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UN urges urgent action on oceans

Arctic sea level dips as global waters rise

Arctic shipping coming soon, U.S. expert says

Melting ice threatens Canadian sovereignty over Arctic waters

Thawing permafrost could unleash tons of carbon

Philippines prepares evacuation plans near Mount Bulusan volcano

Don't panic, Negrenses told as Philippines Kanlaon continues to spew ash

Unrest in 4 volcanoes not linked says Philippine Government

Two trapped in bunker by Indonesia volcano found dead

Bird Flu Virus In China Makes 'Worrying' Mutation

Chinese Official says bird flu spreading among migratory birds

Reporter Hospitalized in Indonesia With H5N1 Bird Flu Symptoms

Bird flu information drive a failure says Indonesia government

Russia drafts anti-bird flu program for G8 summit

New Zealand Scientists import bird flu virus

Cuba On Guard Against Bird Flu

Canadian Businesses ill-prepared for avian flu outbreak

The Jews And Avian Flu

South African Doctors warn of worst flu in years

Large eruptions force fresh Indonesia Mount Merapi evacuation

Indonesians Trapped Beneath Volcano Debris

Philippines Mount Kanlaon also emits ash

New Zealand's central North Island rocked by 5.6 magnitude earthquake

4.7 Earthquake Shakes California

Indonesia confirms 38th bird flu death

Macao on high alert over bird flu concern

Grim realities of bird flu hit politicians in New Zealand

World researchers call for global monitoring of bird flu

T-shirt mask could help in flu pandemic say experts

Indonesia's Merapi volcano put on red alert again

Philippines Bulusan volcano's ash explosion forces school closures

More eruptions likely at Japanese volcano

Strong 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Aleutian Islands Off Alaskan Coast

Hong Kong government says 'very concerned' about Shenzhen bird flu case

1 million pandemic flu cases-warning for Ireland

G8 warned not to be blinkered by bird flu

Bird flu worries prompt new Alaska animal test law

PETA Tries to Capitalize on Bird Flu Scare

Cases Of Stomach Flu Skyrocket In Central Florida

Climate change a bigger security threat than terrorism new Oxford report warns

U.S. and Canadian scientists report polar bear cannibal kills linked to shrinking ice

Philippines Bulusan volcano spews 1 km-high ash column

Settlers evacuate from Peru's Ubinas volcano area

Indonesia lowers alert level at Merapi volcano

This means war: volcanic lake erupts in a riot of colour

Indonesian earthquake one of the worst, destroyed more houses then Great Tsunami, says World Bank

H5N1 avian flu viruses trigger worse disease in adult cells than in children

Human bird flu case reported in China

China issues emergency bird flu control order

Ukrainian village put in quarantine over bird flu scare

Hungary battles bird flu in domestic flock

Indonesia's Bird Flu Reports Underestimate Disease, Agency Says

Journalists Have No Power to Announce Bird Flu Outbreak, Ghana Agricultural Ministry Cautions

Cats could hold key to spread of avian flu virus

Mass Bird Flu Vaccinations Could Soon be a Possibility

Japanese Volcano Expected to Erupt Again

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano calms down  

Philippine's Bulusan volcano calms down

Japan rocked by earthquake measuring 6.2

5.9 Earthquake rattles Sumatra Island

Spread Of Bird Flu To Humans Only A “Matter Of Time”

First bird flu cases in northern Ukraine

Bird 'flu hits domestic poultry in Hungary for first time

New Bird Flu Outbreak In Western China Contained

China steps up bird flu controls despite lack of new human cases

Tanzania: Government seizes poultry from Brazil as bird flu threat looms

What business travelers should know about avian flu

'Hygiene better than drugs' in bird flu fight

Ice-age study: World thawed out at same time

Philippine president orders preparations for volcano eruption

Peru Villagers Flee From Ubinas Volcano

Indonesian volcano spews lava 80 times

New Zealand Hit By Quake Swarm

US businesses take no chances as bird flu looms

Pandemic flu victims face GP surgery ban in UK

G8 ministers state avian flu pandemic response principles

NASA shelves climate satellites

Volcano spews ash in central Philippines

Warning Of Eruption Issued For Galeras Volcano In Colombia

Quake, ash plume hit Mount St Helens Volcano In US

Indonesians defy warnings about rumbling volcano

3.8 earthquake rattles California

Bird flu human-to-human transmission probable in Indonesia says Government

China moves to contain bird flu outbreak

Highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected in Hungary, says EU

Poultry slaughtered in Niger bird flu campaign

U.S. agriculture secretary says test could spot bird flu in a bird in four hours

Bird die-offs in US not related to bird flu say experts

In a pandemic, where do the bodies go?

Global warming has forced animals to evolve already say scientists

Indonesian volcano sends thousands more fleeing

State of calamity declared in town following Philippine Mount Bulusan volcano

Volcano continues eruptions in Southern Japan

Plants 'Predict' Volcanic Eruptions Scientists Claim

Strong 6.1 magnitude underwater earthquake near Fiji

Thousands take Part in Earthquake Drill in Jamaica

Africa to Host International Meeting on Bird Flu Preparations

Bird flu tests are inconclusive on Indonesian girl says World Health Organization

Altered Receptor Binding in  H5N1 Bird Flu in Indonesia?

Bird flu incidence in wild birds falling in EU

Sentinel-Chicken To Test Cleared Bird-Flu Areas In 11 Romanian Counties

US officials test for bird flu in arctic Alaska

Prisoners, Eskimos Mobilize for Alaskan Bird-Flu Surveillance

Geese Tested For Bird Flu In Colorado

Indonesia volcano throws hot smoke, spreads panic

Philippines raises alert over Bulusan Volcano

New study shows earthquake shaking triggers aftershocks

US Midwest earthquake could cost $60 billion

"Pacific Peril" Tsunami exercise shows subduction quake would cut roads to Washington coast

55 die in China's worst flooding in 30 years

Asian Nations Test Communications in Major Bird Flu Exercise

EU Commission gives up on bird flu drug stockpile

China confirms new outbreak of bird flu

New Suspect H5N1 Bird Flu Case in Indonesia

1.5 million birds die or culled in 2006 bird-flu outbreak in Russia

Bird sellers in Indonesia say bird flu does not exist

Significant Mutations in H5N1 Bird Flu In North Sumatra

Bird Flu scare devastates poultry industry Ghana

Billion dollars needed for bird flu in Africa says UN

US States Should Aim to Contain Bird Flu, Warns CDC, As Vaccines Won't Be Available

US Coast Guard chief urges avian flu plan

11,000 evacuated in Indonesia as Mount Merapi threatens to erupt

Volcano erupts in southern Japan; no reports of damage

New alert for New Zealand volcano

Allstate says earthquake models not accurate enough, cancels insurance throughout US

Indonesia begins massive immunizations in earthquake zone

China plagued by bird-flu coverups

Bird flu 'high risk' in South Asia: World Bank warns of possible recession from outbreak

EU health chief in flu drugs warning

Qinghai H5N1 Bird Flu In India

Bird flu has subsided in India says top official

U.S. states plot how to handle pandemic flu threat

First positive results for DNA-based flu vaccine

A Long, Hot Summer: Hurricanes, Bird Flu, Gas Prices Compound the Usual Hazards

New fears over Indonesian volcano as lava and superheated gas pour down slopes

Peru volcano activity has authorities preparing evacuation

Philippines warn of more ash explosions of Bulusan volcano

Philippines ups warning on Kanlaon volcano

Volcano erupts in south Japan

Top Officials Meeting on Bird Flu Strategy in Vienna

World Health Organization rules out bird flu in four Indonesian nurses

Chinese scientist urges improvement of bird flu control methods

World Health Organization raises further doubt over Hungary’s bird flu vaccine

New IBM service readies businesses for bird flu outbreak

US Ship quarantines passengers showing stomach flu symptoms

UN warns of conflict risk from growth of deserts

Global-warming skeptics continue to punch away

Indonesian authorities evacuate residents living near volcano as activity increase for 9th straight day

Indonesia Earthquake, 46,000 Wounded, 30,000 With Serious Trauma

H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic Phase Evolution

Indonesian boy confirmed killed by bird flu

Viet Nam reports no new bird flu outbreak for nearly six months

Bird flu donors are falling short on pledges

UN agencies face severe funding shortfalls in fight against bird flu

Amid bird flu, activists plead for humane US culling

First results of Russian bird flu vaccine trials expected in 2 weeks

Volcano torments Indonesia: Eruption and Aftershocks Terrify Earthquake Survivors

Wells, streams becoming polluted in Indonesia quake zone

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake shakes southern Taiwan

Grim Picture: More Human-to-Human Bird Flu Cases Then Previously Acknowledged

Phasing Out H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic Phase 4 and 5?

World Health Organization confirms teenager's bird flu death in Indonesia

Bird flu warning as aftershocks create panic amid chaos of Indonesia quake site

UAE conducts bird flu emergency drill with armed forces

Experts say U.S. is 'overdue' for flu pandemic

Bird flu threat fuels fight over large chicken factory farms

300-mile-wide crater beneath Antarctica tied to largest mass extinction on Earth

Environment groups lobby against U.S. ice highway across Antarctica

Balmy Arctic Stymies Climate Modelers

China reports shrinking deserts

Indonesia's Mount Merapi Lave Dome Swells 330 Feet In Past Week

5.2 Magnitude Earthquake jolts Iran, one killed

Allstate dropping most earthquake insurance nationwide in US

H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in Tangerang Cluster

Indonesia's Quake Survivors at Risk From Bird Flu, Agency Says

New Niger bird flu outbreak near Nigeria

Danish ducks had less serious strain of bird flu

EU fails to agree on antiviral stockpile for flu

Epidermal DNA flu vaccine shows promise in phase 1 trial

Scientists Downplay Role of Migrating Birds in Avian Flu Spread

Antarctic crater linked to ancient die-off

Mount Merapi spews glowing lava

Philippine Bulusan volcano acting up anew

Comoros volcano eruption over for now

3.8 Magnitude earthquake shakes desert town near California-Mexico border

'Rumbling' 3.6 Magnitude Quake hits New Brunswick and Maine

Allstate dropping earthquake coverage in Washington State

Bird flu kills 8-year-old Indonesian girl, country sees spike in cases

Two Indonesian children die of suspected bird flu

Nurse Hospitalized With H5N1 Bird Flu Symptoms in Indonesia

Java earthquake survivors at risk from avian flu

World Health Organization dismisses human-to-human bird flu spread in Indonesia

Bird Flu Foci in Romania Swell to 123

UN Agency Plans Bird-Tracking System to Monitor Flu Spread

Emergency Planning Underway in Lieu of Bird Flu Pandemic

Mystery Disease Kills Three In Namibia

Dengue Fever Outbreak Hits Texas

The 2006 hurricane season begins today — Is everyone ready?

Does cleaner air make hurricanes worse?

Studies Portray Tropical Arctic in Distant Past

Bush Administration Silences 'Voice of Salmon'

Stake claim to Arctic passage or lose it

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano spills lava and heat clouds for a sixth consecutive day

Indonesia quake death toll increases to more than 6,200

World's Scientists still at loss over bird flu spread

Fifty-four people in Indonesian bird flu quarantine reports World Health Organization

Bird Flu Explodes in Indonesia

Europe Must Ramp Up Preparations for Flu Pandemic, Agency Says

Norway brings in outdoor poultry ban to prevent bird flu pandemic

Thailand axes human vaccine trial planned with Japanese

Experimental flu vaccine bypasses needles

Contaminated water leaves 9 dead, 19,000 sick in eastern Pakistan

Britain's food under threat: Buy now while stocks last

Indonesia's Mount Merapi Volcano is set to blow

Authorities on high alert as Comoros volcano readies to overflow

U.S. lags behind world in developing quake early warning system

Indonesian boy tests positive locally for bird flu

E.U. says bird flu found in 741 birds in 13 member states

Bird flu hitting poultry industry hard, FAO says

U.S. poultry experts using Google to beat bird flu

China, Indonesia, Africa underreport bird flu says World Animal Health Organisation

Global warming boosts poison ivy new study finds

Indonesia's Merapi volcano spews heat clouds and lava

Comoros volcano eruption settles down - for now

Mount St. Helens shoots steam, ash plume into air

Indonesia Earthquake Leaves 5,000 Dead, 200,000 Homeless

World Health Organization to rewrite bird flu alert system to clarify what it regards as dangerous

Youth dies bringing bird flu toll to 37 in Indonesia

Six More Bird Flu Cases In Indonesia

Common Source for Confirmed H5N1 Bird Flu Cluster in Bandung

Confirmed H5N1 Bird Flu Cases Increase Across Indonesia

It's Not Bird Flu, It's Black Magic, Say Indonesian Villagers

Bird flu could become endemic in Africa

Cambodia struggles to alert villagers as bird flu spreads

Romania finds new suspect bird flu case

115 outbreaks of bird flu reported in Romania

Russia Starts Testing Bird Flu Vaccine on Humans

British Vessel Measures Record Ocean Swells

Good News and a Puzzle

Russia closes North Pole 34 Arctic station

Indian Ocean Comoros Islands Volcano Begins Erupting

Vanuatu volcano's lake turns red, leaving scientists puzzled

Activity at Mount Merapi volcano triples following Indonesia earthquake

First the tsunami, then a volcano. Now 3,000 die in Java earthquake

California will test an alert for quakes

World Health Organization confirms two more bird flu cases in Indonesia

Indonesia gets tough on bird flu, announcing epidemic law

Indonesian villagers blame magic, not flu

Romania reports more than 88 bird flu outbreaks

Bird flu continues to affect three West Siberian regions

Plan for sweeping flu pandemic powers New Zealand

Northern Vietnam holds human bird flu outbreak rehearsal

Full force of flu hits South Africa

Indonesia Hit by Big Quake Near Volcano

Strong quakes rattle Tonga, Papua New Guinea, no damage reported

Three more bird flu deaths confirmed in Indonesia

Romanian leader orders creation of bird flu centre amid rise in outbreaks

What Darwin has to say about bird flu

UK migratory birds suffer massive decline

2,700 dead in Java earthquake

Quake on Java Island May Cause Volcano Eruption  

Volcano-like explosion near Tamil Nadu-Kerala Border

Human-to-human infection of bird flu taking place in Indonesia says expert

World Health Organization invokes flu rules a year early

WHO asks Tamiflu maker to ready flu drug stockpile

World Health Organization confirms three more bird flu cases in Indonesia

Namibia puts citizens on 'high alert' for bird flu virus

Bird flu outbreaks multiply in Romania

New England states may hold joint bird flu drills

Researchers Discover Warming Earth Atmosphere Pushing Jet Stream Off Track To Profoundly Affect World's Weather Patterns

Three volcanoes in Vanuatu erupting - a fourth threatening

False alarm of massive volcanic mudflow from Mount Rainier continued for an hour

Humans Heading For Bird Flu Epidemic Warns World Bank

Two more bird flu deaths in Indonesia

Eight-year-old Chinese girl survives bird flu

Fresh Outbreak of Bird Flu Confirmed in Nigeria

Romania culls birds as avian flu outbreaks multiply

Bird flu outbreak registered in eight villages in Siberia

Bird-flu bill lets medical officers seize land, cars in New Zealand

Earth could get hotter faster than climate models predict say scientists

Some areas near Indonesia volcano now seen safe

Low volcanic activity may hide real danger of Indonesian Mount Merapi

Airlines resume flights to Venezuela after volcanic ash clears

Freak 50 Foot Wave Hits One Of Britain's Largest Ferry's

Powerful 7.0 Magnitude Quake hits Russia's far eastern region

Strong 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia

Bird Flu Deaths Climb as Scientists Probe Human Link

Iran reports 2 suspected human bird flu deaths

Iranian health minister denies human bird flu cases

H5N1 Bird Flu Cluster in Iran Grows to Five

Three new avian flu cases reported in Indonesia, 2 dead

Seven Indonesian Bird Flu Cases Linked to Patients

Bird flu continues to spread in Burkina Faso

Romania's Intelligence Service's Report On Bird-Flu Origin Unclear Says Prime Minister

German, U.S. scientists develop combo vaccine against bird flu

Expert sees bird flu not reaching U.S. soon

Where have all the icebergs gone?

Montserrat’s volcano threatens the region with tsunamis

Caribbean Volcano Ash Grounds Flights

More activity on Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano

Vanuatu volcano eruption declines says official

Earthquake jolts Zimbabwe

World Health Organization Chief leading bird flu effort dies after emergency brain surgery

Two more bird flu deaths confirmed in Indonesia

Indonesia probes possible human transmission of bird flu

Thousands suffer stomach flu in Pakistan

Bird flu confirmed near Bucharest: authorities plead for calm as quarantines established in Romania

Avian flu hits Denmark's poultry; FAO questions world strategy

Bird flu anti-bodies found in migratory ducks in Tomsk region of Russia

Bird flu hits three villages in West Siberia

Nigeria Investigates Suspected Symptoms of Bird Flu

China's ability to detect bird flu outbreak in poultry still too weak says World Health Organization

Entire Mississippi River Valley Declared "Dead Zone"

Caribbean Montserrat Volcano Dome Collapses Raining Ash On Island

Major eruption looms at Montserrat Soufriere volcano

Memories of 1918 flu pandemic haunt 21st century

Indonesia finds new human bird flu case

Bird flu cases in Indonesia raise questions about pandemic containment plan

Chinese vice premier says "not optimistic" about bird flu situation

Egypt denies new human Bird Flu case

Romania Confirms 25 Bird Flu Outbreaks, 26 More Suspected

Shorebirds In Alaska Tested For Avian Flu

Canada's north worried about bird flu

Avian Flu Figures High on World Health Assembly Agenda

Avian flu threatening to hit insurance hard: Companies scramble to transfer risk to investors

Scientists note stunning loss of Arctic ice, snow

Mt Merapi volcano still shoots out deadly clouds, hot lava

Undersea 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia

3.8 Magnitude earthquake reported in south area of Yellowstone

New charts show greater Seattle risks from quakes and landslides

Bird Flu Fatality Rate in Humans Climbs to 64% as Virus Spreads

Scientists Fear Bird Flu Virus May Have Mutated

One more confirmed Bird Flu death in Sumatra

Over 300 migratory birds die in bird flu case of NW China Province

Bird flu causes massive poultry death in Altai Territory village

Bird flu suspected in fowl in Bucharest

Two new bird flu cases found in Czech Republic

Spanish flu survivor's blood may help develop bird flu vaccine

We need double the cash to fight bird flu, says UN body

Federal scientists start bird flu tests in Alaska; some states not ready

China facing rising temperature, rainfall imbalance

Ecuadorians evacuate as Tungurahua volcano spews

Indonesia's Merapi guardian walks to placate volcano

2.9 ‘Booming’ Earthquake Rattles Town Near St. Louis: Region Sits Along New Madrid Fault

Two more bird flu deaths confirmed in Indonesia, takes toll to 32

Rate of bird flu deaths in Indonesia causes alarm

Egypt reports sixth bird flu death

Fourteenth Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed In Egypt

Denmark reports first case of H5N1 bird flu in poultry

Russia finds H5N1 bird flu in Siberia poultry

Four arrested in Romania for spreading bird flu

Experts urge Indonesia to pin down bird flu source

Indonesia Says Bird Flu Cluster Shows No Human Transmission

Indonesian pigs test negative for bird flu

Influenza B virus has hit Malaysia with a vengeance

States Unprepared for Bird Flu US Homeland Security Top Doctor Warns

Canada expands testing of migratory birds

New survey shows bird flu beginning to scare off tourists to Asia

‘Pacific Peril’

Ecuador Volcano Spews Gas Two Miles High

Refugees Return to Rumbling Merapi in Indonesia

Sixth bird-flu death in Egypt

Romania Suspects 29 Bird Flu Cases In Six Counties So Far; 10 Outbreaks Confirmed

Romania sacks chief vet over bird flu outbreaks

Residents halt Djibouti bird flu chicken slaughter

Symptoms of bird flu found in Nigerian city

Bird-flu cluster baffles authorities in Indonesia

Three Additional Family Members in Indonesia With Bird Flu Symptoms

Indonesia says no bird flu cover-up

Gear up rural areas to fight bird flu says World Health Organization

Discovery of poultry exposed to bird flu virus was kept from UK public

Balkans, ex-Soviet states need flu pandemic help from EU says expert

 

 

 

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Serious fungal infections of the eye on the rise

Blacks hear better than whites, new study shows

Astronomer apologizes for meteorite fuss

Wealthy couples head to U.S. to pick baby's sex

‘Living fossil’ rat caught on tape in Laos

Scientists create hybrid butterfly species in lab

Discovery suggests Australia missing link for crocodiles

Cuba’s tobacco finds use in vaccine purification

Supercomputer Takes on a Cosmic Threat

Half of Americans chilling out over global warming, but many hot under the collar about pandemic, terrorists

Sci-Fi Channel ponders 'Doomsday' scenarios

US holds firm on right to space weapons

Bosnia "Pyramid" Is Not Human-Made, U.K. Expert Says

Head lice 'are becoming indestructible'

Hawking Says Humans Must Go Into Space

Gigantic fireball spotted on galactic rampage

US man celebrates his 100th birthday with wife of 75 years

Miracle of John the Baptist's hand

Treasure hunters attracted to Japan's legendary Holy Grail

The mysterious Rosslyn Chapel

2 more polio deaths discovered in Namibia, 2.5 million doses of vaccine to arrive today

Canadian discovery stops Alzheimer's in mice

Indian Scientists Identify Cataract Causing Genes

U.S. scientists isolate liver stem cells

Scientists Invent Electronic Skin to Improve Robots' Sense of Touch

Mystery disease at Australian sugarcane farm results in quarantine

Frogs spreading fatal fungus, scientists say

Antarctic luxury cruises 'a disaster waiting to happen'

A Cosmic Coincidence Resurrects the Cyclical Universe

Here's where the meteorite hit in Norway

Space shuttle Discovery ready for launch in July

Search for India's ancient city

Tattoo nation -- the U.S. is getting inked

New Insect Species Found In Scotland

Coffee may prevent alcohol-induced cirrhosis new study finds

Beer Ingredient May Fight Prostate Cancer

US Doctors call for 'fat tax' on Coca-Cola and Pepsi

Brain-Dead Woman Gives Birth Before Machines Keeping Her Alive Are Cut Off In Italy

Genetically Engineered Crops May Produce Herbicide Inside Our Intestines

Origin of obesity may be in brain say Danish scientists

The last great mystery of Britain's Cold War

Brown Mountain Mystery: Lights, rarely spotted, spark lots of speculation

Miracle Or Mystery? Seven Year Olds Survival Story Could Be Both

"Seeing machine" offers legally blind view of world

A tiny asteroid looping around Earth for the past seven years is about to leave the neighborhood

Space is dusty, and now astronomers know why

British dig finds 17th Century table of Kings

New shark discovered in US waters

For the few people who have rare earth magnets implanted in their fingers electromagnetic fields are able to be felt

Danish Scientists found specific gene connected to asthma

Ancient Wisdom: Chinese extract may yield diabetes treatment

Carcinogen discovered in 20 percent of Canadian soft drinks

UFO Abducted UK Town's Residents In 1965 Says Author

Record Meteorite Explodes In Norwegian Skies With Power Of Atomic Bomb

Loud 'Banging' Earthquake Hits Scotland

US Spacecraft Mysteriously Slow As They Reach The Edge Of Solar System

Spain set to regard apes as legal persons

Rare dog flu sweeps through US kennel

Florida takes manatee off endangered list

U.S. climber quits Everest ascent to rescue mountaineer given up for dead

First Person Ever Windsurfs 3,900 Across Indian Ocean

Australian Couple Leaps 22,000 Feet Off Himalaya Mountain In Record Jump

JFK Library to post 48 million pages of documents, 400,000 photos and 1,200 hours of video on the Internet

Scotland's Nostradamus and the Queen of the Fairies

Maturity of Farthest Galaxy Cluster Surprises Astronomers

US Pentagon's Space Spies

Japanese space tourist to fly to ISS in September

Robot device mimics human touch

Prozac cleared by EU for children aged eight despite fears of suicide risk

Albert Einstein's brain was not only unique in its ability to process concepts: it was also physically different

Bright Fireball Blazes Across Minnesota Skies In 'Once-In-A-Lifetime' Sighting

Hand of John the Baptist arrives in Moscow

Rainbow that set the sky on fire

Taiwan, Japan investing in world's largest observatory in Chile

Australian Coastal Mounds May be Fossils of Earth's Oldest Life

Ball lightning – the mysterious slow-moving spheres of light occasionally seen during thunderstorms – has been created in the lab

US Government Quarantines Florida Fruit From Other States Over Disease Fears

Popular Blood Pressure Drugs Linked To Birth Defects

Rare California Millipede Found 80 Years After Last Sighting

Astronomers link human evolution, cosmic radiation

Magnetic field 'can boost brain'

The Magnetic Nature of a Mysterious Cosmic X-ray Emitter

Canadian Museum Flooding With Calls Over 'Blue/Green Object With Long Tail' In Sky

Earthquake evidence at ancient British cathedral found

Hitler's Berlin bunker to be marked with sign for first time

CIA covered up Nazi war crimes new documents reveal

Were Greeks 1,400 years ahead of their time?

Nearly extinct frogs found in Colombia

US biologists fight to save rare bird from extinction

California dogs test positive for dog flu

2 U.S. research teams attempt human cloning

US hospitals spruce up for bigger patients

Sad parents, sad children

Plastics chemical alters female brains new research says

Young Black Women Prone to Deadly Cancer

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NASA Welcomes Russian Help in Future Space Missions

Weapons In Space: How Can Russia Respond To U.S.?

US eyes next manned moon flight in 2014

New Satellite Provides 'Breathtaking' Views Inside Storms

'Green Fire' Meteor Lights Up Canadian Skies, Creates Sonic Boom

Traditional Family Has Never Been So Threatened Says Vatican

Native Americans recorded supernova explosion

Biological time clock ticking for men, too

Study says millions of Americans have 'rage' disorder

Chinese doctors remove baby's third arm

Ethanol Use To Account For 20 Percent Of U.S. Corn Crop

Don't Try This at Home

US Special forces to use strap-on 'stealth wings'

NASA developing space vehicle to carry people back to the moon

Scientists seek to answer big question: What's the universe made of?

A Cosmic Coincidence Resurrects the Cyclical Universe

25th Anniversary Of Discovery Of AIDS Is Monday

Genghis Khan held responsible for globalisation

Backing for baby cloning to beat disease

Physician Shortage Looms For US, Risking a Crisis, as Demand for Care Explodes

Chronic fatigue traced to mothers new US study says

Strict Parents May Breed Fat Kids Study Says

Clinical kitty: science comes up with the non-allergy cat

Sun’s past strength took toll on tropical glaciers, worsens today’s outlook

Farmers, environmentalists warn of Dead Sea's waning water level

Gene therapy works for cancer in mice

Cloned Mules Win Races in US

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Lost Dimension Yields Accidental Discovery

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Mysterious bug epidemic, cross between fly and mosquito, hit Portugal beach

Mysterious link between cancer in humans and the lifespan of a tiny worm found

Scientists wake up to the importance of an after-dinner nap

Ancient Calendar Unearthed in Peru

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Stone-age Basque language remains a mystery

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US Navy discovers centuries-old Spanish ship buried in sand

Longest ancient Chinese map to be auctioned

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Astronomers Get First Good Look at Near-Earth Asteroid

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Japan moves to end ban on military use of space

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The planet's largest UFO festival takes place this month

Mysterious red cells might be aliens

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Scientists discover 64 gene variants linked with lung cancer

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The earth is heating up like a meteor from hell and we're all going to die

Millions hit by lasting drought, fatal floods in China

Drought worsens in eastern Australia

Drought Affecting Plains Pastures Reports USDA

Public should help save water, UK drought summit agrees

Jordanian Officials, farmers warn of drought's ill effects

Young People to Combat Drought in the Caribbean

Global drought could spell big profits for corn

Gene experts say we are not entirely human

Painkillers 'double the risk of heart attacks' researchers warn

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Ancient Scroll May Yield Religious Secrets

Scientists Sequence Neanderthal Genome for First Time

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Virus that holds your computer to ransom

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Vatican scientists gaze at stars in Arizona

When Galaxies Collide: Supercomputers Reproduce Fluid Motions of Cosmic Duet

Scientists find link between plastic, cancer

Turkish scientists discover new immune deficiency disease

Flesh-eating bug claims life of UK boy

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Chinese scientists find 15 world-endangered gibbons

Space shuttle Discovery passes critical technical review for July launch

Finding a Fourth Dimension

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Hurricanes to Unleash Dormant, Hidden Power

US States Warn Civilians, Save Yourself During Hurricanes Because We Won't

China's "pyramids" in danger of collapsing new report warns

Scientists discover prehistoric cave in Israel

Ancient Female Skeleton Found in Rome

World's Heaviest Dinosaur Found In Utah

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Red rain in India caused by disintegration of comet new study says

Nearly 50 tons of mysterious red particles showered India in 2001. Now the race is on to figure out what the heck they are

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Third Largest Waterfall In The World Discovered In Peru

Saudis hope stones mystery will appeal to tourists

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US accountant has proof that he is descended from the Mongol warlord

White wine turns up in King Tutankhamen's tomb

Mysterious skin illness gains more recognition in US

Research confirms listening to music can reduce chronic pain

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Canadian scientists design defence from asteroid threat

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'Booming' Earthquake Hits Swedish Capital

U.S. study sees no marijuana link to lung cancer

Alcoholic drinks mixed with artificial sweeteners get you drunker, new research finds

Obesity rises faster in poorer teens, new research finds

UFO 'mystery' has South African town buzzing

Risk of asteroid smashing into Earth reduced

NASA's Deep Space Network under pressure

New space telescope sends back test shots

Web inventor warns of 'dark' net

Winning—and Losing—the First Wired War

Banana heading on road to extinction say biologists

Egypt to excavate Roman city submerged in sea

2,200-year-old tombs unearthed in central China

Death sentence for first Bavarian bear in 170 years

Family cats increase eczema risk in babies new study finds

Study finds trouble with coordination in seniors can predict dementia later

Staying physically fit prevents Alzheimer's disease new study finds

Botox effective for overactive bladder new study finds

Breaking up is easy to do — for a comet

First pictures from the map of the universe mission

Scientists use quantum gravity to describe the universe before the Big Bang

Pyramid unearthed high in the Andes was the New World’s oldest alarm clock

Painkillers raise risk of heart failure in elderly

Obesity Raises Breast Cancer Risk New Study Shows

New research suggests that diet high in dairy products greatly increase woman's chances of having twins

Wallaby milk gives scientists the jump on deadly superbug: magical liquid 100 times stronger than penicillin in combating bacteria

Stress Impedes Proper Blood Flow New Study Finds

Menstruation Is Fast Becoming Optional

Seeing double: brainwaves offer scientists key to unraveling how optical illusions trick the mind

China's capital under attack from twin plagues of termites and moths

Cloned Mule Trains For First Race In US

Fractured comet to put on a show: 73P to be visible starting Monday night throughout much of the world

UFO Reported Crashed Off Coast Of South Africa

Killer asteroids aren't just in the movies

ISS crew adjust body clocks before space walk

New meteor sheds new light on the universe

Scientists crack fusion research code

British Woman Dies Of Deadly Contagious Ebola Virus On Flight From Africa

Scottish scientists have discovered a "poverty gene"

UK Doctors Urge Down Syndrome Babies Mothers To Abort

Archaeologists exploring one of Rome's oldest catacombs are baffled by neat piles of more than 1,000 skeletons dressed in elegant togas

Signs of feeding prehistoric birds found in Alaska

European researchers build a world of 'software beings'

Red tide bloom hits New England

Cuts to NASA budget gut space research

Israeli mathematicians prove that it is quicker to board a flight randomly then with booked seating

French Scientists Find 'Living Fossil' Thought Extinct For 60 Million Years

Scientists find spectacular South American frog which had been feared extinct for a decade

Scientists find link between dinosaurs and birds

Britain should prepare for summer downpour of frogs and fish say scientists

How Rat's Brain Decodes Signals Received From Whiskers Revealed

Tens Of Millions of Britons At Mad Cow Disease Risk

Rare Genetic Ailment In 5 Kids Linked To One Sperm Bank Donor In US

Gamma Knife Surgery Now Offered To Children

Scientists find on-off cell switch in eye

Scientists spot secrets of SARS' spread

Super-Kamiokande Finds Structure in the Cosmic Ray Sky

ESA’s new camera follows disintegration of a comet

UK Pentagon Hacker Revels American UFO Secrets

DNA verifies Columbus’ remains in Spain

Scientists query discovery of 'Hobbits' in Indonesia

People In US Willing To Lose Limb, Eyesight To Be Thin: 46 Percent Willing To Give Up Year Of Life

Germany warns of alarming rise in measles infections

Brain Surgery Patients In US Alerted About Rare Brain Disease

UK Teenage girls are now more likely than boys to drink, smoke, steal and take drugs new survey shows

A vitamin a day doesn't seem to do much US panel finds

Viagra-Type Drug For Women Closer To Reality

China engineers snowfall to extinguish forest fire

Sri Lanka Putting Destructive Wild Elephants to Work

Apes Shown to Be Able to Plan Ahead

Fish killed as soft drink leaks from UK factory

Last chromosome in human genome sequenced

Comet debris turns on a spectacular display in Australian night sky

Giant Slab of Earth's Crust Found Near Core

Chile telescope discovers three planets

New solar system 'increases chances of finding life'

Bad news, America: World doesn't like We the People

Mysterious mummy is found in Peru

Early humans and chimps may have interbred to create hybrid man new study says

Monkeys are able to string together a simple “sentence” new research finds

Brown bear population grows along Iron Curtain

Dog Rescues Boy, 9, From Colorado River

Potent antibiotic found in South African dirt

Brain Scans Get at Roots of Prejudice

Cervical cancer vaccine 'could cut deaths by two thirds'

Merck to Urge Giving Cervical Cancer Vaccine to U.S. Children

Portuguese Teens suffer bizarre soap opera virus

Every movement, gurgle and chuckle made by a baby in the first three years of its life is being recorded by a scientist in the US

Mystery surrounds glowing green 'comet' that hit Australia (PIC)

Near Earth Comet Lights Up Australian Skies With Green Ball Of Fire

Comet fragments are just passing through

Looking for aliens on the Moon

Only One in Four Teens Can Name Broadcast Networks New Study Finds

Gifted six-year-old Mexican child has a knack for medicine

80-year-old Chinese Mystic Woman Eats Stones for 70 Years

On Ancient Walls, a New Maya Epoch

Tattooed mummy discovered in Peru

US researchers find 18th-century British warships

Synthetic Cannabis Gets OK-ed by US FDA

UK Man died after scratch from cat

X-rays fly as cracking comet streaks across sky

Aponphis Asteroid Could Hit Earth On April 13, 2036

NASA Issues Call For Papers On Earth-threatening Near-Earth Objects

Largest, 3D map of the universe is created

Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards?

Utah Campground Closed Because of Plague

Thailand scientists dampen fever over “alien droppings”

Feng shui sparks romance and travel trend in US

Fierce Resistance to Drug-Producing Rice in US

US and EU rule out new food laws to fight obesity

Genetically Modified food banned from Moscow schools and pre-school childcare centers

Bausch & Lomb warns world to discard contact lens solution over rare eye infection fears

Study Finds Airline Cabin Pressure Does Not Cause Blood Clots

UK male deaths from melanoma skin cancer rising fast

South Korea outfitting elderly, disabled with bioshirts

US Teens seek ‘safer’ high, get hooked on pain pills

Dog flu crisis hit US shelter director on first day on the job

Sacred Cambodian cows predict bountiful harvest

Sheep can self-medicate new research finds

US Museum Director Selling Apollo Moon 'Secrets' Sentenced To Prison

NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery to Move to Launch Pad

Scientists Create World's Smallest Brush

Amazon ‘Stonehenge’ found in Brazil

Americas' earliest observatory unearthed: Structure in Andes dates to 2200 B.C.

Comet break-up fuels spectacular sky show

Biggest map of universe reveals colossal structures

Fake chip storm rocks China’s science elite

Sales of canned oxygen to create fresh market for Seven-Eleven Japan

US Navy tries to curb suicides among sub crews

Designer babies? Couples flock to US to choose next baby's sex

Bullying Keeps Overweight Kids From Exercise New Study Finds

New US alligator killings feared as death toll rises to 3

Dog Flu Spreads In US

U.S. Army to Drop Green Uniform After 100 Years, Return to Traditional Blue

Buffalo to roam again as US to introduce 1st pure-gold coin

Kidnapping and mutilation of 2 US soldiers perhaps retaliation for rape and slaying of Iraqi family

5 US Army Soldiers investigated over killing of Iraqi family: Young woman was allegedly raped before she and her family were killed

 

 

 

Strange, Odd and Heroic

US Boy turns in knife to school but may still be expelled

Iranian police get stranglehold on fake wrestlers

5 Saudi women change sex

Spider-hunting nudist in Australia ends up with ring of fire

German Nuclear plant owners lose keys

UK Couple take their own lives hours after only son's suicide

'Let the prisoners pick the fruits' says US Lawmaker

Berlusconi recalls mystery séance to spook Prodi

Jesus prayers split US Military chaplain groups

New US Law Would Let Hookers Sue Pimps, Customers

Canada's WestJet asks customers to assume "winglet" pose

Fake Breasts Ruled 'Out of Space'

US Woman Finds Virgin Mary Seashell (PIC)

US Man Who Had Sex With Sleeping Wife Charged

UK World War II files show schoolgirl VD "menace"

Bumper crop of foreign brides in South Korea

South Korea having problems printing its own currency

US Atheists Sue Over Roadside Memorials To Slain Troopers

Cat Stuck In Wall Waves Paw For Help

Wealthy families urged to talk more about money

Drink-driver, 14, runs riot in UK court

US Company Sells Dog Thong To Neutralize Flatulence

US Retiree Drives Off Without Wife

Canadian province makes it easier to apologise

Easter Bunny-Shaped Plate Used To Suffocate Woman In US

'6/6/06' sky banner sparks concerned calls in US

Married man sues dating site for barring him in US

China decries Berlusconi baby boiling comments

Vienna launches "driving licence for dogs"

US Man Critically Injured After Walking Into Moose

Scissors Removed From Chinese Woman's Throat After She Swallowed Them

New Cellphone Services Put God on the Line

Indian told to leave wife after "divorce" in sleep

Sinkhole swallows up SUV in New York street (PIC)

What the bloody hell does it mean? Slogan baffles Japan

Venezuela President Chavez says arrows await "gringo" invaders

US Boy, 8, accused of sexual harassment

Cheney: If Democrats can lead, then I should be singing on American Idol

Saddam planned to deploy 'camels of mass destruction'

US Man Sentenced For Shooting At Toy Plane

US Lawmakers try to accommodate consensual teen sex

UK Man did not rescue child for fear of 'pervert' slur

Woman, 78, gets recruitment letter from US Marine Corps

Armless speedster shocks New Zealand police

US Church members beat, hog-tie burglary suspect

Thousands Of 911 Calls In Tennessee Unanswered

Oklahoma city threatens to call FBI over 'renegade' Linux maker

US Professor charged with swindling students

Fat Cat In US Nears 50 Pounds, Has 33-Inch Waist (PIC)

Italy Prime Minister Berlusconi jokes about war with France

Jesus Asked by Swedish Hospital to Change His Name

Up to a third of telephone users in Britain make calls in the nude

"No work please," it's basketball time in US

Fearful Castro 'has underwear burnt'

Painting Bought At US Thrift Store For $14 Worth Thousands

Brides-To-Be Riot Over Wedding Shop Closure In Ireland

US Man Catches Train, Forgets Baby In Car

US Couple Accused Making 3-Year-Old Fight

Dutch family taxed for barking doorbell

Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk

US teen survives ride in tornado

Dick Cheney's Suite Demands: Television Turned To Fox News, Diet Caffeine Free Sprite

Break the law and live by a beach in Norway

US Man Arrested After Asking Police Officers To Test Crack Pipe

Canadian film explores young boy's crush on gay male teacher

Image Of Jesus In Hurricane Damaged Drywall? People Claim Healings

Fit for warfare but not mail duty: US Postal Service rejects Iraq veteran because he suffered an ankle sprain

US Teacher made boy stand on chair, put looped end of string around neck, then kicked chair

What A Bird-Brain! Pigeon Shooter Causes Downtown US City Scare

Hero Dog Saves Children From Rabid Fox In US

UK Farmer sets sights on space, pays £114,000 to be one of the first passengers on a commercial spaceflight

Pulled over in Kansas? Get ready to show your license, registration — and fingerprints

US Woman's Hair Bursts Into Flames, Causes House Fire

US doctor killed by crocodile in Botswana

Russian woman survives fall from 11th floor

Cat In US Survives 80-Foot Fall From Tree

One third of French say they are racist

US Man's Toddler Son Wanders Into Strip Club

Wanted in Australia: Spies who love to shop

Six-Legged Lamb Born In Belgium (PIC)

US Father seeks right to cut ties with child he didn't want

UK Mother who gave birth after failed abortion sues

Air travelers seen losing 30 million bags in 2006

US Teens Partying To Raise Bail Money Arrested

US Man Faces Manslaughter Charge In Russian Roulette Death, Alcohol May Have Been Factor

UK Schools hire £160-a-day instructors to teach their children how to play

Humphrey, cat of scandal, dies

German Man Turns Self In After Leaving Wife's Severed Head At Gas Station

Life is happy in tax-free North Korea

Groom in UK killed on his way to the altar

Holy smoke! Chinese city turns cigarettes to medicine

Go directly to Guantanamo! It's Patriot Act board game

US Robbers Try To Rob Cashless Credit Union

Ex-snake farm worker kisses cobra 51 times

Man, 21, jailed for having disorderly house in US

US Drug agents fear candies appeal to kids

Bird flu pullout punishment from God says Leader of National Jewish Front

Now parents in China must use set menu to pick baby's name

German hotel charges guests by the kilo

Halliburton moves annual meeting to Oklahoma town

US Robber Wore Milk Crate On Head During Robbery

Pub ban on parents of truant boy in UK

Psychics to try contacting John Lennon in TV séance

Man Accused of Attacking Guard at CIA said God told him to apply for job

Flying Cow Leaves Two US Police Cars in Flames

US Driver Accused Of Intentionally Running Down Cow

Ireland to allow Jews to own armor after repeal of 825 year old law

US Man severs own penis, throws it at police officers

World's biggest burger weighs in at 15 pounds

US Airline screeners fail government bomb tests

New UK Law: Restaurants Must Permit Gays to Publicly Exhibit Affection

Bill Gates slams 100-dollar charity laptop

Turkey crashes through window while US couple watches TV

US Man Hits His Own Car Then Sues Himself

German court rules it's all work at office parties

US Woman Accidentally Sells Son-In-Law's Ashes

Afghanistan urges drug lords: Keep profits here

US couple gets prison for robbing 5-year-old girl

Man busted in California with billion dollar bills

Miss Deaf Texas killed by train

US Vandal Leaves $200 To Fix Car Windshield

Springtime for Kim Jong Il - gulags of Korea put on stage

Cosmic wanderer Doctor Who is back!

Bush challenges Slovak leader to foot race

House For Sale; Groom Included In US

US Motorcyclist Clocked At 155 MPH Jailed

Luxury cars are leased on public's dime by US Congressmen

Beer flows from house taps in Norway

Pakistan nabs 1,000 for kite flying

US Police Fine Wife For Snuggling With Husband

Police charge Australian driver with "reversing further than necessary" after 40km trip

The UK girl who was bullied for being tall

Hollywood Wax Museum Figures Go On Auction Block

 

 

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