| |  AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent
Oct 5 2008 8:27PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press. | | |
 Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West
Oct 5 2008 6:51PM CT
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Rattlesnakes aren't to be trifled with, but if you're trying to collect the sound of every creature in the West that slithers, hops, flies or flops, distance isn't a luxury you can afford. | | |
 Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem
Oct 5 2008 7:26PM CT
JERUSALEM (AP) - Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem. | | |
Strippers, armadillos inspire Ig Nobel winners
Oct 2 2008 8:04PM CT
BOSTON (AP) - Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the test. In the lab, that is. | | |
Researchers find that tuna swim across Atlantic
Oct 2 2008 2:37PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bluefin tuna from both sides of the Atlantic get together as juveniles, a discovery that could affect how the tuna fishery is managed. While North American and Mediterranean bluefin return home to spawn, a study published in Friday's edition of the journal Science reveals that as youngsters the fish travel long distances to intermix. | | |
 Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found
Oct 3 2008 2:35AM CT
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutians Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II. | | |
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