“The explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon and the resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico never should have happened — and I am deeply sorry that they did,”
— TONY HAYWARD, CEO of BP, in a prepared statement in …
“The explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon and the resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico never should have happened — and I am deeply sorry that they did,”
— TONY HAYWARD, CEO of BP, in a prepared statement in …
Almost two dozen earthquakes hit southern California late Monday night – all apparently lingering side effects of the 7.2 Mexicali quake that struck April 4.
Could it usher in a new era of space propulsion?
A new website is keeping track of the grim tally of birds, turtles and mammals felled by the spreading oil slick in the Gulf.
While many of their fellow scientists are busy brainstorming ways to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, paleontologists are free to spend their days on more philosophical pursuits, such as the question “How hard could dinosaurs bite?”
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope made the startling discovery of a massive, sprawling new ring around Saturn – by far the planet’s largest. (via NASA)
Crocodiles who surf? What’s next, Tyrannosaurs in F-14s?
First the Miley Cyrus jewelry. Now, the Shrek glasses. What’s the fuss about cadmium?
Yes, according to one scenario released by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Depressing video inside.
While BP successfully capped its undersea gusher in the Gulf on Thursday, company and government officials warned it will take time to see if the cap will help staunch the flow.
As the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, anger at British Petroleum inspires critics to stage bold protests (via TIME.com)
It could be an explosive way to end the oil spill, but no one in the U.S. government is ready to break out the nukes.