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Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, one of the most senior members of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime, arrived at Farnborough Airport on Wednesday from Tunisia. The development came the same day Britain joined the U.S. and France in saying it is willing to consider arming Libyan rebels.

President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged under the incoming Trump administration.

East Coast brewers have been making unfiltered, unpasteurized, hazy IPAs for about a decade. Their customers love the aromas and murky look of the beers. Now, the hazy beer craze has gone national.

Dead whales used to remain on beaches until they decomposed naturally, but that's not how things work anymore.

While truckers have it the worst, the fire forced Union Pacific to stop trains that run along the Oregon side of the Gorge. The U.S. Coast Guard has also restricted traffic along a 20-mile stretch of the Columbia River.

Four states have declared a state of emergency well ahead of Hurricane Florence making landfall on the East Coast — and more than a million people are facing evacuation orders.

There’s a small, wood-shingled structure at Pond Farm near Guerneville — the former home, studio and school of renowned potter Marguerite Wildenhain — that’s so run-down, the insides are off-limits. As I stand on the creaky exterior porch squinting through the grimy windows, I figure the ceramicist probably fired her pots in the cobwebby shack. … Continue reading Revitalizing a Master’s Hidden Pottery Enclave, Deep in the Sonoma Redwoods →

Waves of plastic pellets are washing up on beaches in Sri Lanka. Marine biologist Asha de Vos says the microplastics are spreading in the water and scientists don't yet understand the full effects.

More on Sea Urchins A favorite dish for purple sea urchins living off the coast of California is kelp. Problem is, those kelp forests are shrinking dramatically and that’s hurting the marine ecosystem. So a group of scientists ran an experiment to see if these sea urchins can become a top menu item themselves. Just … Continue reading Saving California’s Kelp Forest May Depend On Eating Purple Sea Urchins →

More on Sea Urchins A favorite dish for purple sea urchins living off the coast of California is kelp. Problem is, those kelp forests are shrinking dramatically and that’s hurting the marine ecosystem. So a group of scientists ran an experiment to see if these sea urchins can become a top menu item themselves. Just … Continue reading Saving California’s Kelp Forest May Depend On Eating Purple Sea Urchins →