About 30 tourists out to visit the breathtaking ice glacier known as Perito Moreno in Argentina's Patagonia region got more than what they came for when the ice started to crack and fell into the lake.
Australia is often reputed as having one of the most effective regulatory systems in the world for ensuring the safe use of chemicals.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed the success of its latest Landsat satellite launch on Monday, February 11, at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is the collaborative work between NASA and the United States Geological Survey aimed to carry on capturing images and recording data of the Earth's landscapes from outer space.
Members of Britain's Royal Academy of Engineering urged governments to be prepared for solar superstorms to protect their citizens.
Residents of San Antonio de Platina in Brazil were treated to a rain of spider over the weekend.
Detection of pancreatic cancer now becomes easier and more accurate, thanks to the breakthrough discovery that 15-year-old innovator Jack Andraka
The cash cow of the Philippine province of Agusan del Sur, the world's largest crocodile in captivity, is gone. The capture of Lolong in 2011 placed the once sleepy province in world map which provided income for the local government because of tourists.
With an average record time of 10.31 metres per second run, Jamaican runner Usain Bolt bagged the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, Britain. However, a Japanese researcher discovered that a sea creature could beat Mr Bolt's record at 11.2 metres per second.
The unexpected power blackout during the 2013 Super Bowl got even more mysterious. In a video footage available at YouTube, two strange UFOs with red lights were spotted hovering above the Louisiana Super Dome before the power was suddenly cut out.
While aspiring space traveler and adult film actress Coco Brown promised not to make porn movies while in space, it apparently excludes naughty posts in cyber space, particularly her Twitter account.
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has spotted another odd shiny small object on the red planet. Observers of Martian images are always on the lookout for something "curious" on the planet. This time, an image editor pointed out a bulge unlike any other amid Martian rocks. Meanwhile, scientists are celebrating Curiosity's first pouncing on its first Martian rock.
Britain's Science Museum in London unveiled on Tuesday in a special press preview the world's first bionic man complete with artificial organs, synthetic blood and robot limbs. Robotic Exoskeleton, nicknamed "Rex" is valued at $1 million.
A Bengal tiger mauled its American trainer on Saturday in front of circus audience made up of children and adults. Reports identified the victim as Alexander Crispin Suarez, 35, who suffered bites on the neck and subsequently died in a hospital.
Tsunami watch has been raised in Australia after a magnitude 8 earthquake struck near Solomon Islands Wednesday morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) issued a tsunami warning for the affected islands.
Reports on UFO sightings continue to increase in numerous locations on different countries. This time, witnesses from Riverview and Eagle Ford Shale shared their bizarre encounter with unidentified objects hovering above the sky.
Following the confirmation on Monday that the skeletons of King Richard III were those found in 2012 under a former car parking lot, speculations are rife that the next kingly remains to be dug up are that of Alfred the Great.
Researchers from the James Cook University in northern Queensland initially blamed furry coral crabs for the damage on the Great Barrier Reef, but they are now considering tapping the crabs to heal the corals from the white syndrome disease.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will make the closest flyby with Earth on February 15 but National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists assured the people there is no possibility that the 150-foot-wide space rock will collide with the planet. NASA will reportedly conduct a media conference on February 7 at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 1900 GMT) to discuss and prepare for the asteroid’s flyby.
The month-long smog hanging over China had been blown over to Japan's skies, putting another strain to the relations of the two countries riled by a diplomatic rift over coveted Senkaku Islands.
Gripped by a toxic smog pollution which doesn't seem to abate, Beijing will be barring fireworks on heavily polluted days in the lead up to the Spring Festival holiday on Sunday as part of a package of measures aimed at dealing with air pollution in the capital.
An anonymous Virginia resident witnessed the unidentified flying object floating above sky while conducting a video recording at around 4 p.m. on January 27, 2013. The footage served as evidence on the puzzling UFO sighting which was recorded at the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Adult film actress Coco Brown wants to make history by being the first porn star to travel to outer space. To show how serious is her intention to be known outside baring her body, Ms Brown paid ￡64,000 to be part of a private Dutch space mission in 2014.
In Florida, residents were recently stunned with strange unidentified flying objects in the dark sky hovering over the waters of Cape Coral. The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), whose mission is to monitor and study UFO activities, was quick to solve the mystery in the area.
The number of hospital admissions related to respiratory complaints has risen in China and may continue to rise as the country's residents continue to experience yet again another toxic smog pollution which is seen could be exacerbated by a prevailing cold front.
Today is not only the first day of February but is also the day set by the UNESCO as deadline for the Australian government to submit its actions as to how it plans to preserve and protect the Great Barrier Reef, or otherwise risk losing its World Heritage status. The Australian federal government had said it was able to meet the deadline, but the question still floats - were its submitted to do actions really enough to save and salvage the great reef?
With Iran having hurtled into space its first space monkey, South Korea announcing the satellite it blasted on Wednesday is now successfully transmitting data and North Korea which seven weeks ago likewise did the same, it is no wonder that Asia is now slowly transforming to become the world's epicentre of space competition.
“Alien base on the moon” sounds like an element of science fiction. But to UFO watchers and people bent on presenting evidence of extraterrestrial life, proof is everywhere. Consider a man’s insight to an old lunar photo from NASA’s Apollo Image Atlas.
It won't be long before fresh air starts getting to be a luxury item in China. In fact, a Chinese entrepreneur had already thought of canning fresh air, similar to sodas in cans, and selling them to his fellowmen as heavy smog again griped China for the second time this month.
Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) has been receiving phone calls from startled residents of Cotulla, Texas who reported numerous UFO sightings in the area. The organization claims that their experts can solve the mystery surrounding the unidentified flying objects recently caught on camera.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will fly by Earth on Feb. 15 in a "record-setting close approach," just 17,200 miles above the planet's surface, says NASA. The report came barely three weeks after another near-Earth asteroid had whizzed past the planet.
