A wall of mud, trees and debris destroyed as many as 30 houses and killed at least eight people.
Barge carrying 1 million gallons of oil is leaking after collision in Gulf of Mexico.
Three people killed and eight injured in landslide north of Seattle, Washington
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft discovers glass-like surface on sea of Titan.
The World Water Day 2014 is observed on 22 March.
Museums are starting to digitally scan their mummies so that visitors can see what lies within
Ohio University scientists have found the oldest definitive fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa.
IBTimes UK looks at some of the most common myths surrounding genetic condition.
Nasa's Spitzer Space telescope has provided new details of the Milky Way's structure and contents.
A photography contest that celebrates the creative use of daylight.
Authorities in Guizhou province to manufacture canned fresh air to increase tourism.
One billion people around the world do not have access to safe drinking water.
Space agency says it does not endorse doomsday study due to be published in journal Elsevier.
Man's dying wish honoured to say goodbye to animals he cared for his entire life.
Best photos of the day: 21 March 2014.
Australian scientists hope to infest Queensland fruit fly's mating pool with sterile males to save crops.
Researchers vastly revise previous estimate that humans can only smell 10,000 scents.
Gay sexual activity has been recorded in almost 1,500 species of animals from beetles to bison
Zebra stripe pattern found in one of two radiation belts around Earth.
Study shows decomposition of leaves and plant matter has slowed following Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Military planes search Indian Ocean for two large objects spotted in satellite images.
Ancient letter from an Egyptian soldier to his brother translated over 100 years after discovery.
Best photos of the day: 20 March 2014
Researchers from University of Utah name 500lb bird-like creature from the Dakotas 'Anzu Wyliei'
Scientists put forward new theory as to why Earth doesn't get too cold like Mars or Venus
Spring Equinox will happen at 4.58am tomorrow morning.
Vivienne Westwood addressed hundreds of anti-fracking protesters at a 'carnival' outside the Shale Gas Forum.
Polar bear Giovanna shows her babies around their enclosure at Tierpark Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, Germany
Rare cosmic event tonight will see asteroid eclipse bright star over New York.
Earth dodged 'huge magnetic bullet' by just nine days following coronal mass ejections.