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Photos: Another Gulf Oil Rig Burns

Just months after BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, which leaked millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, another Gulf oil rig exploded into flames Thursday.
Photos: Africa's Disappearing Damselflies, Fish, and Wildflowers

Dams, wetland destruction, and overfishing threaten to wipe out more than 20 percent of Africa's freshwater species, many unique to the continent.
Hurricane Earl to Deal Glancing Blow

Though expected to only graze the U.S. coast, Hurricane Earl is the first of many intense storms that could menace the U.S. East Coast this season, one expert says.
Tarzan Chameleon Found

The discovery on Madagascar of the new species—given away by its flat snout—is a "Tarzan yell for conservation," a new study says.
Hurricanes Could Carry "Oil" Inland

As Atlantic hurricane season heats up, storms could send toxic hydrocarbons lingering from the summer's oil spill surging inland, scientists say.
Using Nuclear Waste for Energy?

Integral Fast Reactor technology would recycle spent nuclear fuel to produce more power, but critics say safety and cost remain obstacles.
Earl to Skim Outer Banks?

There's an "excellent chance" Hurricane Earl, now a Category 4 storm, will keep most of its strength as far as New Jersey, an expert says.
Blog: BPA Linked to Higher Testosterone Levels

BPA is in CDs, water bottles, even eyeglasses and now it's in your urine, too. And if you're a guy, it's messing with your hormones, according to new research.
Hurricane Earl's Path to Skirt U.S.

As weather systems repel Hurricane Earl from the U.S. East Coast, tropical storm Fiona forms but may not become a hurricane.
China Tries New Resettlement, Water Plan

With the South-North water project, water will rush to cities and leave rural residents high and dry.
Pakistan Flood Pictures

Submerged houses, crowded relief camps, and flooded provinces—see the impact of Pakistan's worst floods in nearly a century.
Sewage Could Spawn Hurricane Protection

New Orleans plans to pipe semi-treated sewage into a bayou to help regrow a cypress-tupelo wetland and protect the Lower Ninth Ward from flooding.
NOLA Water Recycling Outlawed

Innovative water re-use systems in many of New Orleans’ new green homes are barred by the state of Louisiana.
After Katrina, A Solar Restart

Five years after Katrina, projects to rebuild New Orleans showcase solar energy, efficiency.
Photos: Katrina, Five Years Later

Houses wiped off the map, submerged islands, and flooded cemeteries—see how sites hit by Hurricane Katrina five years ago are faring in 2010.

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Blog: Tiny Shrimp in Drinking Water

Rumors abound about tiny crustaceans living in NY drinking water, and at their base, they're actually true.
BPA, Testosterone Linked

BPA is in CDs, water bottles, even eyeglasses and now it's in your urine, too. And it may be messing with your hormones, according to new research.
LHC Black Hole Suit Dropped

Court decision states "the alleged injury, destruction of the earth, is in no way attributable to the U.S. government's failure to draft an environmental impact statement."

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Gulf Oil Spill News and Pictures

"Firecane" Myth Busted

Flaming, oily hurricanes and "black rain" are no danger to Gulf residents on Katrina's fifth anniversary—or to anyone, anywhere, experts say.
22-Mile Oil Plume Found

A giant plume from the Gulf spill has been confirmed deep in the ocean—and it may stick around, a new study says.

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