China starts building its largest solar plant IANS

China has begun constructing its largest solar power plant spread over 2,550 hectares in the Gobi desert.

Shell Just Got the Green Light to Drill in the Arctic

Federal regulators say Shell can start drilling for oil in the frigid waters off Alaska this summer, but it can't go all the way without protection.

Kepler-452b: Earth's Bigger, Older Cousin -- Briefing Materials

NASA will host a news teleconference at noon EDT Thursday, July 23 to announce new discoveries made by its planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope.

Declaring war on ISIS, Turkey to allow US to use air base post Suruc bombing

Days after at least 32 people were killed in a suicide bombing carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Turkish border town of Suruc, Turkey's government has said that it conducted an air raid targeting the terror group in Syria.

Turkish jets strike four Islamic State positions in Syria - Turkish official

Turkish fighter jets hits four Islamic State targets within Syria early on Friday without crossing the border, a Turkish security official said.

Turkish jets hit Islamic State positions in Syria - PM's office

 Turkish fighter jets pounded Islamic State targets in Syria early on Friday, the prime minister's office said, after Turkey said it would take any "necessary measures" to protect itself from Islamist and Kurdish militant attacks.

July Fourth message not the first from Russian bombers

Washington (CNN)"Good morning, American pilots. We are here to greet you on your Fourth of July Independence Day."

International report confirms: 2014 was Earth’s warmest year on record

In 2014, the most essential indicators of Earth’s changing climate continued to reflect trends of a warming planet, with several  markers such as rising land and ocean temperature, sea levels and greenhouse gases ─ setting new records.  These key findings and others can be found in the State of the Climate in 2014 report released online today by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

Australia tops the world for climate change denial, study finds

The research by the University of Tasmania found 17 per cent of Australians thought climate change was not real, compared to 15 per cent of people in Norway, 13 per cent of New Zealanders and 12 per cent of Americans.

'Drop Israel nuke program double standards, get IAEA to supervise' - Arab League

Israel should lay it on the line and take responsibility for its nuclear program, believes the Arab League Secretary-General. Tel Aviv is believed to have been pursuing its own top-secret nuclear program while damning Iran’s uranium-enrichment program.

Yemen crisis: Aden 'liberated' from rebels, says exiled leader

 Yemen's southern port city of Aden has been 'liberated' from Shia Houthi rebel forces, the country's exiled vice president has declared.