California rushes to contain oil spill as wildlife, beaches hit
A huge oil spill was killing wildlife and threatening California's beaches on Monday, in what officials said amounted to an "environmental catastrophe."
A huge oil spill was killing wildlife and threatening California's beaches on Monday, in what officials said amounted to an "environmental catastrophe."
Environment
Oct 4, 2021
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The James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, will launch on December 18, NASA said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Sep 8, 2021
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Griffith University researchers have analyzed decades of surveys documenting the environmental response to coastal protection structures at an iconic stretch of the northern New South Wales beaches, finding that some impacts ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2021
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Recyclable plastic has been recorded on popular beaches and urban watercourses in Adelaide, South Australia—highlighting the need for more efforts to remove and reuse all plastics from waste streams, particularly in urban ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2021
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A privately designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites was destroyed in an explosive fireball after suffering an "anomaly" off the California coast during its first attempt at reaching Earth's orbit.
Space Exploration
Sep 3, 2021
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Five tonnes of fish and crustaceans have washed ashore over the past 10 days at Spain's Mar Menor, once a lagoon paradise that is slowly dying from agricultural pollution.
Environment
Aug 26, 2021
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For decades, farmers around the Chesapeake Bay have worked to limit the pollution going from their land into the water, as part of a program to restore the watershed.
Environment
Aug 13, 2021
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Thailand on Wednesday banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral reefs from its marine national parks.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2021
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Three people were reported dead Thursday and more than 100 injured as thousands of firefighters battled huge blazes spreading across the Mediterranean resort regions of Turkey's southern coast.
Environment
Jul 29, 2021
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As Americans flock to beaches this summer, their toes are sinking into some of the most hotly contested real estate in the United States.
Economics & Business
Jul 19, 2021
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