Australia expressed alarm Friday at the slow response from firms linked to a grounded cargo ship that has for weeks been leaking oil into a World Heritage-listed coral atoll in the Solomon Islands.
Environment
Mar 8, 2019
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Crew Dragon, the new vessel built by SpaceX for NASA is set to return Friday off the coast of Florida—the most perilous part of a mission to prove it can take US astronauts to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Mar 8, 2019
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Eight years have passed since a tsunami smashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, sparking a meltdown and the worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 8, 2019
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After building the world's biggest and most powerful social network in history, Mark Zuckerberg says the future of Facebook is something else.
Internet
Mar 8, 2019
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Far from competitors tackling the frozen wilderness in Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a dozen people are holed up inside an Anchorage hotel behind banks of computers, tracking the punishing route and connecting with ...
Other
Mar 8, 2019
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NASA has captured unprecedented photos of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft, part of its research into developing planes that can fly faster than sound without thunderous "sonic booms".
Space Exploration
Mar 8, 2019
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A number of private boats helped a team of federal responders free a young humpback whale from heavy gauge fishing gear off Hawaii, officials said Thursday.
Ecology
Mar 8, 2019
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It started with the desert lilies in December. Since then a wave of wildflower blooms has been crescendoing across Southern California's Anza-Borrego desert in a burst of color so vivid it can be seen from mountain tops thousands ...
Environment
Mar 8, 2019
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During his first week in office, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order known as the Expanded Global Gag Rule that cuts funding to foreign aid organizations that provide or refer women to abortions. A new journal ...
Political science
Mar 8, 2019
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Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups examining the ecological status of coral reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans have uncovered an unsettling fact: even the best coral reef marine ...
Environment
Mar 8, 2019
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