- newChina to expand weather modification program to cover area larger than India
China this week revealed plans to drastically expand an experimental weather modification program to cover an area of over 5.5 million square kilometers (2.1 million square miles) -- more than 1.5 times the total size of India.
- 7 hours ago 4 Dec 20, 3:43am - - newNamibia is auctioning 170 wild elephants amid drought and rising population
Namibia has put 170 "high value" wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country's environmental ministry announced on Wednesday.
- 9 hours ago 4 Dec 20, 2:04am - - newFears of forced removals of refugees to island
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are being relocated to a controversial island facility in the Bay of Bengal this week amid fears that some could be forced to move there and held indefinitely.
- 5 hours ago 4 Dec 20, 5:26am - - See one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons ever found
An Australian museum organization says it has acquired one of the most complete and finely preserved Triceratops skeletons ever found.
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 20, 5:44pm - - Exxon faces $20 billion hit from 'epic failure' of a decade ago
ExxonMobil's nightmarish 2020 just got worse.
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 20, 5:08pm - - Australia is out of recession. Now it needs to avoid a trade war with China
Australia's economy is growing again after the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into its first recession in three decades.
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 20, 9:08am - - Apple faces lawsuits in Europe over slowing down older iPhones
Apple is facing new legal action in Europe over its controversial practice of slowing down older iPhones.
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 20, 1:33pm - - 25,000 jobs at risk as Debenhams closure follows Topshop collapse
Debenhams, Britain's biggest department store chain, is permanently closing its UK operations.
- 3 days ago 1 Dec 20, 2:20pm - - Craft breweries are turning unsold beer into gin
This was going to be a big year for Japan. With the Summer Olympics due to be hosted in Tokyo, the island nation expected 40 million tourists to grace its shores.
- 42 days ago 23 Oct 20, 4:55am - - US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here's why it matters
If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study.
- 18 Sep 19, 4:44pm - - Miami's Little Haiti wasn't a target for developers. Until the seas started to rise- 12 Jul 19, 3:14pm -
- How rich people could help save the planet from the climate crisis
Rich people don't just have bigger bank balances and more lavish lifestyles than the rest of us -- they also have bigger carbon footprints.
- 12 Jul 19, 9:20am - - Spectacular eight-mile frieze of Ice Age beasts found
Thousands of rock art pictures depicting huge Ice Age creatures such as mastodons have been revealed by researchers in the Amazon rainforest.
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 20, 6:51pm - - Lying down and vomiting between courses: This is how Ancient Romans would feast
Imagine, if you will, the most glorious festive feast, with an oversize turkey, stuffing two ways, holiday ham, the requisite fixings and at least half a dozen pies and cakes. That may all sound grand -- that is, until you consider the extravagant di…
- 9 days ago 25 Nov 20, 11:31am - - Unseen photos of America's early 'working girls'
Women in sexual professions have always distinguished themselves from other women, from the mores of the time, by pushing the boundaries of style. The most celebrated concubines and courtesans in history set the trends in their respective courts. The…
- 29 Nov 18, 11:40am - - An inmate wrote to a famous photographer. Their letters, and friendship, became a collaborative project
This past January, photographer Alec Soth received a letter in the mail at his studio in St. Paul, sent from the Minnesota Correctional Facility just north of him in Rush City.
- 11 days ago 23 Nov 20, 8:48pm - - 8 houses built in impossible places
Architecture can flirt with nature in expressive yet subtle ways. The idea in architecture is often to harmonize, not dominate, the landscapes. This can prove a challenge, however, when faced with steep slopes, cliff faces and mountainsides.
- 23 Jan 20, 11:05pm - - When beauty products were radioactive
A miracle cream was launched in Paris in 1933. Billed as a "scientific beauty product," it promised to improve circulation, firm muscle tissue, reduce fat and smooth wrinkles. It was part of a line of cosmetics called Tho-Radia -- after thorium and r…
- 9 Mar 20, 1:17am - - 'World's deepest' swimming pool opens
Scuba divers can plunge to brand new depths without setting foot in the ocean thanks to a multi-million dollar facility that's just opened in Poland.
- 2 days ago 2 Dec 20, 4:56pm - - Yet another Italian village is selling $1 houses
You wait a while for a house that's practically given away to you, and then three come along at once.
- 4 days ago 30 Nov 20, 2:57pm - - Runestones open gateway to ancient Viking civilization
Drive north of the Swedish capital for about half an hour and you'll reach the lakeside district of Vallentuna, a pleasant community with cobblestone churches, picnic areas and playgrounds.
- 8 days ago 26 Nov 20, 1:18pm - - Inside Singapore's legal red-light district
"Ok, now we're about to walk past a corner selling sex drugs, see if you can spot the different pills."
- 9 days ago 25 Nov 20, 12:36am - - Why Christopher Walken's Irish accent went so wrong
"Welcome to Ireland," intones Christopher Walken over drone shots of lush green farmland, his unique halting speech patterns -- New York via the moon -- only occasionally troubled by the mangled specter of a County Mayo lilt.
- 11 days ago 23 Nov 20, 5:32pm - - How a Covid-19 vaccine could change travel for good
It was the good news that gave the world hope.
- 18 days ago 16 Nov 20, 12:12pm - - How California prisoners raised $30K for a high school student in need
It's hard to imagine two more different places than an elite private school and California's Soledad State Prison, which houses the state's largest concentration of men sentenced to life behind bars. But for the past seven years, the two worlds have…
- 7 days ago 27 Nov 20, 10:34pm - - A restaurant with a coronavirus scare stayed open because of the generosity of a neighboring barbershop
A New Jersey restaurant was able to continue operating during the pandemic thanks to the generosity of a nearby barbershop.
- 20 days ago 14 Nov 20, 3:25pm - - Officer responds to call about a fire at his own home -- and his children still inside
Imagine being a police officer responding to a call for a family trapped in a burning house fire, then realizing that the house is yours.
- 18 days ago 16 Nov 20, 9:57pm - - Are you a homeowner? Refinance rates at 2.34% APR (15yr).- -
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