Russian engineers have broken a red wax seal and 6 men emerged from a metal hatch beaming and waving after 105 days of isolation in a Soviet-era mock spacecraft testing the stresses space travelers may one day face on the journey to Mars. (July 15)
Scientists in Japan subjected a six-story condo building to a powerful earthquake in a test of building practices that could lead to better building standards and practices. (July 14)
A cat's purr normally says, "I'm happy." But a new study suggests some purrs send cat owners a much different message: "Feed me!" (July 14)
Bad weather has grounded space shuttle Endeavour.
Experts in Tokyo on Sunday finished assembling a replica of what they claim is the world's biggest dinosaur skeleton. (July 13)
Heavy clouds and storms have delayed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour.
A spate of lightning strikes near Shuttle Endeavour's launch pad, causing NASA to cancel Saturday's launch attempt.
Forty years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, realising one of the oldest dreams of humankind and allowing the United States to get ahead in the space race against the Soviet Union. Archive images of the Apollo 11 mission.
DNA technology is being used to trace African-Americans' family histories.
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Ever wondered what goes into making internet mapping sites like Google Earth? AFPTV goes out for a fly with an airborne photography team.
In the Western Ghats mountains range along the western side of India, a rare bat species and a unique cave ecosystem teeming with other wildlife are threatened by the planned construction of a hydroelectric dam.
Researchers are employing ingenious means to solve the haunting mystery of near-death experiences. Are they real, or just imagination? A British hospital is getting equipped with foolproof equipment to test people who are clinically dead, but then come back. A French researcher has developed his own methods.
Protected by the Endangered Species Act, Aleutian geese have made a spectacular recovery - causing serious problems in California as they graze by the thousands in farmers' fields.
India's government has spent millions to clean up the Yamuna River, but it remains one of the world's most polluted waterways, flowing through the capital and past the Taj Mahal.
In West Virginia, critics warn public health and safety are threatened by coal waste from processors that is stored in hundreds of slurry ponds or injected underground.
In a major discovery for the survival of the species, researchers have found huge numbers of endangered leatherback turtles nesting along Gabon's Atlantic coastline.
Greenery for floral displays can be bought from certified suppliers, protecting forests and local communities that depend on them.
Certified "green tourism" protects natural and cultural resources and pays fair wages to workers.