Volcanoes have caused incalculable destruction throughout history but even the most massive lava blaster has a heart. Volcanic plugs (the…
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Animal testing: it's one of the most polarizing topics one can bring to the conversational table. Though indications are that…
Japan's many iron horses may no longer be fronted with cow-catchers, but a different sort of critter awaits those who…
Taking a shine to your meals lately? Perhaps it's the other way around: the extravagant gourmand whose gastronomic delights display…
Up to 10,000 shipping containers are lost at sea every year, a number that may seem quite high but is…
Tashirojima, the “Island of Cats”, is located in Ishinomaki Bay just east of the city of Sendai. The island's many…
Among the many noteworthy achievements of the Soviet Union's space program was the first launch of an animal – a…
Red tides kill huge schools of fish, poison oyster and shellfish beds, and leave swimmers' skin itchy, irritated and inflamed.…
On March 19, 2011 when the Moon loomed to its closest approach to Earth in almost 20 years, the usual…
Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, damaged by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, joins a listing of 9…