BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of oil into a Michigan river boasts on its website of being “an industry leader in pipeline safety and integrity.” A decade’s worth of leaks, an explosion... (Continue reading)
Porsche confirms it will build the 918 Spyder hybrid. —The high-performance hybrid will be built in limited numbers outside Stuttgart. —The 918 Spyder is rumored to be priced above $600,000. STUTTGART, Germany — Porsche confirmed on Wednesday that it will... (Continue reading)
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LONDON – BP’s embattled Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward will be replaced by American Robert Dudley on Oct. 1, the company said Tuesday, as it reported a record quarterly loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover the costs of... (Continue reading)
An Antarctic octopus that spews cold-resistant venom! A giant jellyfish that might have stung up to 100 people! A 40-ton whale that crushes yachts (well, at least one yacht, anyway)! The Web loves weirdres. sea creatu This past week, there... (Continue reading)
LONDON – A huge ball of brightly burning gas drifting through a neighboring galaxy may be the heaviest star ever discovered — hundreds of times more massive than the sun, scientists said Wednesday after working out its weight for the... (Continue reading)
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A “cute” primate so rare it was thought to be extinct has been caught on camera in the forests of Sri Lanka for the first time, scientists said Monday. The Horton Plains slender loris is a small, nocturnal animal which... (Continue reading)