EARTH

Most people haven’t thought about earth science since high school geography class; that is, until the world’s volcanoes began closing the skies and wreaking havoc on our global world. Here's a look at the ten most active volcanoes on Earth.

According to reports, both French and Moroccan authorities have launched an investigation into allegations that a former French government minister participated in a sexual orgy with underage boys in Morocco.

The biggest solar flare in four years is moving towards Earth at a rate of at 1400 km/s and is expected to reach early June 9.

The strongest solar flare seen in five years erupted from the Sun on early Tuesday, and is heading towards the Earth which could cause radio, satellite interference and auroral displays on Thursday.

A biggest solar flare in four years erupted from the Sun on early Tuesday, which is heading towards Earth and could disrupt power grids and satellites. The flare was a different kind as it started out slow, then the sun blasted it off like a volcanic eruption.

An unusual, medium-sized solar flare has erupted from the sun, observed by a NASA space observatory on Tuesday.

A solar flare that erupted on Tuesday in the Sun is heading towards the Earth and could disrupt power grids and satellites. The flare, which is backed by a small radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME), might stimulate auroras on Thursday.

High-latitude sky watchers should be on alert for auroras on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, when coronal mass ejection (CME) from solar flare observed on Tuesday glance at Earth's magnetic field, NASA said in a statement.

Scientists were successful in trapping antimatter for over 16 minutes, long enough to begin to study their properties in detail.

WED is on Sunday June 5. Here's a look at some of the celebrations in the host country India and across the globe, as well as tips on how you can get involved.

Russian spy Anna Chapman has taken over as editor–in–chief of a new business magazine, five months after launching a TV show, giving a new direction to her career that saw her deported from the United States last summer.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is at the Launch Pad 39A, getting ready for its targeted July 8 launch to the International Space Station, which will close 30 years of space shuttle program.

With 15 percent of the households possessing assets of $1 million or more, Singapore has the highest proportion of household millionaires in the world.

NASA space shuttle Endeavour made its final flight landing on the runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center at 2:34 am EDT after the completion of STS-134 mission. Endeavour's astronauts gave a brief review during STS-134 crew news conference.

Space shuttle Endeavour landed for the final time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center after 248 orbits around Earth and a journey of 6,510,221 miles on STS-134, setting the stage for the launch of next space shuttle Atlantis.

NASA space shuttle Endeavour has landed for the final time at Kennedy Space Center after 248 orbits around Earth and a journey of 6,510,221 miles on STS-134 mission. Endeavour's next 'mission' will be attracting guests to the California Science Center museum in Los Angeles.

The 6-member crew of space shuttle Endeavour began its two-day journey back to the Earth from the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday 11:55 pm (EDT) after delivering a $2 billion payload - Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector or a cosmic ray detector - and a pallet of spare parts intended to tide over the orbital outpost after the shuttle program ends.

Milky Way galaxy, the home galaxy of the Solar System, and of Earth, belongs to a rare subset among the billions that populate the cosmos.

Moon has more water than previously thought, according to a new study by NASA-funded researchers.

The United States will help Japan as it copes with the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, and tries to rebuild its state, President Barack Obama said on Thursday, soothing a rift between the two allies over the atomic disaster.

China's State Council has issued a national guideline to promote sustainable and healthy development of the nation's rare earth industry.