Doubts Emerge Over BP's Study
BP's lawyers helped prepare its internal investigation into its Gulf of Mexico drilling disaster, according to the report's lead author, raising questions about its independence. online.wsj.com |
'Ig Nobel' awards praise research into slime, snot and swearing
The audience gasped and cheered as they watched a slimy, yellow mass spread over Tokyo. This wasn't a cheesy horror film, though. The spectators in a Harvard University auditorium were actually witnessing award-winning research in action. And when the movie ended, Toshiyuki Nakagaki, a mathematic... feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Neptune Orient Posts Profit
Neptune Orient Lines swung to a $282 million profit as the global economic recovery boosted shipping. online.wsj.com |
Video: Clinton Lost Nuclear Codes?
In a new book, Gen. Hugh Shelton, who commanded the U.S. military during the Clinton administration, has revealed that the president lost the crucial codes needed in order to launch a nuclear attack. Bob Orr reports. feeds.cbsnews.com |
New front opens in war against global warming
Many policymakers and business leaders have come to see the most basic method of slowing global warming- cutting carbon dioxide emissions through a binding treaty - as elusive for now. They are turning their attention instead toward a more achievable goal: curbing other greenhouse gases that are ... feeds.washingtonpost.com |