BP today ran a test of its new containment cap on the geyser of oil that's been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since April. Apparently it's working, and the flow of oil has been stopped, at least for now. Why did this one get the job done?

Yevgenii Chernyaev helms the Mir-2, one of four manned vessels in the world capable of operating at the depths of BP's leaking oil well, and he's confident that his vessel, along with its sister-ship Mir-1, would be able to get the job done. The holdup? No one's asked.

Oil's still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, and it's gotten so bad that some people are actually considering nuking the damaged well. Would it work? As iffy as it sounds, Russia actually sealed up ruptured oil wells with nuclear...

The BP oil spill poses problems not just of scale — 150 million gallons and counting — but also of location. While beaches are in peril, the sensitive wetlands of Louisiana face an epic gunking, and unlike sand, swamp and weeds are almost impossible to clean. Enter Greenboat Scientific's Weedoo workboats.