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Scientists warn of unseen deepwater oil disaster

(AP) -- Independent scientists and government officials say there's a disaster we can't see in the Gulf of Mexico's mysterious depths, the ruin of a world inhabited by enormous sperm whales and tiny, invisible ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 31, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 19

From ecological Soviet-era ruin, a sea is reborn

(AP) -- Standing on the shore under the relentless Central Asian sun, Badarkhan Prikeyev drew on a cigarette and squinted into the distance as one fishing boat after another returned with the day's catch.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3

Massive disaster looms in Gulf of Mexico spill

BP officials desperately searched for a new fix to the enormous Gulf of Mexico oil spill after efforts to cap a gushing leak with a containment dome hit a perilous snag.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 10, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 29

Deepwater mystery: Oil loose in the Gulf

(AP) -- Streaming video of oil pouring from the seafloor and images of dead, crude-soaked birds serve as visual bookends to the natural calamity unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Toxic spill from China copper mine spreads

A toxic pollution spill from a mine operated by China's top gold producer Zijin Mining Group has spread to a second province, threatening the fishing industry there, state media said Tuesday.

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created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Taking the pulse of marine life in stressed seas

The Earth currently has more than 400 so-called "dead zones"--huge expanses of deep ocean that, because of human activities, become too oxygen-starved during the summer to support most life.

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created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

China oil spill to have long-term impact: report

An oil spill off China's eastern coast kept hidden from the public for weeks has caused long-term environmental damage that will hurt the area's fishing industry, state media reported Tuesday.

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created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Mysterious seaweed dump chokes S.Leone's coastline

Massive piles of seaweed have washed ashore along Sierra Leone's coastline, covering the white sand and raising fears for tourism and the fishing industry, officials said Monday.

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created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Low concentrations of oxygen and nutrients slowing biodegradation of Exxon Valdez oil

The combination of low concentrations of oxygen and nutrients in the lower layers of the beaches of Alaska's Prince William Sound is slowing the aerobic biodegradation of oil remaining from the 1989 Exxon ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 17, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How to make high-end perfumes without whale barf

University of British Columbia researchers have identified a gene in balsam fir trees that could facilitate cheaper and more sustainable production of plant-based fixatives and scents used in the fragrance industry and reduce ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China to release pollution-fighting fish in lake

Authorities in eastern China have said they will release 20 million algae-eating fish into one of the nation's most scenic lakes that has been ravaged by pollution.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 1

6-week search finds no Asian carp near Chicago

(AP) -- An initial six-week mission to catch and kill Asian carp lurking on the Great Lakes' doorstep turned up none of the despised fish, suggesting few if any have eluded an electric barrier designed to ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web

(AP) -- Scientists are reporting early signs that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is altering the marine food web by killing or tainting some creatures and spurring the growth of others more suited to a fouled ...

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created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Battle lines emerge in bluefin tuna battle

A meeting on the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna got into its stride on Thursday as Europe mulled a call for a modest cut in catches and Japan said it would propose a fishing ban on nations that cheat.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Supreme Court rejects emergency carp measures

(AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to order emergency measures that might prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, despite a warning that the exotic fish pose a "dire threat" to the region's ...

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created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2