns that eruptions and mud flows will damage a nearby oil terminal where about 6 million gallons of crude are stored. The 10,200-foot Mount ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Brazil's Petrobras unit reports oil leak

Transpetro, a subsidiary of Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras, said Thursday it had detected an oil leak off the coast of Rio Grande do Sul state but did not know how much had spilled.

Space & Earth / Environment

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US looks ahead after ethanol subsidy expires

After a series of bitter political fights, the US Congress allowed a subsidy for ethanol fuel to expire at the end of 2011, ending a program harshly criticized by environmentalists and others.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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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

Fish oil may hold key to leukemia cure

A compound produced from fish oil that appears to target leukemia stem cells could lead to a cure for the disease, according to Penn State researchers. The compound -- delta-12-protaglandin J3, or D12-PGJ3 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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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 ...

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Molecule serves as a key in some protein interactions

Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified an unexpected mechanism facilitating some protein interactions that are the workhorses of cells and, in the process, identified ...

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created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Navy's modern airship receives historical identification

Unveiled at a ceremonious ribbon-cutting event, Oct. 26 at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, NAWCAD and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, reveal the MZ-3A airship now ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

UK taxi driver becomes first mummy for 3,000 years

A former British taxi driver has become the first person in the world for 3,000 years to be mummified in the same way as the pharaohs.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 11

Apple unveils faster, more powerful iPhone 4S

The most closely kept secret about the iPhone 5? There isn't one - yet. Apple unveiled a faster, more powerful version of its sleek iPhone on Tuesday and named it the 4S. It includes a futuristic, voice-activated ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (15) | comments 16

China launches offshore safety checks

China has launched safety inspections of all its offshore petroleum exploration and production bases, following an oil spill in the nation's northern Bohai Bay, the government said Sunday.

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created Sep 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1


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