Twenty years on from a concert that I watched live on TV, as I did this one last night, I was moved by the sight and sound, not of the latest pop-rock star, but a frail, old man helped on to stage but speaking still,...
Here's an odd discovery: mountains that experience heavy rainfall actually grow because of it, scientists say. My first guess was that it was due to a build-up of plant life and compacting soil over millions of...
A moderately strong earthquake has rocked New Zealand's southern region, but there are no immediate reports of injury or damage. " Government-owned geological agency says the magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit at...
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" A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is perfectly dry.Using...
It was a mission that began over 30 years ago, and still continues in a very real way today - Apollo 15's moon landing mission. In 1971, two astronauts spent three days on the surface of the moon, collecting data and most importantly - lunar surface material. 37 years later,...
"Fancy a gentle paddle down the Thames? Or a splash about in the Norfolk Broads? Or maybe something a bit more bracing?Like a 120ft vertical drop, straight down the front of a churning, thundering, pounding waterfall...
Rioting broke out in Seoul, South Korea today as demonstrators marching against Seoul's decision to continue importing US beef clashed with police."Clashes broke out after more than 15,000 protesters headed toward...
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The potential for the 'quake lake' - a lake in China whose dam was threatened by the earthquake there - to flood has been removed, according to the Chinese government."Evacuees headed down from temporary camps Wednesday after Chinese authorities declared the flood threat over...
The Chinese government is reporting that the "quake lake" in Sichuan province is finally draining, after heightened concerns over the past few days that it would cause flooding."China says the water level in the Tangjiashan quake-lake in southwestern Sichuan province is...
"Grubby little Paul Burrell who once style himself “Diana's Rock” will again profit from her memory by flogging gems on US shopping TV to unwitting Americans. Sadly our cousins across the pond simply have not yet...
"A BRITISH couple who went missing while scuba diving described yesterday howthey swam and and floated for 12 hours in shark-infested waters only toscramble ashore on a desert island inhabited by 10ft-long komodo...
European feral rabbits can pose danger to agricultural communities. Kelowna, in response to their immediate problem, looked to outside sources for help."Kelowna city council has contracted a company to eliminate its...
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At least eight people were killed and 72 reported injured after a bomb went off in a packed passenger car in Colombo after three bombs were found and diffused on transit over the weekend.Authorities had been warning...
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Video shows front end of storm "Cosme" starting to whip Zambales and Bataan at the west coast of Central Luzon." MANILA, Philippines -- The death toll in the aftermath of tropical storm "Cosme" (international...
Huge Landslide has killed 12 construction workers in Kashmir in India. Workers got buried under two lorries." Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say at least a dozen labourers are feared killed in a huge landslide. The men were trapped under rocks and earth in...