Some Texans react to oil-gas boom, changing communities  Houston ChronicleBURTON, Texas (AP) — Spring wildflowers in the hills northwest of Houston are painting roadsides blue, orange, yellow, pink, white and purple, a prolific ... Read more http …

Honey Bees Create a Natural Glue From Spit and Flower Oil to Help Them Carry 'Pollen Pellets' Back to Their Hive  Mental FlossBees are pretty smart. They can recognize human faces, understand the concept of zero, and even create their own glue, m …

The GuardianTank-like oil beetle hauls out to the highwayThe GuardianAt the western edge of Dartmoor high terrain that rises in exposed granite peaks gives way to the gentle swell of undulating farmland. Step from rough ground over the cattle grids that ma …

Wall Street JournalOil tops $58 as supplies at US storage hub easeMarketWatchOil futures rallied above $58 a barrel on Wednesday, with prices trading at their highest levels of the year on the heels of a drop in the U.S. dollar and data showing a decline i …

ReutersTime, and oil prices, ticking for Shell-BG dealReutersAnnounced three weeks ago, the deal was seen as a bold bet by Shell on the oil price recovering to $80-$90 per barrel within three years, justifying a 50 percent premium the Anglo-Dutch giant agr …

FortuneTrading helps BP weather oil price fallFinancial TimesBP's oil trading arm, one of the biggest and most active of any energy major, has proved its worth again, helping the company weather a sharp drop in crude prices. Benefiting from increased m …