Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Feb 16, 2012 - Intelligence - what does it really mean? In the 1800s, it meant that you were good at memorising things, and today intelligence is measured through IQ tests where the average score for humans is 100
Los Angeles (UPI) Feb 16, 2012 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is investigating the deaths of two federally protected golden eagles at a California wind farm.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 16, 2012 - Studies of bacteria first found in Yellowstone's hot springs are furthering efforts at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center toward commercially viable ethanol production from crops su
New York NY (SPX) Feb 16, 2012 - There is an ever-increasing need for advanced batteries for portable electronics, such as phones, cameras, and music players, but also to power electric vehicles and to facilitate the distribution a
Vancouver (AFP) Feb 16, 2012 - Environmental contamination from operations to remove gas from deep within the Earth, known as hydraulic fracturing, often happens close to surface and not far below, said a US study released Thursday.
London UK (SPX) Feb 16, 2012 - Efforts of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to boost their offshore exploration and production (E and P) activities and reduce their rising dependency on imported oil and gas will be hindered by
La Jolla CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute in California and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a biological computer made entirely from biomolecules that is capable of d
East Lansing MI (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - Many people are willing to pay a premium for ethanol, but not enough to justify the government mandate for the corn-based fuel, a Michigan State University economist argues. Soren Anderson stu
Baghdad (UPI) Feb 15, 2012 - Iraq aims to boost oil exports by 200,000 barrels per day through a new terminal on the Persian Gulf coast but to do that it has to depend on U.S. and other foreign investment to revitalize its energy industry, the key to economic prosperity.
Rosslyn VA (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - NEMA has welcomed the passage by the U.S. Senate of legislation directing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that most U.S. regulations governing air shipment of lithium batteries
Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - To some, the problems in developing countries may seem intractable: unsafe drinking water, subpar sanitation systems, limited access to electricity, low agricultural yields due to poor irrigation, e
New York (AFP) Feb 15, 2012 - World oil prices spiked on Wednesday after Iran warned that it may suspend crude exports to six European Union countries amid escalating tensions over Tehran's nuclear program.
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a study mapping the potential of renewable energy sources in Africa. The report analyses the current energy consumption in Africa
Chicago (AFP) Feb 15, 2012 - Tens of billions of dollars will be at stake when BP heads to a US court this month to determine how much it owes for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and how much it can shift to subcontractors.
New York NY (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - The U.S. energy storage market is robust and offers tremendous potential for growth over the next 5 years according to the findings of a just released study sponsored by the Copper Development Assoc
Bogota, Colombia (UPI) Feb 14, 2012 - Colombia's energy industry is heading toward a price fall because of oversupply of electricity, a development that bodes ill for the fast-expanding power generation sector.
