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Millions for a mastiff at China Tibetan dog expo
Drooping eyes barely visible behind a mountain of glossy black fur, an enormous dog snoozes on stage in an industrial Chinese city. Its asking price: close to a million US dollars. ... more
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Volcanic aerosols, not pollutants, tamped down recent Earth warming
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder looking for clues about why Earth did not warm as much as scientists expected between 2000 and 2010 now thinks the culprits are hiding in plain sight ... more
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Ancient micro-continent under the Indian Ocean identified
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found evidence of an ancient micro-continent buried beneath the Indian Ocean.
The ancient continent extends more than 1500 km in length from the ... more
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Film on Nepal army torture blocked: director
The makers of a film depicting torture by Nepal's army accused the government of censorship on Friday after they had to cancel the movie's release because of delays in getting approvals. ... more
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