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Earthquake strikes off New Zealand's Nor...
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the North Island of New Zealand on Saturday, the US Geological ... more
Switzerland's only bear killed amid thre...
Switzerland's only recorded wild bear has been culled after fears that it could pose a threat to hum ... more
Massive winter storm blankets central US
A massive winter storm blanketed much of the central United States Thursday and looked set to keep d ... more
US radar to boost missile defence in Japan
Tokyo and Washington plan to install a US early-warning radar system at a coastal base near Kyoto to ... more
Study links extreme weather to climate c...
Scientists today said they have identified a physical mechanism behind the extreme weather that has ... more
First-ever space tourist plans Mars miss...
The world's first space tourist, US multimillionaire Dennis Tito, unveiled plans Wednesday to send a ... more
US teen designs compact nuclear reactor
Eighteen-year-old Taylor Wilson has designed a compact nuclear reactor that could one day burn waste ... more
Man falls into sinkhole, feared dead
A Florida man is feared dead today after he fell into a sinkhole that opened suddenly yesterday nigh ... more
Search called off after US man swallowed...
Rescue workers announced Saturday that they have halted their search for the body of a man whose bed ... more
Earth to be hottest in 11.3 millennia
The Earth is on track to becoming the hottest it has been at any time in the past 11.3 millennia, a ... more
NASA rover finds conditions once suited ...
Analysis of Mars rocks by the Curiosity rover uncovered the building blocks of life -- hydrogen, car ... more
Mating pandas off to good start: Tokyo zoo
A mating pair of pandas have wasted no time in getting intimate, a Japanese zoo said Tuesday, coupli ... more
Dead pigs in Shanghai river jump to almo...
The number of dead pigs found in Shanghai's main river doubled in two days to nearly 6,000, the gove ... more
Early birds had four wings, not two
Some primitive birds boasted four wings, before evolution led them to ditch their hind feathers in f ... more
Greener cars could slash US pollution by...
Greener cars that use alternative fuels could help the United States slash its greenhouse gas emissi ... more
Google Maps adds view from Mt. Everest
Google has added views from some of the world's tallest mountains to scenes woven into its popular o ... more
China solar giant Suntech falls back to ...
China's Suntech has made a painful journey from being the world's largest to flirting with solar pa ... more
'holy grail' foot-and-mouth vaccine crea...
British scientists have developed a "holy grail" vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease that is safer an ... more
Asteroid whizzes safely past Earth
A closely tracked asteroid, about 150-feet (45-meters) wide, whizzed safely past Earth today, the sa ... more
Canadian commands space station for firs...
With the ringing of a ceremonial bell in space to mark a crew change, astronaut Chris Hadfield becam ... more
Meteor strike in Russia hurts almost 1,000
A plunging meteor exploded with a blinding flash above central Russia on Friday, setting off a shock ... more
Families resorts to'Trees and leaves' fo...
Tens of thousands of families in Sudan's conflict-stricken South Kordofan have been reduced to eatin ... more
US, Europe team up for moon fly-by
The US and European space agencies today announced a new partnership pairing a European cargo module ... more
UN Council hits N. Korea with sanctions
The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously ordered new sanctions against North Korea for a banne ... more
Major $20 trillion shale oil deposit fou...
Australian resources firm Linc Energy said it had uncovered a huge oil deposit in the nation's vast ... more
Major floods hammer northern Australia
Two people were missing and the body of a third person was recovered from raging floodwaters as seve ... more
Floods spur roof births, ruin and diarrh...
Now that the water is receding, residents affected by flooding in Mozambique are starting to repair ... more
Samsung acquires US medical imaging comp...
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it had bought US medical imaging firm NeuroLogica, as ... more
S. Korea poised for high-stake rocket la...
South Korea was poised Wednesday for its third bid to send a satellite into orbit -- a watershed mom ... more
January hottest month on record in Austr...
Australia experienced its hottest month on record in January, despite floods and storms that devasta ... more

 

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