By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's first telescope dispatched to hunt for Earth-like planets that may support life elsewhere in the universe has lost use of its positioning system, threatening its mission, officials said o... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A grown-up "Hansel & Gretel" grabbed the weekend box office title, pulling in $19 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales with its reinvention of the classic fairy tale characters as fierce bounty hunters. "Hansel &am... [Full Article]
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A python hunting competition starting on Saturday is drawing hundreds of amateurs armed with clubs, machetes and guns to the Florida Everglades, where captured Burmese pythons have exceeded the length of minivans and weig... [Full Article]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Like his ancestors, Iraqi-born falcon trainer Abu Badr al-Anazi swings the carcass of a pigeon to attract a falcon released a few hundred meters (yards) away. The bird of prey arcs over the desert outskirts of Dubai... [Full Article]
Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count. (Source: The ... [Full Article]
The Mars rover Curiosity - the centerpiece of NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission - has 10 instruments to help it characterize the Martian environment and determine if the planet ever had the potential to support life. (Sou... [Full Article]
Many South African trophy hunting firms fail to meet industry regulations in a country hard-hit by poaching, the environment ministry said on Wednesday after a series of raids. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A team of scientists will reveal plans today (June 28) for the first-ever privately funded deep-space expedition - an unmanned telescope mission that will scan the inner solar system for potentially dangerous asteroids. (Source: SPACE.com)... [Full Article]
Norwegians who lost loved ones on Utoya island relived the horror Friday as far-right fanatic Anders Behring Breivik described in harrowing detail how he gunned down teenagers as they fled in panic or froze before him, paralyzed with fear. (Source: A... [Full Article]
In an unprecedented act of royal contrition, Spain's king apologized Wednesday for having gone elephant-hunting in Africa while everyday people endure a severe economic crisis. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]