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Spill Contaminants Linger as Surface Oil Breaks Up

20 hours 15 minutes ago |AOL News

Gerald Herbert, AP

(July 29) -- This week has seen a flurry of news coverage about oil disappearing from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. "Where Did All the Crude Go?" wondered one ABC News headline, while AFP declar ...

Don't Be Fooled: Hurricane Season Is Just Warming Up

1 day 7 hours ago |AOL News

Eric Gay, AP

(July 29) -- While meteorologists were in near-unanimous agreement that the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season would be a very active one, it has so far generated just two named storms, only one of which ...

Past Decade Warmest on Record: NOAA's Report, by the Numbers

1 day 18 hours ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(July 28) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today released its 2009 State of the Climate report. Its conclusion? Global warming is "unmistakable." And indeed, some strange, hot-w ...

2010 Tracking as Hottest Ever: 7 Strange Things Extreme Heat Has Caused This Year

1 day 23 hours ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(July 28) -- According to a new report, 2010 is on pace to become the warmest year on record. Using data gathered by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the U.S. National Climatic Data Ce ...

The Lowdown: 5 Things to Know About Bedbugs

2 days 22 hours ago |AOL News

AFP / Getty Images

(July 27) -- Bedbugs seem to be everywhere this summer. They've ventured far from the boudoir, creeping into the lining of Hollister hoodies and Victoria's Secret lingerie. The bloodsucking beasties ...

Study: Climate Change May Boost Mexican Immigration to US

2 days 23 hours ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(July 27) -- First it was Arizona's new law. And now, according to a new computer model, climate change is poised to take its turn at raising the stakes around immigration reform. It suggests that so ...

Military's Facial Prosthetic Program Transforms Injured Troops

3 days 1 hour ago |AOL News Surge Desk

Eric Gay, AP

(July 27) -- At a specialized facial prosthetics lab on San Antonio's Lackland Air Force Base, Pentagon-funded research is treating an unprecedented number of troops returning from war with traumatic ...

Topic Menu at Food Tech Expo: Simple, Healthy, Generic

3 days 3 hours ago |AOL News

Andrew Schnieder, AOL News

(July 26) -- More than 20,000 superfoodies gathered at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo last week in Chicago to chew on Pretzel M&Ms, generic brands, food in a war ...

Heightened Fire Danger Looms for Southwest

3 days 4 hours ago |AOL News

Matt York, AP

(July 27) -- It happens every year: The long, dry summer in the western U.S. results in a heightened fire danger. But two weather factors -- last winter's rainfall and a developing La Nina -- could r ...

Avoiding Contact With BPA-Laced Receipts

3 days 17 hours ago |AOL News

Carlos Osorio, AP

(July 26) -- A new study commissioned by the Environmental Working Group shows that many cash-register receipts contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A, which has been sh ...

Study: Receipts Could Be Harmful to Your Health

3 days 17 hours ago |AOL News

Rick Bowmer, AP

(July 26) -- Cash-register receipts from many fast-food outlets, groceries, pharmacies, big-box stores and U.S. post offices contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A. A st ...

Freak Bronx Tornado Reaches 100 MPH, Wreaks Havoc [VIDEO]

3 days 19 hours ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(July 26) -- Dorothy, you're not in Kansas anymore -- you're in the Bronx. For only the second time in recorded history, a tornado struck the Bronx, N.Y., on Sunday. The cyclone touched down around ...