Solar vehicles in Chile race across world's driest desert
Fifteen solar panel vehicles, some that look like small space ships, raced across Chile's Atacama desert Friday as part of a contest to build low-cost environmentally-friendly cars. ... more
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EU gives 'yellow card' to eight nations for illegal fishing
The European Commission warned eight developing countries Thursday of sanctions if they did not do more to stop "criminal" illegal fishing, saying it was taking the first step of its kind. ... more
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World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say
US monster storm kills 30
Icy cycles may have driven early protocell evolution
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Tibetan boy, 14, dies in self-immolation: Xinhua
A 14-year-old Tibetan boy died after self-immolating, state media said Thursday, the tenth person to set themselves on fire since the eve of a pivotal meeting of ruling Communists last week. ... more
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The race is on in 2nd Atacama solar challenge
Fifteen solar cars from Chile, Argentina, Venezuela and India set off Thursday on a 1,300-kilometer (800-mile) race through the uber-dry Atacama Desert in the second Atacama Solar Challenge. ... more
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US in tough debate on UN Internet rules
The US faces a tough debate with emerging nations such as India and Brazil at an upcoming UN conference discussing global rules for the Internet, the US delegation chief said Wednesday. ... more
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Quantum collapse models point to subtle limits in timekeeping accuracy
It started with a cat: How 100 years of quantum weirdness powers today's tech
Primordial magnetism offers fresh angle on the Hubble constant puzzle
