American scientists have caught the biggest Burmese python ever weighed, and they are now examining the euthanized giant snake at the Florida Museum of Natural History, hoping to manage invasion threats posed by the species.
Arlene Paredes Aug 15, 2012
A manufacturing plant in Taranto, Italy by ILVA, Italy's largest steel maker, may be forced to close shop after a court ruling released over the weekend ordered the particular plant cannot fabricate steel while in the process of carrying out court-ordered improvements to its production line in light of the environmental and public health hazards it has created to its community.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 14, 2012
A manufacturing plant in Taranto, Italy by ILVA, Italy's largest steel maker, may be forced to close shop after a court ruling released over the weekend ordered the particular plant cannot fabricate steel while in the process of carrying out court-ordered improvements to its production line in light of the environmental and public health hazards it has created to its community.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 14, 2012
British scientists have uncovered 10 new gene regions where DNA changes are linked to Type 2 diabetes. The discovery brings nearer the science community of a biological understanding of the ailment.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 13, 2012
Queenslanders should expect another controversy to erupt soon as another safe sex campaign ads featuring a condom and gay men were posted on Sunday in bus shelters and billboards.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 13, 2012
Some people still doubt the Roswell UFO story due to insufficient reports on the matter, but a former Air Force official has recently stood up to assert there were actually two aircrafts that crashed on the site almost 65 years ago.
Arlene Paredes Aug 10, 2012
Scientists from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute of the Melbourne University had established a link between the heavy use of marijuana and damage to brain memory and learning capacity.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 10, 2012
After a week of continuous heavy downpour which flooded Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the sun finally shone on the Philippines on Thursday.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 10, 2012
Is Adelaide ready for an earthquake? A panel of four experts from South Australia will explore Adelaide's preparedness for an earthquake.
Lawrence Villamar Aug 09, 2012
The more than 300 millimetres of rain that the monsoon dumped on Metro Manila and nearby Philippine provinces failed to dampen the Filipinos' penchant for updating their statuses on social networking sites.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 09, 2012
Does Australia's love for sport making it sick?
Lawrence Villamar Aug 09, 2012
Despite the absence of a typhoon, monsoon rains which dumped 300 millimetres (12 inches) of rain in the Philippine national capital region (NCR) caused half of Metro Manila to be flooded. The amount is thrice the daily average of 80 to 100 mm of rain, the Philippine weather bureau said.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 08, 2012
NASA scientists celebrated Monday the first landing of its six-wheeler Curiosity rover on the Martian surface.
Arlene Paredes Aug 07, 2012
Despite the lack of a storm signal, torrential rains since Monday flooded parts of the Philippines, especially the national capital region (NCR). Hard hit by the heavy rains is Metro Manila where some parts are several metres deep in flood water.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 07, 2012
For the first time in a hundred years, New Zealand's Mount Tongariro erupted Monday night, spewing an ash cloud that spans one kilometre. A local witnessed and reported the eruption just before midnight. The witness said the eruption had created "a new hole in the side of the mountain."
Arlene Paredes Aug 07, 2012
The failure by the timber industry and environmental groups to reach an agreement on Monday would result in the Tasmanian government stepping in to resolve the impasse. The battle over the largest temperate rainforest in the region has extended to mining in the Tarkine wilderness.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 07, 2012
The Liberals in Canberra promised to repeal the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) ban on free plastic bags if they grab the territory's political leadership after the October ACT polls. The position is a U-turn from the previous stand taken by the Libs in 2004.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 06, 2012
"Grids supplying electricity to half of India's 1.2 billion people collapsed on Tuesday," reports Reuters. "The outage was the worst to hit India in more than a decade and embarrassed the government, which has failed to build up enough power capacity to meet soaring demand."
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 02, 2012
Nature is returning to Australians the trash they carelessly leave behind in the country's beaches. Reports said that over 4,500 pieces of rubber footwear were washed up in a Queensland beach.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 02, 2012
The cat is out of the bag, as more evidence continues to emerge proving that clean-up workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility in Japan deliberately covered up high radiation readings at the order of their superiors.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 01, 2012
The Blue Moon in August brings to mind the frequently asked questions about the cosmic event. Along with the questions come tales of love and deadly tragedies, and this is the case every two or three years, when there is an extra full moon in a year.
Arlene Paredes Jul 31, 2012
Using the half glass point of view, Opposition leader Tony Abbott insisted on Monday that despite recent survey results showing more acceptance of the carbon tax, many Aussies still dislike the $23 per tonne carbon price.
Vittorio Hernandez Jul 31, 2012
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to peak through the last nights of July, with the best time to look up to the sky before dawn. Here are ten things to know about the spectacular cosmic trails of light for stargazers.
Arlene Paredes Jul 30, 2012
UFO watchers gathered Saturday at a historical crash site in Kecksburg, PA as part of the ceremonies for an annual festival celebrating UFOs and other unusual sightings in the area.
Arlene Paredes Jul 30, 2012
Residents of South Canberra are opposing the moves of the National Capital Authority (NCA) to create an embassy row at a parkland in the suburb of Yarralumla. The NCA is eyeing the land on Stirling Park near the Old Canberra Brickworks, which residents said should be preserved.
Vittorio Hernandez Jul 30, 2012
A second survey in less than one week and barely a month since the Gillard government started to collect the controversial carbon price of $23 per tonne would put a smile on Prime Minister Julia Gillard's face and a frown on Opposition leader Tony Abbott's. The report by Nielsen, released Monday and two days short of the one-month mark of the levy, said opposition to the carbon tax has been easing. Similar findings were reported by the Climate Institute last week.
Vittorio Hernandez Jul 30, 2012
Four witnesses from two neighboring northeastern Texas counties have reported seeing UFOs within 48 hours. Three of the witnesses described the perceived aircraft to be triangular in shape. The four reports are seen at the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) reporting database.
Jul 27, 2012
A study of unidentified flying objects in Canada shows a record high number of sightings in 2011, prompting researchers to suggest further studies into the subject. In Australia, there appears to be a rise in the number of UFO sightings, too.
Arlene Paredes Jul 25, 2012
Western Australia (WA) banned on Wednesday coalmining in the wine and tourism region of Margaret River. The prohibition was made by WA Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore who declared a no coalmining zone which covers 230 square kilometers.
Vittorio Hernandez Jul 25, 2012
More information is the key for the federal government of Australia to reverse the voter dislike for the carbon tax, a study by the Climate Institute said.
Vittorio Hernandez Jul 24, 2012
