SpaceX's Dragon capsule on Friday made its final approach toward the International Space Station, edging closer to the climax of its landmark mission to latch on to the orbiting research lab. More »SpaceX makes final approach to space station
Greenpeace Wednesday accused the tuna industry of failing to stop the decimation of fish stocks, and called for an end to fishing methods that also accidentally snare turtles, dolphins and sharks. More »Greenpeace urges action on slumping tuna stocks
Climate researchers said Thursday the planet could warm by more than 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenheit), boosting the risk of drought, flood and rising seas. More »Climate scientists say warming could exceed 3.5 C
Argentine experts have discovered the near-complete remains of a new species of Jurassic-era dinosaur that stood on its rear legs and had tiny arms, according to a leading paleontologist. More »Dinosaur with tiny arms unearthed in Argentina
Less than six months after the world agreed to craft a new global climate pact by 2015, talks stumbled at a crucial preparatory meeting Friday as rich and poorer countries butted heads. More »Climate pact process stumbles as countries bicker
SpaceX on Friday became the first commercial outfit to send its own cargo capsule to the International Space Station, heralding the start of a new era for private spaceflight. More »SpaceX's Dragon makes historic space station dock
A "people's summit" of social movements set to take place here next month in parallel with the UN Rio+20 summit on sustainable development will draw nearly 20,000 people daily, organizers said Thursday. More »People's summit alongside Rio+20 to draw 20,000 daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Friday vetoed parts of a new forestry code that environmentalists say would lead to further deforestation in the Amazon, home to the world's largest collection of plants and animals. More »Brazil leader vetoes parts of law opening up Amazon
A long-running joust to host a radio telescope that would give mankind its farthest peek into the Universe ended on Friday with a Solomon-like judgement to split the site between Australia and South Africa. More »Battle over SKA super-telescope leads to split site
Australian researchers tracking life on the Great Barrier Reef said they have proven a long-debated theory that fish born in marine reserves boost overall ocean stocks by dispersing widely. More »Marine reserves boost fish: Australian study
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs plans to invest $40 billion into projects linked to renewable energy over the next decade, a company spokesman said Thursday. More »Goldman to plow $40 bn into green energy
President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday to extend tax credits for clean energy companies the White House says are responsible for some 37,000 jobs. More »Obama calls for Congress to enact 'green' tax credits
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse on Thursday took off for Morocco on its first intercontinental flight attempt without using a drop of fuel. More »Solar Impulse takes off on first intercontinental flight
China hit back Thursday at claims it was holding up global climate talks in Germany, saying the United States, Europe and other rich states were the ones applying the brakes. More »China hits back at claims it is blocking climate talks
The French media like to call him the "Indiana Jones of the graveyards", but perhaps a better tag would be the Sherlock Holmes of forensic science. More »Forensic sleuth probes fate of royal lovers
Activists on Thursday said they handed Brazil's president a petition with nearly two million signatures urging her to veto a new forestry code that could result in increased Amazon rainforest deforestation. More »Rousseff under pressure to veto Brazil's new forest code
The US company SpaceX on Thursday prepared for the climax of its Dragon capsule's landmark mission to the International Space Station with a high-stakes bid to latch on to the orbiting research lab. More »SpaceX readies space station rendezvous
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed safely in Madrid early Friday at the end of the first leg of its attempt at an intercontinental flight without using a drop of fuel. More »Solar plane ends first leg of intercontinental bid
Conservationists on Thursday slammed the "pathetic" fine handed to a Philippine farmer who shot and ate one of the world's rarest eagles, saying it could embolden other hunters. More »Philippine farmer who shot, ate rare eagle fined
A powerful solar telescope billed as the largest in Europe opened Monday on Spain's Canary Islands which scientists say will allow them to study the sun in unprecedented detail. More »Europe's largest solar telescope opens in Canary Islands