Sidoarjo / AFP Harwati forces a smile as she guides visitors around a bubbling mud volcano in Indonesia, pausing as they snap selfies on the bleak wasteland she once called home. These disaster tourists are a lifeline for the single mother who lost everything when the earth beneath a paddyfield near her village opened up without warning ten years …

  Wageningen / AFP Establishing a human colony on the Moon and travelling to Mars has been the stuff of dreams since the dawn of the space age.But these visions face many hurdles. How can humans survive for months or years in the ultra-hostile environment of space? What, for instance, will they eat? Agricultural researchers at a Dutch university say …

  Our Correspondent / Emirates Business Whether you seek the tranquility of the sea or the dynamic bustle of a modern city, Coral Beach Resort — Sharjah, a 4-Star hotel, is ideally located to offer both. Haytham Aziz, Hotel Manager, Coral Beach Resort Sharjah, said, “Coral Beach Resort offers an authentic local experience with modern luxuries that discerning business and …