Sea turtle choked with 317 plastic pieces found dead on Australian beach
A green sea turtle washed off dead on far North coast of New South Wales beach in Australia with over 300 pieces of plastic debris lodged in its guts.
Unseen Pictures of the World’s Longest Underwater ‘Crystal’ Cave Revealed (PHOTOS)
A team of cave divers have taken an unbelievably awesome photographs of the longest underwater gypsum crystal cave in the world.
NASA: New evidence suggesting water on Mars found (PHOTOS)
As scientists continue to launch various Mars missions to know if life existed on the Red Planet, here are a few pictures from NASA’s past Mars expeditions suggesting evidence of water on the Martian surface.
Pollution continues to choke America’s beaches
Beaches in America saw the second-highest number of closing and advisory days in 2010, highest in more than two decades, as pollution continues to plague beach waters across the country, a report released on Wednesday said.
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Water-spewing Comet Hartley 2 forces scientists to re-evaluate theories on solar system formation
Photos taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft have revealed an unusually hyperactive little comet, called Hartley 2, which spews inordinately high amounts of dry ice and carbon dioxide into space. For scientists, the new images from Deep Impact's comet flyby have come across as weird and strange. The comet behaves mysteriously --it spews out more water and dry ice than any other comet of its size, and it spins rapidly as it tumbles while most other comets rotate slowly in one direction.
Update: Choppers drop water as Arizona Wallow Fire rages [PHOTOS]
As the Wallow Wildfire along the Arizona-New Mexico border continues to burn, firefighting flight mission crews kept fetching water from Luna Lake to drop it over the flares on Monday.
NASA Launches Aquarius For Ocean Research (PHOTOS)
NASA has launched an international satellite that carries Aquarius instrument to measure the saltiness of Earth's oceans, a study that helps understand the global water cycle and improve climate forecasts.
'Water for Elephants' to open 14th Shanghai International Film Festival
With 16 films in competition for the main prize, the Golden Goblet, the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) will kick start in the Shanghai Grand Theater.
Almost One-Quarter of All U.S. Home Mortgages Under Water
Just under 23 percent of all home mortgages across the United States are currently “under water,” according to a report by CoreLogic, the information, analytics and business services firm.
Iranian navy sends submarines to Red Sea: report
Iranian navy has sent submarines to the Red Sea in the first such deployment in distant waters.
Tsunami sensor detects unusual signal in Panama
An unusual signal has been detected by the seismic monitoring station at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's research facility on Barro Colorado Island.
China professes commitment to peace in South China Sea
China is committed to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, as Beijing following a week tension with Manila and Hanoi over the issue is trying to put a friendlier face, Reuters reported.
Global stocks tread water before U.S. job data
Stocks steadied, bond yields dipped and the euro rose to a one-month high versus the dollar on Friday as investors braced for a key U.S. jobs report that could feed debate over whether the economy is headed for a protracted slowdown.
Aftermath of 2011 Joplin tornado: Environmental crisis looms large [PHOTOS]
Following the massive tornado that killed over 132 and damaged many houses in Joplin, experts speculate that the danger is far from being over due to a possible contamination of water and air from industrial debris.
Moon Has More Water Than Earlier Thought, Study Says
Moon has more water than previously thought, according to a new study by NASA-funded researchers.
Under water Glencore shares inch higher on day one
Shares in commodities trader Glencore ticked higher on their first day of official trade but remained below their offer level, dashing hopes of a strong start after the group set a mid-range flotation price.
Shell CEO: Deep-water drilling set to continue
Royal Dutch Shell sees deep-water oil drilling continuing in the future and as of next year will produce more gas than oil, its chief executive was quoted as saying by a Swiss newspaper on Sunday.
Watering Down Wildfires at Slave Lake, Alberta
Forest fires have devastated the town of Slave Lake, Alberta, forcing officials to evacuate most of the 10,000 residents. Take a look at the watering down of wildfires at Slave Lake:
Japan to issue new rules to bring Fukushima under control
The Japanese government will issue a new set of work ethics on Tuesday to bring the damaged Fukushima power plant under control by January, said reports
Flood Warning Issued For Kennebec River
The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a flood warning for Kennebec River at Skowhegan affecting Somerset County.
Evacuees move further away from Fukushima, reactor still leaking particles
Residents near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have been moved further away from the facility to evacuation centers, reports said.
Morganza spillway opened first time in 40 years to drain swelling Mississippi
A ten-ton steel floodgate on River Mississippi at Morganza was opened, the first such eventuality in four decades, in a desperate effort to drain the swelling waters of the river.
Worker dies at Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant
A contract worker, 60, died after a fall at the facility’s waste disposal building, the operator of Japan's tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant said.
NASA Asteroid Research Begins Under the Sea (PHOTOS)
The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations project (NEEMO) sends groups of NASA employees and contractors to live in Aquarius underwater laboratory for up to three weeks for studying human survival in preparation for future space exploration.
Happy 25th Birthday, Robert Pattinson [PHOTOS]
Twenty five years ago, on May 13, 1986, Robert Pattinson was born in London England.
Latest update from TEPCO: Contaminated water leak poses new problems
The damaged Fukushima power plant reported fresh problems of water leak from a reactor vessel and spilling of contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday.
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