Rare tornado kills 3 in New Zealand's largest city
An unusually destructive tornado swept through neighborhoods around New Zealand's largest city Thursday, killing three people and forcing 250 more to ...
Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy
Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United ...
About 350 die in Philippine typhoon, 400 missing
A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 ...
New stunning nighttime views of Earth unveiled
Twinkling city lights, raging wildfires and colorful auroras are lit up in new dazzling nighttime views of the Earth. The new images released ...
EARTH PHOTO GALLERY: Photos of Earth since 1960s
President John F. Kennedy spelled out the mission clearly in his 1961 speech committing the United States to send humans to the moon and back by the ...
Expert panel: NASA seems lost in space, needs goal
NASA, the agency that epitomized the "Right Stuff," seems lost in space and doesn't have a clear sense of where it is going, an independent panel of ...
Study could spur wider use of prenatal gene tests
A new study sets the stage for wider use of gene testing in early pregnancy. Scanning the genes of a fetus reveals far more about potential health ...
Amazon launches Kindle content service for kids
Amazon is launching a subscription service for children's games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices.
Mississippi River dropping slower than expected
A revised Mississippi River forecast offered a bit of a reprieve for shippers Wednesday, showing the water level isn't dropping as quickly as feared.
Astronaut braces for unprecedented year in space
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is already bracing for an unprecedented one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. He figures it will be as ...
Clashes over financing threat UN climate talks
The world's poorest nations on Wednesday called for significant financing to cope with the impacts of global warming, setting up a potential clash ...
Below surface, moon reveals a "shattered" history
The moon took quite a beating in its early days, more than previously believed, scientists reported Wednesday. This surprising new view of the moon ...
Review: 3 weather phone apps help you on the go
For me, climate change is a serious issue. No, I'm not referring to the debate over global warming. My concerns are much simpler. I'm constantly ...
25 top-rated Facebook games from 2012
Games can be both a welcome and an annoying diversion on Facebook, the world's most popular online social network. This year, Facebook crossed a big ...
APNewsBreak: Feds funnel millions into Gulf Coast
Days before a newly formed council focuses on long-term Gulf of Mexico cleanup, a report released to The Associated Press shows that one federal ...
Review: Sand, surf, blood in thrilling 'Far Cry 3'
The travel brochure that enticed Jason Brody and his friends to book their spring break-style trip to the Rook Islands probably left out the pillaging ...
18th-century French chateau razed 'by mistake'
Residents of a sleepy French village in Bordeaux have been left dumbfounded after discovering their local 18th-century chateau was completely ...
Blizzard halts traffic at Sweden's main airport
Traffic at Sweden's main airport came more or less to a stand-still Wednesday, delaying the anticipated arrival of some of this year's Nobel Prize ...
Group gathers mistletoe for holidays on river trip
There's an old southern tradition of shooting mistletoe out of treetops with a .22 rifle, or even a shotgun. Forrest Altman prefers a kinder, gentler ...
Poachers kill 4 rhinos in 1 Kenyan wildlife park
Officials at a wildlife park in Kenya say they found four dead rhinoceros shot by poachers in a two-day span. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy said ...
World Bank: Arab World hit hard by climate change
The Middle East and North Africa will be especially hard hit by climate change in the coming decades, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday, ...
More than 100 dead in Philippine typhoon
The death toll from Typhoon Bopha climbed to more than 100 people Wednesday, while scores of others remain missing in the worst-hit areas of the ...
Mars redux: NASA to launch Curiosity-like rover
If you thought NASA's latest Mars landing was a nail-biter, get ready for a sequel. The space agency on Tuesday announced plans to launch another ...
Powerful typhoon kills at least 74 in Philippines
Torrential floods from a powerful typhoon engulfed emergency shelters and an army truck carrying soldiers and villagers who were fleeing their homes ...
Yahoo buys more mobile expertise in latest deal
Yahoo has bought another Silicon Valley mobile startup as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to create more compelling products for smartphones and tablet ...
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