Hundreds of thousands of firefighters, including army troops, on Saturday battled forest fires raging across central Russia in a heat wave that has killed more than 30 people.


A two-day old wildfire that scorched nearly 22 square miles was mostly contained as of Saturday morning.
Researchers examine the unusual conditions behind the stormy winter of 2010.
How does a giant double rainbow form? Watch this video to find out.

These apps will help you take care of your best furry friend from dog training to first aid.
Even though electric vehicles spew zero emissions, they aren't necessarily carbon neutral.
Medical students at Johns Hopkins University are getting a real-life birthing experience.

This isn't an urgent call to arms, but it's a future date to consider.
For extreme hobbyists, the new kit offers a chance to launch personal projects into space.
This week 1,394 space shuttle workers are being laid off and more layoffs lie ahead.

Sparrows react in bizarre ways during migratory periods.
Animal rights activists claim Catalonia's ban will influence other regions.
Free-floating guts in caterpillars act like pistons helping the insects move.

The vessel embarked on a mission to follow the trail of a doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage.
The chariot may have witnessed Tut's final moments.
The lives of these ancient combatants is coming more into focus.

Billy the Kid may have stolen livestock, escaped from jail and killed 21 men, but that's water under the bridge, right?
The 19th-century artist's first published bird illustration depicted a running grouse.
On the anniversary of its release, explore surprising facts hidden in this classic comedy.

The farther your mind drifts in place and time, the more you forget about the present.
Should fashion photographs come with health warning labels?
The iPhone app allows anyone can turn out tunes.

A dinosaur hunter believes at least three skeletons are gently weathering in 65-million-year-old rocks.
Fossilized burrows reveal that some dinos dug into these dens in search of furry morsels.
Few things are as addictive as cutting through dirt hoping to unearth a fossil.
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