Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles
A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had ...
Alaska volcano continues to erupt, with lava, ash
A remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing ash clouds and a lava fountain several hundred feet (more than 100 meters) into the air.
UK officials: BP not seeking gov't help with spill
British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in ...
Prince Harry tours storm-damaged NJ shore
Britain's Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel and construction ...
No plea bargain for captain in Italian shipwreck
Italian prosecutors on Tuesday rejected a plea bargain bid by the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off Italy last year, ...
Kenyan protesters release pigs over parliament pay
Nearly three dozen piglets were released and animal blood spilled Tuesday at an entrance to Kenya's parliament as civil society activists protested ...
UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world
The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted ...
2 new viruses could both spark global outbreaks
Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle ...
UN says: why not eat more insects?
The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible ...
Project to track megacities' carbon footprints
Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other ...
Project aims to track big city carbon footprints
Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and ...
Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter ...
Search ends for 2 Australians lost off cruise ship
Two Australians plunged off a cruise ship into the ocean despite higher-than-required railings to prevent accidental falls, the cruise company said ...
London Zoo seeks female mate for near-extinct fish
The London Zoo is urgently seeking a female mate for the last-known males of a critically endangered fish species. Zoo officials say the Mangarahara ...
UK budget airline to test ash cloud detector
A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to ...
Jihadi peril makes its way to Tunisia
The hunt for al-Qaida-linked militants in a mountainous region near Tunisia's borders with Algeria in recent days has raised alarm that the birthplace ...
UN predicts boom in trade of 'green' products
The U.N.'s environment agency says the global market for low-carbon and environment-friendly goods and services is projected to almost triple to $2.
China and India's rivalry extends to the Arctic
While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging giants ...
Philippine volcano spews rocks, killing 5 climbers
One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes rumbled to life Tuesday, spewing room-sized rocks toward nearly 30 surprised climbers, killing five and ...
Beyonce reigns as forest queen in animated 'Epic'
Beyonce loved voicing Queen Tara in the new children's movie "Epic" — at least once she stopped crying. Queen B has gone from pop royalty to screen ...
German WWII bomber to be salvaged off UK coast
A famous German World War II bomber nicknamed "the flying pencil" has spent decades submerged in the English Channel after being shot down in the ...
UN says 2012 was 9th-hottest year since 1850
The World Meteorological Organization says last year was the ninth-warmest since record-keeping began in 1850, despite the cooling effect of the ...
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