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Missile test boosts oil prices. Would US tap emergency oil supply?A joint US-Israel missile test Tuesday boosted oil prices and renewed worries that a spread of conflict in the Middle East could block oil supplies. If oil prices continue to rise, would the US tap emergency oil supplies to avoid damaging a fragile economic recovery?
How global warming may lessen chance of another superstorm SandyGlobal warming could further lower the likelihood of the atmospheric conditions that last year shoved superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says. But stronger storms will worsen with global warming, the study found, and outweigh changes in steering currents predicted by the study's computer models.
- How global warming may lessen chance of another superstorm Sandy
Global warming could further lower the likelihood of the atmospheric conditions that last year shoved superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study says. But stronger storms will worsen with global warming, the study found, and outweigh changes in steering currents predicted by the study's computer models.
- 727-pound alligator shot with crossbow
727-pound alligator sets new record in Mississippi. Dustin Bockman, a UPS driver from Vicksburg, took the 727-pound alligator in the Mississippi River. It was 13-feet, 4.5-inches long.
Should you divest from coal and oil?Students across the US are pushing college endowments to divest from fossil fuels. But endowments worry it will trim profits. Can you divest from coal and oil without hurting your portfolio?
Fukushima radiation levels surge 18-foldFukushima radiation near water storage tank surges 18-fold. Because of radioactive water leaking from the tank at the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima, radiation has become a new threat for Japan.
Alaska earthquake hits Aleutians: 7.0 magnitude shockAlaska earthquake hits some 67 miles west of Aleutian Islands, rattling homes and residents. But so far, there are no reports of injuries or damage from the Alaska earthquake.
Solar and wind energy to be cost competitive by 2025, report findsWind and solar electricity will become cost competitive, without the help of federal subsidies, by 2025, according to a new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
How whooping crane youngsters learn from their eldersYoung whooping cranes on their first migration learn important lessons from older, more experienced birds – such as how to deal with crosswinds that could knock them off track, researchers find.
- How whooping crane youngsters learn from their elders
Young whooping cranes on their first migration learn important lessons from older, more experienced birds – such as how to deal with crosswinds that could knock them off track, researchers find.
Giant snails vs. Florida: Florida turns the tideGiant snails are showing up in fewer numbers, as Florida officials battle the stucco-chewing parasite. Average number of giant snails has dropped from more than 1,000 a day in 2011 to fewer than 100 a day last month.
- Colonel Meow, feline internet celebrity, sets cat-hair world record
Colonel Meow: The Himalayan-Persian mix will be added to the 2014 edition of the Guinness World Records book, due out Sept. 12.
Greenland has its own Grand Canyon deep under ice, study saysGreenland's 'grand canyon' was part of a large river system before an ice sheet covered it millions of years ago, a new study says. Now it appears to be a vital part of the island's plumbing.
How shale boom insures US against possible military strike on SyriaThe possibility of a military strike on Syria has investors worried an attack could spread trouble across the Middle East and cut off oil supplies. But, for the first time in 50 years, the US is not as worried about disruptions to the oil markets, resulting from a possible military strike on Syria, as domestic production is at a 20-year high.
In case of military strike on Syria, US has backup oilWith oil prices jumping at the thought of a looming military strike on Syria, it’s worth recalling what a back-up supply from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve can and can’t do, Styles writes. The reserve could prove extremely helpful should a military strike on Syria occur.
Military strike on Syria? Threat boosts gas prices for Labor Day travelA possible military strike on Syria pushed up gasoline prices Thursday by 1.8 cents a gallon, the biggest one-day jump in a month. But they're still 27 cents below the Labor Day price last year and prospects of a delay in a military strike on Syria may keep them from rising much during the big driving holiday.
Gus the polar bear: a Central Park Zoo favoriteGus the polar bear was euthanized Tuesday after 25 years at the Manhattan zoo. Zoo officials estimate Gus the polar bear was seen by more than 20 million people and helped draw attention to climate change.
- Why has global warming paused? Pacific Ocean's 'engine room' running cool.
Despite years of record heat, the rate of global warming has been almost zero in recent years, puzzling scientists. The cycles of the tropical Pacific could hold the answer.
Wind energy takes flight in Europe and beyondWith two of the world's leading economies, China and the United States, in a tat-for-tat move on wind, and with the sector fanning out from Europe, the energy landscape could be decidedly cleaner 20 years from now, Graeber writes.
Is the Pacific Ocean holding back global warming?New research indicate that the unexpected flattening of global temperatures in recent years is linked to cooling temperatures in the tropical Pacific.
