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Watch BP's Latest Attempt to "Top Kill" the Gulf Leak Live
Technology Plus, Bill Nye explains: What the #&$% is a top kill? The Coast Guard gave BP the go-ahead this morning, and the latest attempt to seal off the Gulf oil leak that is quickly turning...
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How Do Oil Dispersants Work?
Science To help understand, consider your kitchen sink While the world waits to see if a "top kill" operation can seal off the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf, the staggering...
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A Slick Fix: Oil-Eating Robots Could Mop Up Ocean Disasters
Technology When the Deepwater Horizon rig began leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico in April, the cleanup schemes were underwhelming: fire, dispersants, pantyhose stuffed with human… When the...
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Newly Discovered Underwater Oil Plume Paints a Complex Picture of Gulf Leak...
Science Scientists have yet to agree on the scope of the disaster Oceanographers announced today the discovery of a wispy oil plume at least 22 miles long and 1.2 miles wide floating beneath the...
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Two-Inch-Thick Layer of "Missing" Oil Found on Gulf Seafloor
Science Researchers on board a ship in the Gulf of Mexico have found a layer of oil at least two inches thick, nestled in the depths a mile below the surface, that they believe came… Researchers on...
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Oil Sheen Sighted in Gulf of Mexico Raises New Questions About Last Summer's...
Science Rainbow-tinted slicks and globules of oil have been cropping up in the Gulf of Mexico during the past 10 days or so, and it’s not clear where it is all coming from. BP, whose… Rainbow-tinted...
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Explore The Deep Ocean While You Eat Lunch
Environment Visit shipwrecks, coral reefs, canyons, and more with NOAA researchers as they livestream an expedition from the Gulf of Mexico aboard the Okeanos Explorer. The ship Okeanos Explorer set...
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Louisiana's Disappearing Coastline Threatens Entire U.S. Economy
Science A dramatic visualization of the forces bringing the Gulf of Mexico up to New Orleans' back door An unholy trinity of forces – levees along the Mississippi River, sea level rise due to climate...
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The Gulf's Flesh-Eating Bacteria Isn't Taking Over
Health We're just talking about it more because it's scary stuff. Even if the growing conditions for the Gulf of Mexico's so-called "flesh-eating bacteria" are more welcoming, the risk of infection...
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The world's water quality might be in trouble
Environment More precipitation, more problems. Increasing rains because of climate change will lead to more agricultural runoff, and more aquatic dead zones.
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