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Leak forces new delay to BP oil cap test

Oil giant BP detected a leak Thursday in equipment to seal the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico gusher, forcing another delay to the start of crucial tests on a new tighter-fitting cap.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5




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Plasmas torn apart: Physicists make discovery that hints at origin of phenomena like solar flares

January saw the biggest solar storm since 2005, generating some of the most dazzling northern lights in recent memory.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (22) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations

Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations – clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ecologists call for screening imported plants to prevent a new wave of invasive species

A recent analysis led by ecologist Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that climate change predicted for the United States will boost demand for imported drought- and heat-tolerant ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Swiss exhibition works to help information junkies

The Libyan war, the Greek debt crisis and the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal have all been rich fodder this year for news junkies -- but is today's information overload healthy?

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metro belatedly opens in India's IT hub Bangalore

The first metro in India's IT hub of Bangalore rolls into service Thursday, a long-delayed and over-budget project to help the city's army of commuting software engineers and call centre staff.

Technology / Business

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dead again? Lake Erie in trouble

Tributaries of Lake Erie aren't catching fire as they did a half-century ago.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UK arrests 2 suspected computer hackers

(AP) -- British police on Thursday arrested two men as part of a trans-Atlantic investigation into attacks carried out by the hacking groups Anonymous and Lulz Security.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tree-killing pathogen traced back to California

Genetic detective work by an international group of researchers may have solved a decades-long mystery of the source of a devastating tree-killing fungus that has hit six of the world's seven continents.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

In warmer Greenland, shoot the dogs, drill for oil

(AP) -- The old hunter was troubled by the foreigners encroaching on his Inuit people's frozen lands.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Jerusalem's first light rail line draws big crowds

Excited crowds filled the streets of Jerusalem on Friday as hundreds of people rose early to try out the Holy City's first-ever light rail system which finally opened its doors to the public.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 3


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