Aug 03 2011
Endangered Whales Dine at Dangerous Depths
By feeding just below the ocean's surface, North Atlantic right whales are at high risk of colliding with ships.
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Aug 02 2011
What’s Behind This Summer’s Shark Encounters?
Encounters between humans and sharks are common this summer, but it's unclear which species is becoming more brazen.
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Jul 20 2011
Whale Wars in Iceland
Much of Iceland's controversial whale hunt is driven by tourism, which is why anti-whaling activists are demanding the country ban the practice.
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Jul 13 2011
Giant Underwater Volcanoes Discovered
A dozen massive peaks, some active, are discovered in a novel scan of the Antarctic ocean floor.
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May 27 2011
Air France Jet Stalled, Plunged into Ocean
Data recovered from flight recorders on the Airbus A330 that crashed in 2009 is beginning to provide investigators with an idea as to what happened.
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May 22 2011
Iceland Volcano Erupts
The active Grimsvoetn volcano began erupting Saturday, spewing a 20 kilometer-high column of smoke.
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Apr 20 2011
U.S. Approves First Offshore Wind Farm
The Cape Wind Project of the coast of Massachusetts is finally going forward, 10 years after it was first presented.
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Apr 04 2011
Large Piece of Air France Wreckage Found in Atlantic
A U.S. exploration vehicle located the plane and explorers are hopeful the black boxes will be found..
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Dec 22 2010
Cold Winters Driven By Global Warming
Europe's record snowfall and cold temperatures are the result of melting polar ice disrupting the Earth's weather patterns.
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Nov 27 2010
Hammerheads, Other Sharks Protected at Paris Meet
In response to steep population declines due to overfishing, several species of Atlantic shark are now protected and cannot be hunted.
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