World's clearest freshwater lake
2011-12-19 14:28:00
New Zealand scientists say they have found what might be the world's clearest freshwater body.
Cleaner plays 'Popeye the Sailor' for 30 yrs
2011-12-16 09:45:31
William Chavarriaga, 49-year-old cleaner at the Olaya Herrera Airport, poses as a cartoon character "Popeye the Sailor" during an interview with local media in Medellin Jan 17, 2011.
Climate negotiators struggle to reach deal
2011-12-10 15:01:51
The participants in Durban's climate change negotiations have taken on "extreme and contradictory positions," making the talks "really tough," the negotiators said.
World's tallest towers
2011-12-09 19:27:36
The Tokyo Sky Tree, which is under construction, will stand 634 meters high upon completion, and will be the tallest stand-alone communications tower in the world.
Drug reverses aging-related changes in brain cells
2011-12-08 08:58:16
Drugs that affect the levels of an important brain protein involved in learning and memory reverse cellular changes in the brain seen during aging.
Scientists find monster black holes
2011-12-07 07:25:40
Scientists have found the biggest black holes known to exist - each one 10 billion times the size of our sun.
Astronomers confirm 'Earth twin'
2011-12-06 15:18:16
Kepler-22b, the most Earth-like planet ever discovered is circling a star 600 light years away, a key finding in an ongoing quest to learn if life exists beyond Earth, scientists said on Monday.
Tokyo Motor Show kicks off
2011-11-30 15:01:49
Honda Motor Co's Asimo humanoid robot opens the top of a bottle to pour the drink into a cup during a news conference at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo November 30, 2011.
Microscopic worms might hold key to living on Mars
2011-12-02 09:45:57
British scientists believe microscopic worms which are biologically very similar to humans may be the key to helping humans colonize other planets like Mars by giving clues on coping with long-term space living.
Expert: Mexico glyphs don't predict apocalypse
2011-12-02 07:16:53
At least that's according to a German expert who says his decoding of a Mayan tablet with a reference to a 2012 date denotes a transition to a new era and not a possible end of the world as others have read it.
Tokyo Motor Show kicks off
2011-11-30 15:01:49
Honda Motor Co's Asimo humanoid robot opens the top of a bottle to pour the drink into a cup during a news conference at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo November 30, 2011.
WMO: 2011 one of hottest years on record
2011-11-30 06:45:22
The world is getting hotter, with 2011 one of the warmest years on record, and humans are to blame, a report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Tuesday.