Science & Environment
Solar Impulse leaves Japan on delayed Pacific flight
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed "the point of no return" Monday after it left Japan bound for Hawaii, the most ...SpaceX rocket explodes after launch
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, following what was meant to be a routine ...Solar Impulse Japan take off cancelled
Mission controllers trying to fly a solar plane around the world cancelled take off from Japan early Wednesday because of weather problems ...Hundreds die in Pakistan heat wave
Nearly 700 people have died in a severe three-day heatwave in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, with medics battling to treat patients as ...Europe launches next phase of hi-tech Earth satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the second phase of a 4.3-billion-euro ($4.91-billion) programme to deploy new-generation satellites to monitor environmental ...Japanese plane circles over China-claimed region in South China Sea
A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea on Tuesday at the start of an exercise ...Chilean authorities declare environmental emergency
Authorities in Chile\'s largest city shut down hundreds of businesses and ordered hundreds of thousands of cars off the streets on Monday ...Heatwave kills more than 180 in Pakistan
An intense heat wave killed more than 180 people over the weekend in Pakistan\'s southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, ...Strong earthquake hits Chile
A shallow earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck off Chile on Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Nepal quake leaves remote villages cut off as rains begin
For the villagers of Sirdibas in Nepal, one of hundreds of isolated mountain communities dotting the vast Himalayan region, a trip to ...