Earth and Enviornment News: Page 7

Robotic Fish Could Lure Other Fish From Danger (July 20, 2010): Maurizio Porfiri, an Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, believes a robotic fish may one day help lure schools fish out of danger areas like those created by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Peter Benchley: Sharks Threatened by Human Beings (June 30, 2010): International conservation group WildAid has released the above photo of shark fins sold in San Francisco Chinatown.

How an Oil Covered Pelican is Cleaned (June 6, 2010): This video from CBS News shows how an oil covered pelican is cleaned.

Bobby Jindal: No Life in Louisiana Marshes (June 3, 2010): Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal says there is no life at all in the marshes in Louisiana anymore.

Video of Massive Guatemala Sinkhole (June 1, 2010): Here is a video of the giant sinkhole - 66 feet wide and 100 feeet deep - that swallowed an entire intersection in Guatemala City during Tropical Storm Agatha.

Oil Gushing From BP's Oil Leak Turns Darker (May 25, 2010): The oil gushing from BP's damaged, open oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico has turned a darker color.

First Sea Turtle From Oil Spill Rescued and Cleaned (May 20, 2010): An oiled baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is being cared for at Audubon Aquarium's Aquatics Center in New Orleans.

Oil Spill: Dead Sea Turtles Washing Up Along Gulf Coast (May 3, 2010): Dead sea turtles are starting to wash up along the Gulf Coast.

Earthquake Swarm at Yellowstone (December 31, 2008): A recent earthquake swarm at Yellowstone park ignited fears that the Yellowstone caldera could explode in a devastating supervolcano.

Sci Fi Channel Launches New Blog About Saving the World (August 6, 2008): The Sci Fi Channel has launched a new blog called How You Can Save the World.

Al Gore Gives Updated Climate Change Slidehow at TED (April 8, 2008): Here is Al Gore's brand-new slideshow (which premiered here on TED.

There's Medicine in Our Drinking Water (March 10, 2008): An Associated Press probe has found traces of pharmaceuticals in the water supply of 41 million Americans.

Chicago School Opens With Green Roof (February 1, 2008): A new school in Chicago - The Latin School of Chicago - is opening with an impressive green roof from American Hydrotech.

Bad Bird Seed Can Harm Environment (January 28, 2008): Feeding wild birds is a lot of fun but if you don't take the trouble to find the right seeds you could up harming the environment.

Al Gore and UN Panel Win Nobel Peace Prize (October 12, 2007): Former U.

Oldest Known DNA Found in Frozen Greenland Mud (July 5, 2007): National Geographic reports that researchers in Southern Greenland drilled through the ice sheet to obtain an ice core from the frozen mud beneath.

Global Warming Will Make Things Worse For Allergy Sufferers (May 11, 2007): In March and April there were reports that allergy sufferers would face a "pollen superburst" this season.

Grim Reports From Gizo in Solomon Islands Following Tsunami (April 2, 2007): A Sydney Morning Herald story reports that there has been considerable destruction in Gizo, a popular diving tourism destination, from the tsunami that resulted from the 8.

What Happened to Population Control? (March 19, 2007): Where have efforts to stabilize or even reduce the world's population gone? Even if major efforts to combat global warming are undertaken it may not be enough if the world's population continues to skyrocket upward.

Huge Sinkhole in Guatemala City (March 5, 2007): CBS News reports that this giant sinkhole opened up in a neighborhood in Guatemala City a couple week ago.

Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth Gets Oscar Nomination (January 23, 2007): Former Vice President Al Gore's film about global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, has been nominated for an Academy Award in both the Original Song and Best Documentary Feature categories.

Ocean Fish Depletion by 2048? (November 6, 2006): NBC News reports that a shocking study published in Science found that ocean life and seafood could be depleted by as early as 2048.

6.6 Earthquake Hits Hawaii (October 15, 2006): Hawaii has been hit with a 6.

Desert Cloud Forest Discovered in Oman (September 8, 2006): An MIT research team has discoved an unusual forest in Oman.

The Supervolcano Threat (September 1, 2006): An ABC News story has brought back the caldera scare.