| Microbes are eating BP oil without using up oxygen By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-09-07T22:15:23ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Government scientists studying the BP disaster are reporting the best possible outcome: Microbes are consuming the oil in the Gulf without depleting the oxygen in the water and creating "dead zones" where fish cannot survive.... hosted.ap.org |
Port authority downplays gas hub whales impact The Broome Port Authority says increased shipping associated with the Kimberley gas hub is unlikely to impact on whales. abc.net.au |
Giving the Honeybee Its Due Given the source of food they provide, not to mention the honey-based medicines of old, bees have saved us -- or at least soothed us -- as a species over the centuries. feeds.nytimes.com |
Global temperatures continue to rise By 2010-10-18T21:35:59ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's monthly climate report is beginning to sound like a broken record.... hosted.ap.org |
Radar reveals extent of buried ancient Egyptian city An Austrian archaeological team has used radar imaging to determine the extent of the ruins of the one time 3,500-year-old capital of Egypt's foreign occupiers, said the antiquities department Sunday. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |