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Pipes burst across Texas after massive freeze

01:40 See what thousands of people are dealing with after frigid temperatures in the usually-warm state of Texas have caused thousands of pipes to freeze and burst. Nearly 500,000 peop

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Extreme cold weather hits the U.S. state of Texas

(Scroll to the right to see more)Extreme cold weather has hit the U.S. state of Texas this week, leaving millions of residents out of power and water, becaus

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30 dead as bus falls into canal in central India

At least 39 people were killed when a passenger bus carrying 54 people skidded off the road and fell into a canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday morning, according to local

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At least 60 dead, 240 missing as overloaded boat sinks in DR Congo

Congolese security forces help passengers rescued from water after an overloaded boat sank in Lake Kivu, the Democratic Republic of Congo, November 30, 2015. /Getty At least 60 people died aft

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After raising $150 million in equity and debt, Nature’s Fynd opens its fungus food for pre-orders

Nature’s Fynd, the food technology company with a new food offering cultivated from fungus found in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park, is releasing its first products for pre-order. Pitching both

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ESA releases image featuring rim of a Mars crater

An image of a small crater on Mars released by the European Space Agency on February 10, 2021. /ESA An image of a small crater on Mars was released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Februa

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Giant 'turquoise ribbon' zigzags through mountain valley in NW China

00:36 Drone images shot on February 6 show what looks like a giant turquoise ribbon zigzagging through the valley of Kuruktag Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uy

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Scientists detect water vapor emanating from Mars

Korolev crater, in the northern lowlands of Mars, is filled not by snow but ice, with its center hosting a mound of water ice some 1.8 kilometers thick all year round, December 20, 2018. /CFP

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India's glacier rescue photos

Rescue operations are still underway following a massive flash flood caused by the collapse of a glacier near the Himalayas in Raini Village, India. Dozens are still missing afte

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Eight Britons arrested over hacking phones of US celebrities

'Sim swapping' is taking over someone else's phone by deactivating the victim's sim card, and then transferring the number.

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What is happening in Myanmar?

01:26 Hundreds defied bans and gathered, protesting the military takeover in Myanmar. CCTV footage showed a police convoy being attacked, while other footage shows police using water c

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Daily Crunch: Reddit raises $250M

Reddit raises more funding, Shopify expands payments to Facebook and a study suggests that the Apple Watch might be able to predict COVID diagnoses. This is your Daily Crunch for February 9, 2021.The

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Rescuers raced to free Indian construction workers trapped in a tunnel

People inspect the site near the damaged Dhauliganga hydropower project in Chamoli district in India's northern hilly state of Uttarakhand, Feb. 7, 2021. /Xinhua Rescuers raced to free around

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United Arab Emirates successfully inserts probe into Mars orbit

The space probe, named Hope or Amal in Arabic, is the first of three which are due to reach the Red Planet this month.

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Indian glacial burst: Pakistan expresses condolences

Pakistan on Sunday expressed condolences to the family members of the victims of a glacier burst in India's Uttarakhand state, which has caused massive flash floods in

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Bird's eye view of Hainan: A village on the sea

00:58 Xincun Port in Lingshui Li Autonomous County is a harbor for Tanka people who have lived there for generations. The boat-dwelling Tanka people are known as "sea n

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Installation of semi-submersible energy facility starts in south China

02:20 A 100,000-metric-tonne deep-water semi-submersible oil production and storage facility on Saturday arrived at a gas field off south China's island province of Hainan and started