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Scientists hope harpoons can skewer space junk crisis

AEuropeansatellitelaunchedthisweektotryoutwaysoftacklingthegrowingamountofgarbageinspacewillusetechnologyasfamiliartotheancientRomansasastronauts–netsandharpoon

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Recycling route for war-ravaged Mosul resurrection

Around1.4millionresidentsreturningtotheirhomesinthewar-ravagedIraqicityofMosularebattlingtocreateaneconomicopportunityfromeightmilliontonsofdebriscreatedbyconfl

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Nine die in hotel collapse in central India

Ninepeoplediedwhenafour-storeyhotelcollapsedlateSaturdayinIndore,acityinIndia'scentralstateofMadhyaPradesh,localpressTheAsianAgereported.Tenpeoplewererescuedand

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Dozens feared trapped after factory collapses in India

DozensofpeoplearefearedtrappedordeadunderdebrisafteraplasticbagfactoryinIndiacollapsed.ThebuildingintheindustrialcityofLudhiana,inthenorthernstateofPunjab,fello

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All that glitters: Entrepreneur makes watches from space rocket debris

InthewildsofcentralKazakhstan,PatrickHohmannisonthelookoutforrocketdebris.Withtheideaofsellingwristwatchesmadeof"space-borne"material,Hohmannhasbeencollectingth

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Update | India building collapse death toll rises to 17

ThedeathtollinabuildingcollapseinIndia'sMaharashtrastatehasrisento17,while11otherswererescuedininjuredconditionfromtherubbles,officialssaidWednesday.The40-year-

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Fukushima: images show massive deposits, likely melted nuclear fuel

ImagescapturedbyanunderwaterrobotonSaturdayshowedmassivedepositsbelievedtobemeltednuclearfuelcoveringthefloorofadamagedreactoratJapan’sdestroyedFukushimanuclear

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World Heritage-listed island found to be most polluted place on earth

AremoteislandintheSouthPacificisthemostpollutedplaceontheplanet,AustralianresearchpublishedonTuesdayrevealed.Thestudy,publishedbyTasmania'sInstituteforMarineand

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World Heritage-listed island found to be most polluted place on earth: Australian study

SYDNEY, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A remote island in the South Pacific is the most polluted place on the planet, Australian research published on Tuesday revealed.

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MH370 families refuse to give up hope, instead launch campaign to fund search for the missing jet

Families of passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have launched a campaign to privately fund a search for the aircraft.

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MH370 relatives to search for debris in Madagascar

​Relatives of those on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are to travel to Madagascar to search for debris that might provide clues to the plane's fate.

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Malaysia says Mauritius debris confirmed to be from missing MH370

​Malaysian officials said Friday that the debris recovered in Mauritius came from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

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Mystery of MH370: Investigators may have searched wrong area for 2 years

Searchers at the Dutch company leading the underwater hunt for Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 say they believe the plane may have glided down rather than dived in the final moments, meaning they have been scouring the wrong patch of ocean for two years.

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Aircraft debris thought to be from MH370 to be examined in Australia

A piece of possible aircraft debris which washed up on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania last month has arrived in Australia for examination, according to a joint statement from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Malaysia.

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MH370 search: Photos of possible personal items released

Campaigners for families of those on board missing flight MH370 have released photographs of personal items that washed up on a Madagascar beach, hoping to identify them.

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Australia to study three new pieces of debris for link to missing MH370

Three new pieces of debris thought to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have been found washed up on Indian Ocean beaches and will be examined in Australia, the transport minister said on Thursday.

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Debris from Mauritius, South Africa "almost certainly" from MH370: Aust'n investigators

​A further two pieces of aircraft debris that washed up on South Africa and Mauritius have been confirmed as "almost certainly" from missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.