A Korean satellite has caught an eye-catching view of an island in Mexico for a deep, rocky hole and waters so dark that they earned it the name Holbox―a name that means “black hole.” The photo was taken by the Korea Multi-purpose Satellite 2, or Kompsat-2, and show Holbox Island and its Yalahou lagoon at the northeast corner of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The photo was revealed in the science... 

Is Japan sinking? (Creepy Video) The soil sank nearly 3 feet at this water purification plant that serves 19,000 people, breaking pipes and flooding underground structures. Long-lasting quake may have caused more widespread damage than previously thought. The scale of Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami wasn’t the only thing that surprised geologists. The 9.0 earthquake in Japan —... 

This is perhaps the best video compilation of what happened in Japan. It’s an aerial footage which shows how the massive tsunami swept everything in its path.  Read More »

The British and French governments want more UN sanctions against Libya but are being blocked by China, Russia and India. Sky News sources in New York say that among a range of extra measures sought is a proposal to add Libyan state TV to the list of Libyan companies with which it would become illegal to do business. The two governments argue that state TV is aiding the Gaddafi war aims by broadcasting... 

FLiBe, a molten salt reactor coolant. Far-sighted economic super-power China has announced that it is going to address the looming global energy shortfall by building a safer, cleaner, and ultimately cheaper network of nuclear reactors based on thorium molten salt technology. The extensive development and use of this ultra-safe alternative to uranium-based nuclear power was adopted as British National... 

China on Tuesday voiced its appreciation of the efforts made by the African Union (AU) to end the crisis in war-torn Libya. “We have noted the diplomatic efforts by the AU mediators in Libya in the recent days and the roadmap they proposed to end the crisis,” Hong Lei, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, said at a routine press conference. Hong praised the efforts and expressed his hope... 

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hong Lei gestures for questions at a press briefing in China's capital Beijing. China has called on the United States to stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of human rights issues. China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei urged Washington to focus on improving its own human rights conditions, saying,... 

People's reaction when they saw the news about the earthquake. A 6.6-magnitude aftershock rattled Japan today on the one-month anniversary of the twin disasters that left at least 25,000 dead and officials scrambling to prevent a meltdown at damaged nuclear reactors. A 3-foot tsunami warning was issued after the temblor hit the northeast coast 5:16 p.m. local time. All advisories and warnings... 

A gene that makes bugs highly resistant to almost all known antibiotics has been found in bacteria in water supplies in New Delhi used by local people for drinking, washing and cooking, scientists said on Thursday. The NDM 1 gene, which creates what some experts describe as “super superbugs”, has spread to germs that cause cholera and dysentery, and is circulating freely in other bacteria... 

A tsunami warning has been issued for north-eastern Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the east coast of Honshu. The tsunami is predicted to have a wave 1m (3ft) high. Those in the warning zone should move to high ground, Japanese TV said. The area was ravaged by an earthquake and tsunami last month which severely damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant. Thursday’s quake... 

Radioactive readings found in Japan seawater has reached millions of times higher than the legal limit, the operator of Fukushima’s damaged nuclear plant says. According to the findings, seawater samples taken from the water near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant’s No. 2 reactor several days ago were contaminated with radioactive iodine-131, seven and a half million times the legal limit,... 

The United States has been trying to rope in India for its plans to build a global missile defence system threatening Russia and China, the Komsomoloskaya Pravda, a popular Russian daily published from Moscow reported on Thursday. In a story based on the WikiLeaks releases, the report said the U.S. has not only been planning to deploy a missile shield against Russia in Europe, but had also been negotiating... 

Subcontractors are reportedly being offered up to £760 a day to brave high radiation levels. Workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are being paid vast sums of money to brave high radiation levels – as experts warn that the race to save the facility has been lost. Subcontractors are reportedly being offered up to 100,000 yen a day (£760) – 20 times the going rate – but... 

Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has joined with China in calling for a ceasefire in Libya and insisting that the situation cannot be solved by “military means.” Westerwelle, who is visiting China, joined his counterpart Yang Jiechi in Beijing in calling for a ceasefire and a political solution on Friday – even as NATO allies are involved in a military campaign authorized by UN Security... 

China’s President Hu Jintao Wednesday warned French leader Nicolas Sarkozy that air strikes on Libya could violate the “original intention” of the UN resolution authorising them if civilians suffer. The tough talk from Hu came during a meeting at the start of Sarkozy’s mini-tour of Asia, which will include a G20 meeting on global monetary reform and a stop in disaster-struck...