Science & Environment
Diamond hints at vast amounts of water in deep Earth
A tiny crystal trapped in a rough diamond, blasted from 400 kilometers below earth\'s surface, indicates that there may be a lot ...Two Russian cosmonauts, U.S. astronaut head back to Earth
An American astronaut and the two Russian cosmonauts who carried a Sochi Olympic torch into open space are on their way back ...Suicide car bomb, attacks kill at least 42 in Iraq
Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber killed at least 42 people and wounded 157 others when he detonated an explosive-filled ...Climate change could mean more malaria in Africa, South America
British and American researchers predict that global warming could mean the spread of the deadly disease malaria to places where it is ...Possible breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS treatments
Scientists in the U.S. are calling attention to a pair of promising treatments that could lead to a cure for AIDS.North Korea fires two short-range missiles into East Sea
North Korea continued Tuesday launching short-range missiles into the ocean, as part of what Seoul says is a protest against U.S.-South Korean ...Nepal forces Everest climbers to clean up
Nepal government has ordered mountaineers climbing Mount Everest to bring back at least 8kg each of litter on their way back.NASA finds 715 more planets outside solar system
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has confirmed a bonanza of 715 newly discovered planets outside the solar system.Three dead, flights disrupted as Indonesia volcano erupts
A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia has shrouded a large swathe of the country\'s most heavily populated island in ash, triggering the ...US braces for another deadly storm
A deadly winter storm that has coated much of the southeastern United States with ice is moving up the east coast, taking ...