AP - 7/31/2010 6:56 PM
By
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and JOHN FLESHER
2010-08-01T01:56:49Z
DETROIT (AP) -- U.S. regulators earlier this year demanded improvements to the pipeline network that includes a segment that ruptured in southern Michigan, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River, according to a document released Saturday....
AP - 7/31/2010 5:09 PM
By
JIMMY GOLEN
2010-08-01T00:09:05Z
BOSTON (AP) -- David Ortiz lined a three-run double to the left-center gap with one out in the ninth inning Saturday to give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday....
NPR - 7/31/2010 5:00 AM
- Science
For months now, local scientists have been out on Gulf waters, advising the cleanup and measuring the damage. But there is growing concern that some of the best minds are being sidelined, since they've signed on as paid consultants to BP.
NPR - 7/31/2010 5:00 AM
- Business
The long-term recovery of the U.S. auto industry will depend largely on American automotive creativity and innovation. Many industry watchers expect a new fleet of electric and hybrid cars to help buoy the U.S. car industry's comeback. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with Ray Wert, editor-in-chief of Jalopnik.com, about the restructured U.S. auto industry and the importance of design innovation and creativity.
NPR - 7/31/2010 5:00 AM
- Technology
If the Chevy Volt's $40,000 price tag sounds a bit too steep, you could always go the do-it-yourself route of Oregon teenager Ashton Stark. He just finished a yearlong conversion of his grandfather's 1972 Volkswagen Beetle into an electric car.
AP - 7/30/2010 8:11 PM
By
THOMAS WATKINS
2010-07-31T03:11:56Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A deadly gas explosion obliterated an industrial building with such violent force Friday that a worker was hurled into the street, car windows were shattered and a survivor had his hair singed in the inferno....
AP - 7/30/2010 5:05 PM
By
NINIEK KARMINI
2010-07-31T00:05:39Z
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant - and growing - illegal pet trade....
NPR - 7/30/2010 11:52 AM
- Your Health
A new generation of wireless medical sensors mounted on an adhesive strip can call a doctor and transmit key data when they detect a problem. But federal regulators, who want to make sure the technology is safe, have yet to iron out regulations for these devices.
NPR - 7/30/2010 10:48 AM
- Environment
The Gulf of Mexico has a few ways of cleansing oil from its waters: it hosts legions of microbes adapted to dine on natural oil seepages, and its warm water temperatures favor the evaporation of oil. But scientists say it's still too early to know how long it will take the Gulf to recover.
NPR - 7/30/2010 10:00 AM
- Science
How do scientists deal with sloppy or shoddy science? A survey found that researchers were often able to deal with minor misconduct informally. Gerald Koocher, one of the scientists behind the survey and co-author of a handbook for dealing with research misconduct, explains.
NPR - 7/30/2010 10:00 AM
- Science
Spiders and silkworms make silk by the yard. Why can?t we copy them? Silk is strong, light and flexible and is being examined for use in everything from medical sutures to advanced electronics. Silk researcher David Kaplan explains the challenges in bioengineering silk.
NPR - 7/30/2010 10:00 AM
- Research News
Reporting in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers write opossums have bits of the Ebola virus mixed into their genetic code and human genomes contain snippets of the Borna virus. Study author Anna Skalka says some of the virus genetic code was inserted 40 million years ago.
NPR - 7/30/2010 10:00 AM
- Health Care
The Open Notes project connects some 25,000 patients with their doctors' medical notes through secure online portals. Participating doctors Tom Delbanco and Sara Fazio of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center discuss the program, and why it has some doctors worried.
AP - 7/29/2010 9:43 PM
By
2010-07-30T04:43:23Z
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service arbitrarily excluded "critical habitat" that could be occupied by the elusive Canada lynx....
NPR - 7/29/2010 9:00 PM
- Health
From proposing to a loved one to going on a shopping spree, many of life's decisions are guided by the brain chemical dopamine. Scientists now say dopamine might explain why some people are more impulsive than others when it comes to planning and thinking.
NPR - 7/28/2010 9:00 PM
- Health
Many people are uncomfortable with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, so they don't attempt CPR at all. Two big studies show that a streamlined, hands-only CPR method could be just as good. Experts hope the findings will get more bystanders to try CPR -- and, in the end, save more lives.
AP - 7/28/2010 11:24 AM
By
RANDOLPH E. SCHMID
2010-07-28T18:24:12Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation....
AP - 7/28/2010 10:01 AM
By
SETH BORENSTEIN
2010-07-28T17:01:21Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world's oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine food web, produce half the world's oxygen and suck up harmful carbon dioxide....
NPR - 7/28/2010 9:53 AM
- Environment
Microscopic plants in the ocean are among the most important creatures on Earth and produce half of the planet's oxygen. But they are in trouble. A new study finds that since 1950, the amount of phytoplankton in the ocean's surface waters has declined by 40 percent.
NPR - 7/28/2010 9:17 AM
- Shots - Health News Blog
The Gulf oil spill has caused 10 times the number of beach closures so far this year, compared to all of last year, says a new report. Swimming in polluted water can increase the risk of pinkeye, hepatitis and neurological problems.
NPR - 7/27/2010 9:01 PM
- Health
Adults who have been overweight since high school risk a lifetime of disease, discrimination and poverty. A new study of obese 40-year-olds found those who were overweight teens were three times more likely to suffer chronic health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. They were also much more likely to be unemployed or receiving welfare.
NPR - 7/27/2010 9:00 AM
- Politics
Van Jones, the former White House adviser for green jobs, says he can personally relate to Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA official who was forced to resign last week after her comments about overcoming racial prejudice were taken out of context. Both individuals resigned from the Obama administration amid strong political pressures. Host Michel Martin talks to Jones about the parallels he sees between his highly publicized resignation in 2009 and Sherrod's, and what he's learned since leaving the White House.
AP - 7/27/2010 4:15 AM
By
2010-07-27T11:15:00Z
MOSCOW (AP) -- Two Russian cosmonauts on Tuesday completed a nearly 7-hour-long spacewalk to replace a video camera and improve cable connections to the orbiting laboratory's newest module....
AP - 7/26/2010 6:30 AM
By
KRISTEN GELINEAU
2010-07-26T13:30:31Z
SYDNEY (AP) -- A sailboat largely constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles has completed a 4-month journey across the Pacific Ocean meant to raise awareness about the perils of plastic waste....
AP - 7/25/2010 12:39 PM
By
BOB SALSBERG
2010-07-25T19:39:30Z
LENOX, Mass. (AP) -- Once a dumping ground for chemicals, a stretch of the Housatonic River that winds near this Berkshires hamlet is being scoured in a lengthy, expensive cleanup. Now, dredging other parts of the riverbed is under consideration, but the fishers, bird watchers and swimmers who would benefit are wondering how much effort is too much....
