NASA satellite shows older Arctic sea ice volume cut by more than half in just last 4 years

October 9th, 2009 Moon crash: Public yawns, scientists celebrateWASHINGTON — NASA's great lunar fireworks finale fizzled. After gearing up for the space agency's much-hyped mission to hurl two spacecraft into the moon, the public turned away from the sky Friday anything but dazzled.

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Almost half of Britons want to see more older people on television, revealed a recent survey. The Sky News panel survey was conducted as part of Older People's Day, which recognises the contributions made to society by its elderly citizens.

September 10th, 2009 Space tourist plans water statementSTAR CITY, Russia — The founder of Cirque du Soleil said Thursday he'll be taking some reading material to the International Space Station this month. Not that he's worried about being bored, but he wants to read it to the denizens of Earth.

September 7th, 2009 SYDNEY - Women aged 40 and above are just as likely as younger women to meet new sexual partners on the internet, according to a new Australian survey. Nearly 45 per cent of the middle aged women agreed to snaring at least one new lover in a year.

August 5th, 2009 LONDON - The insurers of late Michael Jackson's planned 50 O2 concerts, entangled in a multi-million pound row with the shows' promoters, thought that the medical examination declaring the singer fit for his comeback tour might have been conducted on "the body of a Nasa astronaut". London-based insurers Robertson Taylor claimed that the singer's medical examination results did not mention his widely-known medical troubles, including a singed scalp, plastic surgery or broken leg.

August 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt seems to be considering a retirement from acting. The 45-year-old actor, who raises six kids with partner Angelina Jolie, feels he has had his time with acting and thinks it is best left to a younger generation of actors.

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - Love has no major role to play in keeping couples together. In fact, the chances of a couple staying together are affected by age, previous relationships - and smoking.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Susan Boyle may well resemble a modern day version of Audrey Hepburn with her recording of hit "Breakfast At Tiffanys" track "Moon River". The Britain's Got Talent star is reportedly half done recording her debut album that includes the 1961 Oscar winning number.

July 16th, 2009 Astronaut Alan Bean opens Smithsonian art exhibitWASHINGTON — Alan Bean uses bits of lunar dust and tiny slices of space suit patches to bring the moon closer to people who will never have a chance to go there. The Apollo 12 moon walker left NASA 28 years ago to chart a new career as an artist, inspired by his astronaut experience.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Older drivers are more likely to indulge in drink-driving than their younger counterparts, who text more while behind the wheel, suggests a survey. During the survey, headed by the British motoring organisation Royal Automobile Club plc (RAC), nearly a third of 45 to 64-year-olds confessed to driving while potentially over the drink-drive limit as compared to just 24 per cent of 17 to 24-year-olds But more than a quarter of 17 to 24-year-olds occasionally resorted to texting, while 10 per cent admitted being under the influence of drugs while driving.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - Daniel Radcliffe has confessed that he has dated older women in the past but says it is just coincidental. "When I was younger I liked older women but now...

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe thinks older ladies make better dates. Radcliffe, who turns 20 on July 23, told Parade magazine that he finds it easier dating someone older than himself.

June 15th, 2009 Obama half brother, George Obama, working on bookNEW YORK — Another Obama relative has a book deal. A memoir by George Obama, the president's half brother and a resident of Huruma, Kenya, will be published by Simon & Schuster in January 2010.

May 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that older drivers are less cautious when driving on brightly illuminated highways at night. Ryerson University researchers found that older drivers who rarely drove or avoided driving at night were less accurate and braked faster when they were driving with more light.

May 18th, 2009 LONDON - 'Britain's Got Talent' star Susan Boyle reportedly had a secret crush on a man nearly 19 years older than her. The 66-year-old widower Helmut Glaser, met Boyle, 48, through her church prayer group, and revealed that she had a crush on him.