Science
NASA Launches Twin Moon Orbiters
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 10 (UPI) — A rocket carrying twin satellites that will orbit around the moon launched Saturday morning in Florida. The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory or GRAIL spacecraft will study the lunar gravity field, scientists with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. The solar-powered satellites are scheduled to reach lunar […]
Study Finds Men Inclined To Be Fathers
EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 10 (UPI) — A Northwestern University study shows that fathers, like mothers, are naturally inclined to take care of their children. The study, to be published Monday, found testosterone levels in men sharply decline when they become fathers, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The reduction of testosterone can steer males away from competing […]
Report: NASA Must Still Train Astronauts
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — NASA needs to keep the training pipeline for its astronaut corps intact to stabilize the ranks of U.S. agency astronauts, a report by an expert panel says. Astronaut numbers are down from about 150 in the mid-1990s to about 60, with a number of them retiring as the space shuttle […]
BP Announces Major Find In U.S. Gulf
HOUSTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) — BP in its renewed exploration in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico doubled the estimated reserve volume in its Mad Dog field, a drilling company said. BP announced it drilled an appraisal well at an untested part of the Mad Dog field in about 4,500 feet of water […]
Rain Expected In Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 8 (UPI) — The drought gripping the Horn of Africa is expected to linger for the rest of the year, though rain is predicted for southern Somalia, the United Nations said. The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization said that southern Somalia, affected by drought-caused famine, may expect average to more-than-average rainfall the […]
Is Keystone XL A Scapegoat?
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) — A group of Nobel laureates urged U.S. President Barack Obama to block the Keystone XL pipeline but supporters say pipelines already cross Keystone’s route. TransCanada wants to move oil from tar sands projects in Alberta, Canada, through its Keystone XL pipeline, which would extend to refineries along the southern coast […]
EU, U.S. To Combat Illegal Fishing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) — The European and U.S. governments announced the signing of an agreement to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco in Washington signed the first bilateral agreement to combat illegal fishing, dubbed IUU fishing. […]
Chevron Makes Oil Find In Gulf Of Mexico
SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) — U.S. supermajor Chevron announced a discovery at a deep-water prospect in the Gulf of Mexico left idled after last year’s disastrous oil spill. Washington placed a moratorium on oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon rig caught fire and sank in […]
Don't Talk Oil With Cuba, Lawmaker Warns
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Washington is sending the wrong message by having a delegation in Cuba review the country’s plans to drill offshore for oil and natural gas, a lawmaker said. A delegation led by William Reilly, a top official at the National Oil Spill Commission, left Monday for Cuba to examine Havana’s oil […]
U.S. Sinks Millions Into Hydropower
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Washington announced it was investing almost $17 million into 16 projects over the next three years to develop better hydropower technology. U.S. President Barack Obama set a goal of getting 80 percent of the nation’s energy needs met by clean energy sources by 2035. The U.S. Departments of Energy and […]
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