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Strong earthquake in remote western China
The quake took place in China's sparsely populated region of Xinjiang. It's not yet known if it caused casualties or significant damage.
February 12, 2014
What killed the woolly mammoth? New clues.
Ten thousand years ago, large mammals of the Arctic, like the woolly mammoth, went extinct. What caused it? Climate change? Disease? Over-hunting by humans?
February 10, 2014
View from space: Sochi Winter Olympic sites
A satellite view of the skiing and snowboarding sites for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
February 7, 2014
Video: Will this go faster than light?
Light speed is the ultimate speed in our universe. Why we haven't been able to build - or even conceive of - a contraption that goes faster than light.
February 7, 2014
Catch-and-release fishing creates too much trauma for some sharks
When a shark swims away after being caught by a catch-and-release sport fisherman, that doesn't mean the shark will survive the encounter.
February 7, 2014
Curiosity rover sees Earth and moon from Mars
Earth is now an evening "star" as seen in the sky of Mars. A closer look reveals a double world.
February 7, 2014
Places to go: Maldives is the world’s lowest country
Not one of its 1,200 mostly uninhabited coral islands measure more than six feet (1.8 meters) above sea level.
February 7, 2014
MIT theorists predict new forms of exotic insulating materials
Topological insulators could exist in six new types not seen before. The results could help provide insights into quantum physics.
February 6, 2014
Death toll climbs to 16 since Mount Sinabung eruption
Thousands displaced from their homes. Disaster agencies still mobilizing medical and social services. A thin layer of ash expected to arrive in Malay Peninsula on Wednesday.
February 5, 2014
Dinosaur discovered in 2008 now known among largest land animals
Bone structure indicates that it was a juvenile, estimated to be 60 feet (18 meters) long. An adult would have been much larger.
February 3, 2014
