Antarctica ice may contain tiny bubbles of air from 1.5 mn years ago

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 14:01

A new research has suggested that tiny bubbles of air buried deep in the Eastern Antarctica ice may contain the Earth`s atmosphere as it was 1.5 million years.

Polish climber dies on Oregon`s Mount Hood

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 09:07

A Polish military officer visiting the United States for training with a drone manufacturer fell about 1,000 feet (300 meters) to his death while recreationally climbing Oregon`s Mount Hood, authorities said.

Life on Earth started 2.2 billion years ago

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 15:07

A new study suggests that life on land is four times as old, pushing the date back to 2.2 billion years ago than earlier believed - almost half way back to the inception of the planet.

War isn`t over yet in our oceans

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 19:45

The greatest battle in Earth`s history has been going on for hundreds of millions of years in our oceans, and until now no one knew it existed, scientists said.

Mysterious screeches in US `may be of Bigfoot`

Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 16:48

The mysterious Bigfoot - the elusive hairy giant of legend - who is a tabloid hero and news diversion is back in the headlines and this time not for foot prints.

9 killed in tour bus crash along Oregon highway

Last Updated: Monday, December 31, 2012, 17:52

A tour bus careened through a guardrail along an icy highway and 100 feet down a steep embankment, killing nine people and injuring more than 20 others, authorities said.

Evidence of early life on land faces intense skepticism

Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2012, 10:35

A study suggesting that life may have first emerged on land about 100 million years earlier than previously thought, has sparks anger among scientists.

US farmer eaten by his hogs: Authorities

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 13:59

Oregon authorities are investigating how a farmer was eaten by his hogs.

Chinese firm’s bid to buy US wind farms blocked

Last Updated: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 15:17

President Barack Obama, has blocked a Chinese company from building wind turbines in the US state of Oregon, citing national security concerns.

Overgrown algae smothering coral reef

Last Updated: Friday, September 21, 2012, 08:46

Overfishing and nitrate pollution can destroy coral reefs by allowing an overgrowth of algae that can choke off oxygen and disrupt helpful bacteria.

New family of spiders found in Oregon cave

Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 09:46

Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in southern Oregon that scientists have dubbed Trogloraptor, or cave robber, for its fearsome front claws.