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Exposure to Fuel from Prestige Tanker Oil Spill Causes Short-Term Damage to Rat DNA, Spanish Study Finds
October 15, 2012 — An experiment carried out on rodents exposed to fuel similar to that of the Prestige tanker oil spill -- which took place nearly a decade ago and caused one of Spain's largest ecological disasters -- ... > full story -
Focus on Space Debris: Envisat
October 11, 2012 — Space debris came into focus last week at the International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy. Envisat, the European Space Agency's largest Earth observation satellite, ended its mission last ... > full story -
Paving the Way for Commercial Fusion Power Plants
October 8, 2012 — Latest results from the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion device are giving researchers increasing confidence in prospects for the next-generation ITER project, the international experiment that is ... > full story -
Methane Emissions Can Be Traced Back to Roman Times
October 3, 2012 — Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere can be traced back thousands of years in the Greenland ice sheet. Using special analytical methods, researchers have determined how much ... > full story -
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Dioxin Causes Disease and Reproductive Problems Across Generations, Study Finds
September 26, 2012 — Since the 1960s, when the defoliant Agent Orange was widely used in Vietnam, military, industry and environmental groups have debated the toxicity of its main ingredient, the chemical dioxin, and how ... > full story -
Fueling the Fleet, U.S. Navy Looks to the Seas
September 24, 2012 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing a process to extract carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen gas from seawater, subsequently converting the gases into jet fuel by a ... > full story -
Study Outlines Supply Chain Challenges for Lithium Future
September 21, 2012 — As demand increases for lithium, the essential element in batteries for everything from cameras to automobiles, a researcher is studying potential disruptions to the long-term supply chain the ... > full story -
Nano-Engineering Electrodes to Give Tiny Generators a Boost
September 20, 2012 — Could our waste be part of the answer to humanity's energy problems? Some researchers think so, thanks to bacteria that chow down on everything from sewage to heavy metals and give off electricity as ... > full story -
U.S. Underestimates Costs of Carbon Pollution and Climate Change
September 17, 2012 — Model used by government all but ignores economic damages that climate change will inflict on future ... > full story -
Microbiologist Patents Process to Improve Biofuel Production
September 11, 2012 — Biofuel production can be an expensive process that requires considerable fossil fuels, but a Missouri S&T microbiologist’s patented process could reduce the cost and the reliance on fossil ... > full story
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