World News Center
South bakes, humidity feels like 100-plus degrees (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - Heat advisories were posted from the Carolinas to the Great Plains as the South continued to roast Friday under temperatures and humidity that made beaches feel more like bakeries.
New BP boss faces up to massive Gulf oil clean-up (AFP)
July 31, 2010
AFP - Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley has vowed that the firm would stand by Gulf residents for years to come, as it prepared to scale back oil spill clean-up efforts and move to a new phase.
Hunt for Life's Building Blocks in Space Gets NASA Boost (SPACE.com)
July 31, 2010SPACE.com - NASA has issued a new grant that bolsters research into the cosmic building blocks of life by funding observations of young solar systems throughout the universe, including our own.
Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen.
Area of Mars Identified as Good Place to Look for Evidence of Past Life (SPACE.com)
July 31, 2010SPACE.com - A spot on Mars called Nili Fossae that is rich in clay mineral-rich rocks could be a prime spot to search for the fossilized remains of Martian life that may have existed 4 billion years ago, a new study suggests.
Mars Rover Spirit May Not Survive Martian Winter (SPACE.com)
July 31, 2010SPACE.com - NASA's beleaguered Mars rover Spirit, which has been hibernating on the surface of Mars since March, is facing its toughest challenge yet the harsh conditions of the Martian winter. And the rover may lose.
New study aims to locate underwater oil from Gulf spill (AFP)
July 31, 2010
AFP - With oil from the BP spill fast disappearing from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a marine conservation group is embarking on a two-month expedition to evaluate the impact of oil remaining below the surface.
House approves oil spill bill; stalled in Senate (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns from its summer recess.
The Most Dangerous Things in a National Park (LiveScience.com)
July 31, 2010LiveScience.com - A fatal bear attack in a Montana campground near Yellowstone National Park prompted a flurry of concerned phone calls to the park this week, but bear attacks are far from the most common danger to park visitors.
Expo shows illegal pet trade rampant in Indonesia (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade.
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
