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Asian sales revive real Basque espadrilles
Jul 10, 2012 07:44 EDT
Cheap Asian imports nearly killed production of "espadrilles" in the birthplace of this iconic summertime cloth and rope-soled shoe, but in a twist of fate Asia is now coming to their rescue.
French espadrilles: Asian sales help revive the 'real' thing
Jul 10, 2012 02:17 EDT
Cheap Asian imports nearly killed production of "espadrilles" in the birthplace of this iconic summertime cloth and rope-soled shoe, but in a twist of fate Asia is now coming to their rescue.
International team starts sea-based asteroid drills
Jun 12, 2012 11:54 EDT
An international team of aquanauts has begun training at a lab deep in the Atlantic Ocean for an eventual visit to an asteroid, NASA said.
Saudi princess tried to leave hotel without paying
Jun 02, 2012 10:18 EDT
A Saudi princess was caught trying to leave the Shangri-La hotel in Paris without settling a six million euro ($7.4 million) bill for her rooms, police said Saturday, confirming a report in the daily Le Parisien.
Snakes blamed for 'severe declines' in Florida wildlife
Jan 31, 2012 03:50 EST
Across southern Florida, rabbits, raccoons, bobcats and foxes have been disappearing at dramatic rates over the past decade, and invasive Burmese pythons are to blame, a US study said.
Snakes blamed for 'severe declines' in Florida wildlife
Jan 30, 2012 16:44 EST
Across southern Florida, rabbits, raccoons, bobcats and foxes have been disappearing at dramatic rates over the past decade, and invasive Burmese pythons are to blame, a US study said Monday.
US bans import of Burmese pythons
Jan 17, 2012 14:28 EST
The United States announced Tuesday it is banning the import of Burmese pythons and three other species of giant constrictor snakes due to the danger they pose to local wildlife.
Storm forces NASA to call off underwater simulation
Oct 26, 2011 15:13 EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA evacuated astronauts and scientists participating in an underwater space simulation in the Florida Keys over concerns about Hurricane Rina, officials said on Wednesday.
Jet packs rule, say deep-sea astronauts
Oct 25, 2011 16:26 EDT
Battery-powered jet packs are definitely the best part of tooling around on the ocean floor in practice drills for an eventual visit to an asteroid, an international crew of astronauts said Monday.
Astronauts dive deep in practice for asteroid visit
Sep 19, 2011 13:41 EDT
When human space explorers reach an asteroid for the first time, NASA figures the experience will be more like swimming in space than walking on the Moon.
Beached whales to recover at Florida rehab center
May 09, 2011 15:49 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Five surviving pilot whales from a pod of 21 that became stranded in shallows in the Florida Keys last week will be transferred to a rehabilitation facility in Key Largo in the next few days, officials said on Monday.
Beached whales to recover at Florida rehab center
May 09, 2011 15:49 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Five surviving pilot whales from a pod of 21 that became stranded in shallows in the Florida Keys last week will be transferred to a rehabilitation facility in Key Largo in the next few days, officials said on Monday.
Florida arrest over "Bloody Valentine's Day" threat
Feb 14, 2011 11:37 EST
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida man who allegedly wished his girlfriend a "Happy bloody Valentine's Day" and threatened to cut off her head with a knife and choke her with a belt was arrested by police, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said on Monday.
"Eat' em" stratagem for lionfish invasion in Florida
Dec 29, 2010 20:00 EST
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida marine conservationists have come up with a simple recipe for fighting the invading lionfish that is gobbling up local reef life -- eat them.
"Eat' em" stratagem for lionfish invasion in Florida
Dec 29, 2010 20:00 EST
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida marine conservationists have come up with a simple recipe for fighting the invading lionfish that is gobbling up local reef life -- eat them.
"Eat' em" stratagem for lionfish invasion in Florida
Dec 29, 2010 20:00 EST
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida marine conservationists have come up with a simple recipe for fighting the invading lionfish that is gobbling up local reef life -- eat them.
Pennekamp Park in Key Largo marks 50th anniversary
Nov 30, 2010 13:56 EST
Pennekamp Coral Reef Park in Key Largo, 1st underwater park in US, celebrates 50th anniversary. Fifty years after it was designated the first underwater park in the U.S., John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park looks much like it did when it was founded: Tropical fish swim through the coral reef and kayakers can still get lost in the maze of mangrove swamps.
AP Interview: Colo.'s Maes details police role
Sep 15, 2010 16:28 EDT
AP Interview: Colo. gov hopeful Maes details role with Kansas police department. Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes says he felt like former New York cop Frank Serpico when he helped investigate an alleged gambling ring as a police officer in Kansas in the 1980s, only to have his comrades turn against him. Now he's stunned that it's being used against him by political opponents.
Sponges beat seaweed in battle for Florida reefs
Aug 25, 2010 17:20 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Giant barrel sponges that can live for thousands of years have proliferated in the waters around the Florida Keys, the apparent winner in a recent battle for dominance among corals, seaweed and sponges.
Tar balls in Fla. Keys not linked to Gulf spill
May 25, 2010 12:19 EDT
Coast Guard: About 100 tar balls found throughout Fla. Keys, but none linked to Gulf spill. The Coast Guard says around 100 tar balls have been recovered throughout the Florida Keys in the last week, but none have been linked to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.
