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This may be Africa’s moment: Consider that mining may be one of the least of its many potentially lucrative assets and attributes.

According to a new study, soot produced during rapid industrialization caused the abrupt retreat of mountain glaciers after 1850.

Researchers believe a large space probe could deflect an asteroid away from Earth thus avoiding a potential catastrophe.

Big retailers like Wal-Mart and Carrefour are looking to take advantage of Africa's increasing wealth.

A satellite imagery company is tracking humanitarian crises in Africa, getting hard-to-reach data that could save lives.

Acid pollution is having a surprising effect on many U.S. waterways, a new study finds.

The size of the minimum ice extent of the Arctic has been diminishing at a rapid pace over the last few years, and the trend continues.

As wildfire incidents have continued to increase over the past few years, the work of NASA's fire watching satellites has increased as well.

Foreign tourist numbers in Beijing and elsewhere in China have declined following widely publicized smog problems in January.

Greenhouse gas emissions could lead to an ice-free Arctic as early as 2054 according to a new study.

A draft law that is intended to help the country's farmers may instead cripple them.

NASA has created a visual map of all of the 1,397 potentially hazardous asteroids surrounding the Earth.

Kansas residents believe a 90-foot-deep sinkhole that appeared overnight was an act of God.

Severe widespread lead poisoning in Bagega was discovered in 2010, but cleanup measures only began in February 2013.

Spain's economy barely contracted in the second quarter, possibly auguring an end to the country's four-year recession.

For EU consumers, a few black spots can spoil it all.

California’s singing tree frogs face a growing threat from pesticides used on the state’s farms.

Methane emissions, caused by shrinking sea ice in the Arctic, could come with a global price tag of $60 trillion, a new study reveals.

China's manufacturing sector registered yet another drop, sparking concerns over the extended slowdown while giving strength to stimulus hopes.

NASA released its official photos of Earth. The photos were taken from Saturn (by the Cassini spacecraft) and from Mercury (by the Messenger spacecraft).

Cuba says N. Korean ship is carrying sugar, and obsolete rockets and military aircraft on their way to the Asian nation for repairs.