The Tsunami generated by the powerful earthquake that shook Japan on March 11 sent waves an entire hemisphere away that sliced off about 50 square miles of icebergs in Antarctica that were twice the surface area of Manhattan, NASA scientists say. Kelly Brunt, a cryosphere specialist at Goddard Space Flight Center, and her colleagues were able to link the calving of icebergs from the Sulzberger Ice Shelf in Antarctica following tsunami that sent waves 8,100 miles away.
NASA scientists were able to observe for the first time the powerful force of an earthquake as it calved off large icebergs a full hemisphere away from the epicenter.
A judge Monday refused to release former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko from police detention, increasing political tension around her trial on a charge of abuse of office.
Vibrations from the devastating earthquake that hit Japan in March 2011, triggering a massive tsunami, had almost reached the outer space, a new study has revealed.
Outback Australian farmers - hardened from dealing with extreme weather, fires and pests - now have to wrestle with modern trading tools and technology after a tough day tilling the land as they adapt to the rigors of a deregulated market.
Ashton Carter nominated by Obama as new deputy secretary of defense.
The saga that is the Yulia Tymoshenko case continues
Both sides are vehemently vocal at the corruption trial of Tymoshenko in the Ukrainian capital.
China is building two aircraft carriers as part of a military modernization program that is causing concern among other Asian countries, sources said on Wednesday.
Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has caused potential embarrassment for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by describing him as worthy of respect and one of the two men he would most like to meet.
Singer was reportedly wearing her wedding ring
Since supercouple, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced their split last Friday, they have been spotlighted by many media outlets on what went wrong and what will happen next.
Jennifer Lopez's divorce with her husband of seven years, Marc Anthony, has started the rumor mills about the new guy in her life. Rumors suggest that J.Lo is getting too cozy with her 'I'm into you' co-star William Levy.
Guessing as to who is the next guy in Jeniffer Lopez's life?
Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony are getting divorced.
Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony are getting divorced.
The 2011 ESPY Awards took place Wednesday in Los Angeles and tennis beauty Maria Sharapova looked stunning!
China could begin testing its first aircraft carrier within weeks and is developing more advanced satellites Reuters reports.
Visitors to a Ukraine zoo will now have double the opportunity to get bitten by a snake, as an albino two-headed garter snake has taken up residence. The three-year old snake, originally from Switzerland, is the only in the world of its kind: There is at least one other known two-headed snake, but Mince as he is called is the only one without pigmentation.Mince's second head isn't just for show: Each head has its own brain.In 2000, a two-headed snake named We earned...
A survey of four locations in Fukushima city, outside the nuclear evacuation zone, has showed soil radiation above levels that has prompted evacuation of pregnant women and children from the city.
China will reform its export of rare earths based in part on World Trade Organization rules, state media reported on Wednesday, a day after the global trade governing body ruled against its curbs on exports.
Emerging market debt issuance has soared in the first six months of 2011, driven by heavy corporate bond volumes and flying in the face of debt problems in the developed world, but risk aversion may erode demand in the second half.