Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through New York.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 31, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 48

Oil giant Shell on Monday said two new leaks had occurred on one of its pipelines in southern Nigeria after similar incidents in recent days blamed on crude theft.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Japan says the work that goes on at the Institute of Cetacean Research is crucial for studying whale populations; critics counter it is a way to get around an international ban on commercial whaling.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 03, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 8

Activists claiming affiliation with the hacking group Anonymous published about 2,700 emails Sunday purportedly between Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali and other members of his government.

Technology - Internet

Apr 08, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 0

The language activists and politicians use in immigration debates may be as important as the policies they are debating when it comes to long-term effects, according to the author of a new study in the April issue of the ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Mar 28, 2013 not rated yet 2

An endangered Sumatran tiger that was rescued from a wire trap in a protected Indonesian jungle has died from its injuries, according to a conservation official.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 15, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 1

Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter are playing a growing role in US politics by helping users stay informed and energizing activists, a study showed Tuesday.

Technology - Internet

Sep 04, 2012 not rated yet 0

People identifying themselves as activists in the Anonymous hacker movement said Wednesday it wasn't technical prowess but police infiltration that yielded 25 arrests in a sweep in Europe and South America.

Technology - Internet

Mar 01, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 2

Nearly 900 dolphins that washed up along Peru's northern coast since the start of the year died of natural causes, a top official said Tuesday, citing a government report that failed to convince environmental ...

Biology - Ecology

May 22, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 1

The top-secret US National Security Agency is not required to reveal any deal it may have with Google to help protect against cyber attacks, an appeals court ruled Friday.

Technology - Internet

May 11, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 1

The Russian-language Wikipedia website shut down Tuesday and symbolically blacked out its logo in protest at a bill that would allow the state to block access to blacklisted websites.

Technology - Internet

Jul 10, 2012 not rated yet 0

Google and Twitter announced Friday they have reactivated a voice-tweet program to allow Syrians affected by the shutdown of the Internet to get messages out.

Technology - Internet

Nov 30, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

U.S. government health regulators say a genetically modified salmon that grows twice as fast as normal is unlikely to harm the environment, clearing the way for the first approval of a scientifically engineered animal for ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 21, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 37

(AP) -- Swedish police on Thursday arrested six Greenpeace activists after they boarded an icebreaker off Sweden's southeast coast, forcing authorities to tow the ship it back into land.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 03, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

US street protestors have won allies in software makers who have crafted programs that let smartphones fire off word of imminent arrest or let rallying cries be heard by crowds.

Technology - Software

Oct 28, 2011 not rated yet 15