The European Space Agency (ESA) announced Monday, the selection of ‘Biomass’ as the subject of its seventh Earth Explorer mission. The planned satellite will measure, to great accuracy, biomass and carbon stored in the world’s forests.

Ponta Delgada - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck in the Atlantic Ocean just 60 kilometers (38 miles) east of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Azores archipelago.

Stargazers are preparing for the first eclipse of the 2013 season because Saturn will be also be visible tonight. The eclipse will be the most visible from the Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa, and Western Australia tonight.

A report from Carbon Tracker Initiative warns that fossil fuel reserves held on balance sheets of major energy companies are asset bubble. Carbon Tracker argues such assets are grossly over-valued as governments worldwide move to control carbon emissions.

Boston - It was only moments after Stacy Shaw crossed the finish line before chaos erupted at the Boston Marathon. Shaw was the last runner to cross the finish line before the explosions. She spoke with Digital Journalist Micki Hogan candidly about her experience.

Portugal’s national electricity grid concessionaire, Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) recently announced that renewable energy made up 70% of total consumption for the first quarter of 2013.

Lisbon - As the result of a Constitutional Court ruling that struck down several parts of the Portuguese government's austerity budget, the prime minister claims that he will be forced to make even deeper spending cuts.

Lisbon - The Portuguese Prime Minister is upset that the Portuguese Constitutiional Court has ruled that parts of the recently passed 2013 austerity provisions in the budget are unconstitutional,

Meteorologists say that a massive storm is blowing over the Atlantic, across the entire basin from Canada to Europe and from Greenland to the Caribbean.

The European Space Agency and the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, announced today that they entered a formal agreement to work together on the ExoMars programme, looking ahead to the launch of two missions to the planet Mars in 2016 and 2018.

On Monday, a full ban on the testing of cosmetic products on animals came into force in the European Union. The complete ban was welcomed by animal rights groups but some in the cosmetics industry remain unconvinced.

Lisbon - In yet another example of the fact that austerity just doesn't work, hundreds of thousands of Portuguese people took to the streets in around 30 cities all over Portugal on Saturday and protests will continue on Sunday.

Middlesbrough - Chelsea's interim manager Rafael Benítez has launched an astonishing attack on the club's hierarchy and a section of fans who want him removed from the club.

Lost amongst the Europe-wide furore concerning the discovery of horsemeat in processed foods, on February 14 the European Union quietly announced a partial lifting of the ban on animal proteins in feedstuffs.

At least 10 people have died and 33 were injured on Sunday morning in a bus accident in central Portugal. In rainy weather, the bus fell into a ravine in the town of Sertã, in the central region of Castelo Branco.

The European Space Agency has released details of space missions scheduled in 2013 and developments in prospect with current orbiters and satellites.

Drug traffickers who do not get caught make lots of money. This allows them to corrupt officials, kill law enforcement officers, and destroy competition with hired thugs, illegal assault weapons and ammunition clips – in a cost-effective manner.

Santiago - The 34th version of the extreme off-road race called Dakar Rally began January 5 in Lima, and will end January 20 in Santiago de Chile. The grueling 8,400 Km trek could damage archaeological sites and natural environments in three countries.

Sydney - While Greeks suffer for the greed and insanity of their former governments, some people are doing very nicely out of Greece’s horror story. The hedge funds, for instance, are making a few more billions so they don't get cold this Christmas.

Accra - After more than two months of being held in the port of Tema, Ghana, the Argentine frigate “Libertad” was freed following the Ghanaian government's decision to comply with a UN court ruling ordering its immediate release.