*Oil imports down 1 million bpd last year - W.House report * Republicans say president's policies a failure on gasoline   By Alister Bull   WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched the most comprehensive defense to da… more »

OurAmazingPlanet Staff,LiveScience.com Here's something you don't see every day — hundreds of new islands have been discovered around the world. The Earth has 657 more barrier islands than previously thought, according to a new global survey by re… more »

Space.com Thanks to a fluke of orbital mechanics that brings the moon closer to Earth than that it has been in more than 18 years, the biggest full moon of 2011 will occur on Saturday, leading some observers to dub it a "supermoon." On Saturday afte… more »

March 8, 2011 Middle East unrest fueling higher prices at pump as poor economy forces states, cities to cut back on public transportationCBS News / By Ben Tracy LOS ANGELES - Gas prices rose Tuesday but are still a far cry from the all-time hig… more »

The test firing at an undisclosed location in Iran of a surf UK Telegraph By Heidi Blake Rogue states are also increasing their efforts to secure chemical and biological weapons, and the means to deploy them, leaving billions in the world's most… more »