News tagged with restoration
Data support theory on location of lost Leonardo da Vinci painting
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence uncovered during research conducted in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio late last year appears to support the theory that a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting existed on the east wall of the ...
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Mad scramble as oil slick nears Louisiana coast
Offshore winds pushed a giant oil slick closer to the Louisiana coast Thursday amid a frenzied effort by authorities to contain what one official said had become a disaster of "national significance."
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Living, Meandering River Constructed
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a feat of reverse-engineering, Christian Braudrick of University of California at Berkeley and three coauthors have successfully built and maintained a scale model of a living meandering ...
Sep 29, 2009 |
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NASA lost moon footage, but Hollywood restores it (Update)
(AP) -- NASA could put a man on the moon but didn't have the sense to keep the original video of the live TV transmission.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Large sponges may be reattached to coral reefs
April 27, 2009 - A new study appearing in Restoration Ecology describes a novel technique for reattaching large sponges that have been dislodged from coral reefs. The findings could be generally applied to the restoration of oth ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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BP settlement over US spill will not end legal drama
Oil giant BP's agreement of a $7.8 billion settlement for victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will not end its legal headaches or erase the disaster for some US southern coast residents.
Mar 03, 2012 |
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BP reaches $7.8bn part settlement over US oil spill
BP said it reached a $7.8 billion deal to settle claims from fishermen and other private claimants affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ahead of the start of a major US trial.
Mar 03, 2012 |
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Chunk of rock drops off Italy's Colosseum
The Colosseum lost another piece on Tuesday as Rome's most famous monument deteriorates further ahead of a long-delayed restoration funded by an Italian billionaire now scheduled to start in March.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 27, 2011 |
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Beekeepers try to stop the pollinator's decline
Andrew Westrich lifted the top from a waist-high wood box in his suburban backyard.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Disease-resistant oysters call for shift in Bay restoration strategies
Development of disease resistance among Chesapeake Bay oysters calls for a shift in oyster-restoration strategies within the Bay and its tributaries. That's according to a new study by researchers at the Virginia ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Cleaning up masterpieces with ... bacteria?
(PhysOrg.com) -- For most people the word bacteria will conjure up either images of nasty microorganisms that we fight against daily by cleaning the spaces around us, or the type of 'good' bacteria doctors ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Careful sleuthing reveals a key source of sedimentation
Much of the Mississippi River's sediment load doesn't come from field runoff, according to work by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Instead, the scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service ...
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Report: China largely restores aircraft carrier
(AP) -- China has taken a major step toward commissioning its first aircraft carrier by largely completing the restoration of a derelict ship purchased from Ukraine, a news report said Wednesday.
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Budding research links climate change and earlier flowering plants
According to research published today by a University of Cincinnati faculty member, native plants in southwestern Ohio are flowering significantly earlier, a finding he attributes, at least in part, to global ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Potomac River: 10-fold increase in native submerged vegetation reflects improved water quality
The Potomac River in Washington, D.C. is showing multiple benefits from restoration efforts, newly published research suggests. Reduced nutrients and improved water clarity have increased the abundance and diversity of submerged ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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