Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, wrapping up an 11-day mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
A vast coal field in India has become a polluting inferno, devastating the lives of thousands living there.
Researchers find more than 5,000 new species in the deepest parts of the ocean.
A NASA astronaut has celebrated the birth of his daughter from space.
Lisa Stark on the crib recall that is expected to be the largest in history.
Astronaut performed daring space walk while his wife went into labor in Texas.
NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk on Saturday (November 21) at the International Space Station that had been delayed after a false alarm woke the crews of the station and the visiting space ...
Advice on getting your money's worth for these big-ticket items.
With wild pigs running amok and destroying farmland and wildlife habitat, hunting these invaders has become a growth industry in rural Missouri.
Astronomers are constructing one of the biggest, most powerful instruments ever built, capable of peering far deeper into the universe and further back in time than ever before.(Nov. 19)
Southern warmth
A look at weather conditions in the Northeast, updated twice each day.
A look at weather conditions in the South, updated twice each day.
Three-day forecast for the entire US, updated each morning and afternoon.
A look at weather conditions in the West, updated twice each day.
Robots have carved a space for themselves in everyday life in Japan: some work as cooks or even receptionists... An exhibition in Tokyo, showcases the latest technologies. Duration:1:58
An experimental reactor that could harness nuclear fusion has yet to see the light of day, but preparations for the daring multi-billion-dollar project are well under way. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), backed by the European Union, the United States, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Russia, is expected to be fully operational in 2026. It is no less than an effort to reproduce the energy-yielded processes of the Sun and other stars -- which defenders say would be safe and c
With huge amounts of electronic waste being dumped in Africa, a company in Cape Town is making a profit with refurbishing and recycling.
In Grand Teton National Park, volunteers help to manage congested roadside "wildlife jams" and patrol campgrounds to avoid dangerous bear-human conflicts.
Living inside wildlife reserves in India, tribal people suffer from attacks by bears, wild boars, elephants and snakes much more frequently than by tigers and leopards.
A 315-million-euro satellite that will gauge the impact of climate change on the movement of water across land, air and sea was hoisted into space early Monday. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) probe will shed new light on how water circulates around Earth's oceans. Duration: 01:21