A few weeks ago, the non-profit Invisible Children posted “012” on youtube and vimeo. Slickly produced and superficially moving, the video purports to raise awareness about the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, and kicks off a campaign to #stopkony. Asking people to donate a... Read more...
There are almost as many laughs in “6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park” as there are in an actual episode of “South Park.” This documentary, Sunday night on Comedy Central, looks at how episodes of that long-running show are put together. Watching Trey Parker and Matt Stone, th... Read more...
Two strong earthquakes struck northeastern Burma less than a minute apart Thursday night. They could be felt as far away as Bangkok, but a tsunami was not generated. The first 7.0-magnitude quake was just 10 kilometres deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was followed by another ... Read more...
'Meltdown': The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant moments after it was rocked by a second explosion today. Officials later admitted that fuel rods are 'highly likely' to be melting in three damaged reactors Fuel rods appear to be melting inside three over-heating reactors E... Read more...
The solar fireworks at the weekend were recorded by several satellites, including Nasa’s new Solar Dynamics Observatory which watched its shock wave rippling outwards. Astronomers from all over the world witnessed the huge flare above a giant sunspot the size of the Earth, ... Read more...