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  1. Moon burial for geologist - style 2

    US geologist Gene Shoemaker, killed in a 1997 car crash in Australia, is soon to become the first person to be buried on another planet.

  2. Seismic Threat to World Outlined style 1

    After nearly a decade of work, an international team of earthquake scientists has produced the first estimates of seismic hazard levels for the entire world.At a meeting of the American Geophysical...

  3. Asteroid makes close approach

    Astronomers have tracked a large asteroid moving close to Earth.The 45-metre-wide (150 feet) space rock, travelling at more than 30 kilometres (18 miles) per second, came within 480,000 kilometres (...

  4. Fossett sought via Google Earth + inline image

    Mr Fossett went missing on 3 September after taking off in his single-engine Citabria aircraft from the Flying M Ranch near Yerington, Nevada. The trip was supposed to last a maximum of three hours....

  6. Moray Eels Grab Prey With "Alien" Jaws

    Much like the fearsome star of the Alien movies, moray eels have a second set of toothed jaws that drag prey into their throats, a new study has found.In a series of experiments, scientists at the...

  7. New 7 Wonders vs. Ancient 7 Wonders - portrait

    July 9, 2007—The 105-foot-tall (38-meter-tall) "Christ the Redeemer" statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was among the "new seven wonders of the world" announced July 7 following a global poll to...

  8. Geography: The lost world

    More than 3,000 young adults in nine countries were tested on their geographical knowledge - with some alarming results.Despite a deluge of news about the prospect of a war against Saddam Hussein,...

  9. Swimming in chlorine byproducts

    When athletes at this year's U.S. national swimming championships found themselves gasping for breath while competing at the indoor pool at Indianapolis University, event organizers said the culprit...

  10. Eco-farming 'helps world's poor'

    Scientists found that techniques such as crop rotation and organic farming increased crop yields by an average of 79%, without risking future harvests.The study, possibly the largest of its kind,...

  11. Mountain pine beetle: Canada's new government delivers

    “British Columbians know how wildfire can devastate communities, and there’s no question the beetle has added fuel for potential fires. Dead and dying trees pose other risks as well,” said M.Harris...

  12. Mattel Recalls 800,000 Lead-Tainted Toys

    The latest action, which involved about 800,000 toys and which was announced late Tuesday, is yet another blow to Mattel. The news, along with other recent recalls of tainted Chinese toys from other...