The Dragon space capsule, which has launched a new era of commercial spaceflight, completed its first tests before its scheduled docking at the International Space Station, NASA said Wednesday. More »SpaceX capsule completes first tests before ISS docking
Radiation affecting residents in Japan's Fukushima prefecture since the nuclear plant disaster is below the reference level for public exposure in all but two areas, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. More »Fukushima radiation mostly within accepted levels: WHO
Europe warned at climate talks in Bonn on Wednesday that efforts to forge a new global pact to avert environmental disaster were in danger of floundering, and some pointed fingers at China. More »EU warns climate talks at risk of floundering
Biologists on Wednesday reported they had discovered a new sensory organ on blue, humpback, minke and fin whales that helps explain why these mammals are so huge. More »Scientists find new sensory organ in whales
Greenpeace Wednesday accused the tuna industry of failing to stop the decimation of fish stocks, and called for an end to fishing methods that also accidentally snare turtles, dolphins and sharks. More »Greenpeace urges action on slumping tuna stocks
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will on Thursday attempt its first intercontinental flight, travelling from Switzerland to Morocco without using a drop of fuel, organisers said. More »Solar Impulse ready for first intercontinental flight
Marine wildlife activist Paul Watson, currently on bail in Germany pending a decision on whether to extradite him to Costa Rica, vowed Tuesday that his campaign will go on even if he is tried and jailed. More »Anti-whaling leader says extraditing him won't halt campaign
Europe's beaches are generally clean but France is lagging behind other tourist destinations in the south of the continent, a report from European Environment Agency (EEA) showed on Wednesday. More »Europe's beaches clean, but France lagging: study
Street lights have an unexpectedly strong effect on insect populations, favouring some species while punishing others, according to a study released Wednesday that raises new questions about human impact on wildlife. More »Street lights disrupt ecosystem, says beetle study
UN climate talks are going nowhere, as politicians dither or bicker while the pace of warming dangerously speeds up, one of the architects of the Kyoto Protocol told AFP. More »UN climate talks 'stalled', Kyoto architect tells AFP
Opening a new era in private space flight, the US company SpaceX on Tuesday became the first commercial outfit to launch its own craft toward the International Space Station. More »SpaceX blasts off to space station in historic first
Nearly 900 dolphins that washed up along Peru's northern coast since the start of the year died of natural causes, a top official said Tuesday, citing a government report. More »'Natural causes' blamed for Peru dolphin deaths
After decades spent scanning the heavens for signs of life elsewhere in the cosmos, astronomer Jill Tarter is stepping back, and letting a colleague take charge of the quest. More »Famed US alien seeker shifts gaze back to Earth
Militant environmental group Sea Shepherd's leader Paul Watson on Tuesday suggested Japan was involved in his recent arrest in Germany, as he vowed to continue his campaign against whaling. More »Anti-whaling leader suspects Japan behind arrest
In less than 24 hours Lake Cachet II in Chile's southern Patagonia vanished, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed. More »Chile's vanishing Patagonian lake
Brazil said Monday it was working hard to stop illegal logging in Amazon rainforest land inhabited by the ethnic Awa people, a group said to be threatened with extinction. More »Brazil fights illegal logging to protect Amazon natives
A month before a UN meeting on sustainable development, civil society is taking issue with the gathering's approach. More »NGOs take issue with UN take on sustainable development
Just as wealth and social status are often linked to good health in humans, the animal kingdom too has its benefits for those at the top of the hierarchy, according to a US study out Monday. More »High-ranking baboons are healthiest: study
A powerful solar telescope billed as the largest in Europe opened Monday on Spain's Canary Islands which scientists say will allow them to study the sun in unprecedented detail. More »Europe's largest solar telescope opens in Canary Islands
Massive extraction of groundwater can resolve a puzzle over a rise in sea levels in past decades, scientists in Japan said on Sunday. More »Climate scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea
Engineers aborted the launch of a privately built spacecraft on a landmark mission to the International Space Station at the last second Saturday due to a rocket engine problem. More »SpaceX scrubs launch to ISS after engine problem
A Malaysian researcher known for finding new amphibian species said Friday his team had discovered at least one new species of frog in studies he said highlight Borneo's rich biodiversity. More »Malaysia scientist says found new Borneo frog
The California-based company SpaceX on Saturday scrubbed the highly anticipated launch of its Dragon capsule toward the International Space Station due to a rocket engine problem. More »SpaceX scrubs launch to ISS
California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight. More »SpaceX readies for ambitious ISS launch
Next month's Rio summit on sustainable development will discuss how to strengthen the UN Environment Program (UNEP), Brazil's environment minister said Friday. More »Rio+20 to mull giving UN climate body more teeth: Brazil
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