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First close-ups of Mercury taken by orbiter
NASA today released more of the first images of Mercury taken by a spacecraft orbiting the planet, including the first…
Video: Arctic weather too extreme for planes
CNN Video — Philippe Cousteau explains how specialty planes can take off but not land in arctic conditions.
Plutonium found on quake-damaged plant grounds
Some plutonium found in soil on the grounds of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may have come from its…
Quake-hit Japanese city in danger of dying (+Video)
You can see the survivors making the choice as they walk through the debris-strewn main street of Otsuchi in Japan…
POLL: Is Earth Hour worth the effort?
Saturday March 26th at 8:30pm is Earth Hour around the globe. Hundreds of millions of people are expected to switch off their lights…
Volcano-sparked fire threatens Hawaii wildlife area
A fire ignited by lava from the Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island is threatening what a National Park Service…
Beaches around NZ to get more dangerous
The weather may not yet be bad at many popular beaches around New Zealand but sea conditions are going to get…
Weather Video: Why nuclear fallout won’t reach NZ via the sea
Philip Duncan of WeatherWatch.co.nz explains why the sea currents are unlikely to bring radioactive material as far as New Zealand. –…
Spacecraft begins historic orbit around Mercury
NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around the planet Mercury late last week. NASA says this marks the first time a…
Equinox today – sun heads to Northern Hemisphere
Today is the Autumnal Equinox and at lunchtime today the sun was directly over the equator – and for the…
