A South African man who won the chance to be the first black African in space…
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How visions of the Moon inspired centuries of storytellers
By landing on the Moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin arrived at a place…
Small step, giant memories: Neil Armstrong's moonwalk remembered
Half a century has passed—but the moment Moon pioneer Neil Armstrong took his historic first step…
Quakes push Californians to prepare for the next big jolt
Shaken residents were cleaning up Sunday from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in…
Indonesia issues tsunami warning after Molucca Sea quake
Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck late Sunday night in the…
Experts warn of 'dead zone' in Chesapeake Bay from pollution
When the Conowingo Dam opened to fanfare nearly a century ago, the massive wall of concrete…
Mystery of NSA leak lingers as stolen document case winds up
Federal agents descended on the suburban Maryland house with the flash and bang of a stun…
Water system of medieval German city gets world heritage status
The German city of Augsburg was Saturday granted World Heritage status by UNESCO for its over…
Oil giant Total's chief announces new unit to invest in forests
The head of French energy giant Total announced Saturday that the company would invest a hundred…
In Yakutia, Russia digs for diamonds in permafrost
Diamonds are forever, and so is the permanently frozen ground of Yakutia in north eastern Siberia,…