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Mon, May 17, 2010 2:36 PM by Katherine Butler
Scientists think light flickers from exoplanets may show the presence of oceans, continents, and perhaps life.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 1:05 PM by Agence France-Presse
The company's first success since the spill occurred may be overshadowed by concerns that underwater oil plumes could be starving the waters of oxygen.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 1:00 PM by Agence France-Presse
Experts say disaster can be avoided if subsidies to fishing fleets are slashed and fish are given protected zones.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 11:29 AM by Reuters
An international group of scientists discovered several new species in a remote Indonesian forest.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 10:50 AM
Video: Conservationist Damian Aspinall searches for Kwibi, a lowland gorilla he hasn't seen for 5 years.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 9:58 AM
Video: Sen. Chuck Schumer discusses the government's response to the oil spill and congressional efforts to remove the cap on damages BP must pay.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 8:38 AM by Jason Dearen and Matt Sedensky, AP
Diffusing and sinking oil helps protect surface species and the shoreline, but it increases the chance of harming deep-sea reefs.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 8:25 AM by Jeffrey Collins and Jason Dearen, AP
Computer models show the oil may have seeped into a powerful water stream known as the loop current, which could propel it into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 8:22 AM by Shea Gunther
I'm in Costa Rica all week visiting different eco-tourism destinations. Follow along with my adventures here on MNN.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 8:04 AM by Agence France-Presse
This is the first of three spacewalks scheduled during Atlantis' final mission.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 6:57 AM by Ken Edelstein
A wild place taught a teenager about magic.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 3:43 AM by Agence France-Presse
An unknown percentage of oil is being siphoned from the well to a ship a mile above on the surface, but gallons of crude are still flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mon, May 17, 2010 2:11 AM by Agence France-Presse
Vultures have a keen sense of smell and are able to detect the scent of rotting flesh from 3,000 feet in the air.
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Sun, May 16, 2010 8:10 PM by Nicholas K. Geranios, AP
A recent report said climate change threatens the $1 billion a year tourism business in the 11th most visited national park.
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Sun, May 16, 2010 4:51 PM by Shea Gunther
Millions of gallons of oil are spilling out into the Gulf of Mexico every day. Scientists have spotted some of it lurking in giant plumes running deep beneath the waters.