Science & Environment
North Korea fires more short-range missiles
North Korea has fired two missiles off its eastern coast, according to the South Korean military. It comes just days after Pyongyang ...Kevlar inventor Stephanie Kwolek dies at 90
Stephanie Kwolek, the American chemist who invented the super-strong fibre Kevlar used in bullet-proof vests, has died at age 90Ukraine faces gas cut as talks with Russia fail
Russia has cut off gas supplies to Ukraine after a payment deadline passed and negotiators failed to reach a deal with Russia ...Earth and Moon may be 60 million years older than previously thought
Work presented at the European Association of Geochemistry’s Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Sacramento, California shows that the timing of the giant impact ...Dozens killed in flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan
Flash floods have killed at least 73 people in northern Afghanistan, washing away hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to flee, officials ...Ebola death toll hits 208 in Guinea
Some 208 people have now died from the Ebola virus in Guinea after a deadly spike in recent days, the World Health ...Dutch forensic scientists discover how to date fingerprints
Dutch forensic experts say they have discovered how to accurately date fingerprints, a breakthrough that could one day let police date crime ...Sandstorm kills at least 4 in Iran capital
A massive sandstorm and record winds killed at least four people in Tehran on Monday, plunging the Iranian capital into darkness, knocking ...US unveils sweeping plan to slash power plant pollution
The Obama administration has unveiled a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants in the United States by nearly one-third in ...Russian, German and US astronauts dock with ISS
A crew of Russian, German and US astronauts docked with the International Space Station Thursday as space cooperation between Moscow and the ...