http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Pacific_OceanFind stories, videos, and photos about Pacific Ocean from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:26:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Pacific_Ocean14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Pacific Ocean from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/plastiki.rothschild.boat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/plastiki.rothschild.boat/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeir and maverick adventurer David Mayer de Rothschild is planning a voyage across the Pacific Ocean on a boat made of reclaimed plastic bottles.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/03/midway.atoll.albatross/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/03/midway.atoll.albatross/index.html#cnnSTCTextMidway Atoll, a small stretch of sand and coral in the middle of the north Pacific, is home to one of the world's largest populations of Laysan Albatrosses.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/pacific.earthquakes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/pacific.earthquakes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the fourth time in less than 11 hours, a major earthquake rocked the South Pacific Ocean near the island nation of Vanuatu on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/25/panama.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/25/panama.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's a snapshot of Panama's defining experiences: a modern capital on the canal, near-deserted islands, and trails for spotting wildlife and waterfalls. Get a sense of which ones fit your travel style and your budget.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/31/eco.roz.savage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/31/eco.roz.savage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are many reasons why Roz Savage is an extraordinary woman -- she has rowed single-handed across the Atlantic and is now tackling the Pacific, after all.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/04/pacific.garbage.patch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/04/pacific.garbage.patch/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is a problem of massive plastic proportions -- a giant floating debris field, composed mostly of bits and pieces of plastic, in the northwest Pacific Ocean, about a thousand miles off the coast of California.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/04/mexico.tourist.drowning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/04/mexico.tourist.drowning/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne Mexican tourist died and another was missing Tuesday after a wave dragged them out into the Pacific Ocean, the state-run Notimex news agency reported.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/31/missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/31/missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States successfully tested a sea-based component of its missile defense shield Thursday evening, intercepting a ballistic missile with a dummy warhead over the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/27/los.angeles.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/27/los.angeles.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhatever your vibe, one of these new hotels will fit the bill.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/solar.eclipse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/solar.eclipse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe longest solar eclipse of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, luring throngs of people outside to watch the celestial spectacle.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/06/17/oregon.coast.drive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/06/17/oregon.coast.drive/index.html#cnnSTCTextPortland, Oregon, doesn't lack for fashionable boutique hotels, but to the west, along the Pacific Ocean, the options have tended to be as primal as the shoreline. Recently, however, a group of properties has sprung up on the northern coast, aiming to seduce 21st-century travelers with designs steeped in post-World War II Modernism.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/earthquake.pacific/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/earthquake.pacific/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck just east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nk.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nk.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextBy all accounts, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, ignoring international warnings against doing so. The question is: Where's the payload?Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/newzealand.baby.abandoned/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/newzealand.baby.abandoned/index.html#cnnSTCTextFate, police say, saved baby Grace from being tossed out with the trash.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/15/mexico.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/15/mexico.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Mexican navy confiscated 7 tons of cocaine being transported on a fishing vessel in international waters in the Pacific Ocean, the navy secretary said.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/20/solar.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/20/solar.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NASA spacecraft circled the Earth on Monday at the start of a project to study the edges of the solar system.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848208,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848208,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHurricane Norbert strengthened Wednesday to a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean and was forecast to hit Mexico's Baja California peninsula by the weekendWed, 08 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/22/nasa.ducks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/22/nasa.ducks/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs an organization they're used to investing billions of dollars in scientific experiments that further our knowledge of earth and space. But the only bill to speak of on this occasion is orange and attached to the body of a rubber duck.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/09/01/one.sheet.hurricanes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/09/01/one.sheet.hurricanes/index.html#cnnSTCTextUse this explainer to help your students understand hurricanes, a topic relevant to current news.Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:44:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/favorite_venues/03/02/dorhmann.pepperdine/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/favorite_venues/03/02/dorhmann.pepperdine/index.htmlMy first year out of college, I took a job with the Los Angeles Times and was given my first real beat: college baseball. I had no idea at the time, but Southern California is mecca for college baseball fans. UCLA, USC, Cal-State Fullerton and Long Beach State are powerhouse programs, regular producers of major-league talent and each has a gem of a stadium. As I visited those schools to cover games, I fell for each of their stadiums. I particularly liked Jackie Robinson Stadium, which is crowded by towering trees, and Blair Field, with its bright blue overhangs. But then I drove north on Highway 1 to watch USC play at Pepperdine and discovered what is widely believed to be the best college baseball stadium in America.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/ship.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/23/ship.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne sailor was treated for first-degree burns and 23 others for heat stress after a fire on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier burned for hours, the Navy said Friday.Fri, 23 May 2008 21:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808938,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808938,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOnce hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study saysFri, 23 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1732091,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1732091,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLast month was the warmest March on record over land surfaces of the world and the second warmest overall worldwideFri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/16/one.sheet.tornado.myths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/16/one.sheet.tornado.myths/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince the 19th century, damage surveys have included reports of tornadoes moving entire houses while keeping them intact, driving pieces of straw into tree trunks in high-speed winds, and tearing asphalt pavement away from the road like an orange peel. The following facts can help distinguish between myth and reality concerning tornadoes.Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/25/dead.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/25/dead.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTextA missile launched last week successfully destroyed the fuel tank of an inoperable spy satellite, U.S. military officials said Monday.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/20/satellite.shootdown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/20/satellite.shootdown/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Navy succeeded in its effort to shoot down an inoperable spy satellite before it could crash to Earth and potentially release a cloud of toxic gas, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/18/satellite.intercept/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/18/satellite.intercept/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Navy likely will make its first attempt to shoot down a faulty spy satellite Wednesday night.Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:48:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1707541,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1707541,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA U.S. spy satellite is expected to crash back to Earth as early as next month. Another thing to worry about? Not quiteMon, 28 Jan 2008 19:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/indonesia.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/indonesia.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA strong earthquake rattled western Indonesia Tuesday morning, striking off the coast of Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting authorities to temporarily issue a tsunami alert.Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661941,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661941,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPowerful earthquakes terrorized Indonesia for a third day Friday as thousands of people slept outside in the hills, and seismologists warned that the worst may be yet to comeFri, 14 Sep 2007 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1661462,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1661462,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPowerful quakes in Indonesia recall the 2004 tragedy and prompt worries over whether we're prepared for the next one Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/27/maui.divers.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/27/maui.divers.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt started as a simple dive shop in 1958, taking tourists and locals on scuba tours in the Pacific Ocean off Maui. But a year after opening for business, Maui Divers workers found what resembled a black bush in deep waters off the Molokai Channel.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1651294,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1651294,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGovernment forecasters minimally reduced their prediction for the Atlantic hurricane season Thursday, saying up to nine hurricanes and up to 16 tropical storms are expected to formThu, 09 Aug 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/magazines/fortune/stanleybing/bing_column.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/magazines/fortune/stanleybing/bing_column.fortune/index.htmI'm standing on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The surf is tremendous. In a field to my right, horses are grazing, munching on grass they pull up a clump at a time. A pleasant, ripping sound of roots being torn from the turf is audible under the crash of the waves as they leap up in curls of spume from the black rocks of the beach.Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/22/extra.hurricanes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/22/extra.hurricanes/index.htmlUse this explainer to help your students understand hurricanes, a topic relevant to current news.Tue, 22 May 2007 21:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/11/pl.swimming/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/11/pl.swimming/index.htmlOn a Saturday morning, if the sun was out, I'd take a newspaper and a book down to Icebergs pool at Bondi Beach -- read and then do a few lazy laps while the Pacific Ocean churned just outside the lap lane sometimes delivering a walloping wave that would send swimmers sailing into lane ropes.Fri, 11 May 2007 16:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/23/pacific.turtles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/23/pacific.turtles/index.htmlThe tortoise famously beat the hare, but now conservationists are turning to racing turtles in a bid to raise awareness and learn more about the plight of one of the planet's oldest species.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/indonesia.earthquake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/indonesia.earthquake/index.htmlA powerful earthquake struck western Indonesian Tuesday, killing at least 70 people and injuring hundreds more as buildings collapsed.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/07/missile.test/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/07/missile.test/index.htmlThe Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday, officials said, in a test flight that blasted open a 105-ton silo door for the first time in years.Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/27/missile.test/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/27/missile.test/index.htmlThe Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency shot down a dummy target missile over the southern Pacific Ocean during a test of the U.S. missile defense shield early Saturday, according to an agency spokeswoman.Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/26/helicopter.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/26/helicopter.crash/index.htmlA U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Friday near San Clemente Island in the Pacific Ocean, killing at least one of the four people aboard, a Navy spokesman told CNN.Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/17/bt.dateline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/17/bt.dateline/index.htmlLos Angeles International airport is becoming ever more important as the new gateway into the United States for travelers from Asia. But even frequent flyers who cross the Pacific Ocean often have to ask themselves, "what day is it?" as passing over the international dateline adds to the confusion felt by jet-lagged travelers.Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/13/tsunami.japan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/13/tsunami.japan/index.htmlTsunami alerts issued for the Pacific Basin due to a massive underwater earthquake were lifted hours later Saturday when only minor surges resulted.Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/california.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/california.tsunami/index.htmlAlthough tsunami warnings and watches for parts of Japan and the Pacific Basin were lifted Wednesday, hours after an 8.3-magnitude underwater earthquake struck the region, large waves were reported in Hawaii and on the western coast of the United States.Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/08/25/lost.fishermen/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/08/25/lost.fishermen/index.htmlThree fishermen who say they survived nine months adrift in the Pacific Ocean returned to Mexico on Friday and denied they were involved in drug trafficking or resorted to cannibalism to survive.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/indonesia.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/indonesia.quake/index.htmlIndonesian officials on Monday lowered the death toll by more than 400 from last month's deadly earthquake that left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in central Java.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/indonesia.volcano/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/indonesia.volcano/index.htmlMore than 20,000 people will need to be evacuated to crowded shelters, one filled to three times its capacity, as experts predicted a massive eruption from one of Indonesia's most dangerous volcanoes.Sat, 13 May 2006 05:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/earthquake.tonga/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/earthquake.tonga/index.htmlAll tsunami warnings issued after a major quake in the southern Pacific Ocean have been canceled, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.Wed, 03 May 2006 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/14/japan.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/14/japan.quake/index.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan's main island, the U.S. Geological Survey says.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/11/10/godzilla.find/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/11/10/godzilla.find/index.html(CNN) -- Scientists say they have discovered the intact fossilized skull of a marine crocodile with a dinosaur-like head and a fish-like tail that likely terrorized the Pacific Ocean 135 million years ago.Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11/06/extra.tornado.myths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11/06/extra.tornado.myths/index.htmlSince the 19th century, damage surveys have included reports of tornadoes moving entire houses while keeping them intact, driving pieces of straw into tree trunks in high-speed winds, and tearing asphalt pavement away from the road like an orange peel. The following facts can help distinguish between myth and reality concerning tornadoes.Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/05/uk.putin.subcrew/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/05/uk.putin.subcrew/index.htmlRussian President Vladimir Putin has honored five British rescuers who saved the crew of a Russian mini submarine trapped on the Pacific Ocean floor.Wed, 05 Oct 2005 13:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/30/california.wildfire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/30/california.wildfire/index.htmlFirefighters in Simi Valley made slow headway Friday as they began to gain control of a raging wildfire northwest of Los Angeles that has scorched nearly 24,000 acres. By late Friday, the blaze was 40 percent contained.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/06/russia.sea/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/06/russia.sea/index.htmlA Russian submarine that had been trapped nearly 190 meters (625 feet) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean was raised Sunday, and all seven crew members are alive, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet has confirmed.Sat, 06 Aug 2005 07:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/07/07/redlightlure/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/07/07/redlightlure/index.htmlFlashing red lights often mean danger. And that seems to be true whether it's on a highway or a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 20:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/07/06/aspiring.astoria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/07/06/aspiring.astoria/index.htmlAs seen from the windows of Room 501 at the Hotel Elliott, the historic district of Astoria, Oregon, appears downright self-effacing. The low, flat buildings modestly duck into the hillside so as not to obscure the panorama of the Columbia River and the distant Pacific Ocean.Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/main.tsunami.alert/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/main.tsunami.alert/index.htmlOn 17 March 2005, 81 days after a massive tsunami swept away a great swathe of humanity in nations bordering the Indian Ocean, scientists from Ireland's University of Ulster predicted a quake would soon rattle fault lines near Indonesia.Sun, 26 Jun 2005 01:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/17/space.scorpions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/17/space.scorpions/index.htmlRussia's Photon M-2 laboratory has safely returned to Earth with its crew of lizards, scorpions, snails and other animals.Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/quake.pacific/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/quake.pacific/index.htmlA 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Monday southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/japan.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/japan.tsunami/index.htmlJapan's Meteorological Agency has cleared a tsunami warning it issued for the country's eastern coastline after a strong undersea earthquake.Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/01/06/tsunami.science/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/01/06/tsunami.science/index.htmlThe tsunamis that struck after an earthquake under the Indian Ocean took the world by surprise, but the killer waves could have been tracked almost from their birth if warning systems were in place, according to scientists.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/12/solar.sail/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/12/solar.sail/index.htmlA piece of science fiction became fact this week as Japanese researchers launched not one, but two large solar sails, successfully deploying the gossamer-thin sheets in space during a brief rocket flight.Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/24/plane.nasa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/24/plane.nasa/index.htmlFifty-seven years after combat pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, NASA will make a second attempt Saturday at flying an aircraft at 5,000 mph -- about seven times Mach 1, the speed of sound.Thu, 25 Mar 2004 01:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/01/01/mexico.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/01/01/mexico.quake/index.htmlA moderate earthquake near a coastal resort on the Pacific Ocean jolted the region Thursday and could be felt nearly 200 miles away in Mexico City.Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/07/01/262254/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/07/01/262254/index.htmMutual funds are supposed to be a bit dull; when they get interesting, watch out. On Nov. 11 of last year, a 67-year-old physician in San Francisco invested $50,000 in a mutual fund called BT Inves...Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/07/01/244570/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/07/01/244570/index.htmCHARLES SCHWAB Here's what is in the Charles Schwab & Co. founder's IRA. Wed, 01 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/12/01/88473/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/12/01/88473/index.htmGrowing numbers of American investors are no longer smugly indifferent to the rest of the world. The latest confirmed figures show that in August they poured a record $5.4 billion into stock funds ...Wed, 01 Dec 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/17/77862/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/17/77862/index.htmInterested in putting a few thousand dollars into hot growth companies in Eastern Europe? Or in one of those richly rewarding private placements of stock that Saudi Arabian princes seem so fond of?...Mon, 17 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/03/11/87909/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/03/11/87909/index.htmAt a dock in Marina del Rey, near Los Angeles, stands an 85-foot-long, three- deck ship loaded with ocean-monitoring equipment. Lily Lam visited Ann Dalkey, a marine biologist, and Ioannice (pronou...Thu, 11 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/04/06/76283/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/04/06/76283/index.htmYou can't blame the weather on George Bush. But El Nino, the climatological culprit behind this winter's weird weather, could hurt El Presidente this November -- or at least guarantee that he start...Mon, 06 Apr 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/02/73746/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/02/73746/index.htmMutual funds are back in vogue (see chart) and brokers' phones are ringing off the wall. To catch a bigger share of investors, many mutual fund organizations are launching new funds offering everyt...Mon, 02 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/12/01/84221/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/12/01/84221/index.htmMany of Wall Street's premier forecasters were as surprised as the smallest investor by the severity of the stock market's October plunge. Still, two dozen of the bravest market gurus agreed to for...Tue, 01 Dec 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/08/01/83988/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/08/01/83988/index.htmIf you prefer sipping pina coladas at poolside to poring over prospectuses and performance data, then you are a candidate for a hands-off approach to mutual fund investing. The goal: to build a por...Sat, 01 Aug 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/06/01/83878/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/06/01/83878/index.htmWith the Japanese stock market growing in importance -- in April it overtook the U.S. for the first time as the world's largest -- American money managers and savvy individual investors are increas...Mon, 01 Jun 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/05/01/83850/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/05/01/83850/index.htmThey talk different languages overseas -- especially when it comes to investing. How fluent you must become depends on your objectives, pocketbook and investment style. There are three approaches: ...Fri, 01 May 1987 04:01:00 EDT