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Dear EarthTalk : Can earthquake energy be harnessed for power, particularly in places like Japan? Also, how can Japan, so vulnerable to earthquakes, even have nuclear power?

Humans have played a role in large animal extinctions since time immemorial. The giant ground sloth of Texas

By order of the Shadow Proclamation (okay, Facebook), select episodes of Doctor Who will materialize online for fans around the world. Including one that's never been released before. The BBC, that venerable broadcaster adored by grandmas across the globe, is trying something new: Its Worldwide arm is putting select episodes of one of the BBC's content jewels, Doctor Who, online as a paid video-on-demand service on Facebook .

Algae eats CO2, and then it makes fuel.

How "special" Legos, "stolen" salt shakers, and mysterious airport packages help brands over-deliver. A couple of months ago, as I boarded my plane home to Australia, I found a large brown envelope waiting for me on my seat. Neat handwriting on the envelope said, "A personal note to Mr Lindstrom." My curiosity was piqued

Fox News twitter hacking update, Google nixes real-time, more reasons for entrepreneurs to take vacations, and more. Fox News gets hacked! Hackers sent the web into a tizzy over the weekend by breaking into Fox News' twitter account and posting that President Obama had been killed. The New York Times has the latest , reporting that the tweets have been removed, Fox has released an apologetic statement, and that the Secret Service is going to investigate the situation

Tasmanian devils ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) have been besieged by a highly contagious cancer that has been pushing the species ever-closer to extinction . In the past 15 years, Devil Facial Tumor Disease has spread throughout Australia's Tasmania island, killing most Tasmanian devils that catch it

Nokia's market share in all phone sales in Australia for the first quarter of 2011 was 24.6%--great, if it hadn't been 49.5% in the first quarter of 2010. Nokia's market share has halved.

The thick, waterproof fur that once made the platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) a valuable target for trappers may soon present another danger for the unique mammal: Australia could soon end up being too hot for the species to survive. [More]

Research in Australia shows almost 50% drop in pre-cancerous cervical abnormalities in girls under 18 who got the shots

Matthew Zions of Australia shot a 2-under 69 to win his first European Tour title Sunday at the Saint-Omer Open.

The fresh-faced kid from the island keeps putting his name on leaderboards at the majors. Eventually, he's bound to figure out a way to win one of these

As savvy travelers seek more adventure opportunities, cruise lines are responding by charting a course to ever more beautiful — and remote — corners of the map.

Golf's second major championship of the year seems to have a new name.

Sony's not being held back by its recent woes. Instead, it's taking its new cloud-based music system mobile for the first time