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Environment Dec 25, 2018

Sicilian airport reopens amid Mount Etna's latest eruption

Italy's Catania airport resumed full operations Tuesday, a day after an ash cloud from Mount Etna's latest eruption in eastern Sicily forced it to shut down.

Nanomaterials Dec 18, 2018

World's first- ever graphene hiking boots unveiled

The world's first-ever hiking boots to use graphene have been unveiled by The University of Manchester and British brand inov-8.

Plants & Animals Nov 27, 2018

New Zealand rescuers save six stranded whales

Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand Tuesday, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of marine mammals.

Plants & Animals Nov 26, 2018

145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach

Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part of New Zealand, with authorities saying Monday they made the "heart-breaking" decision to euthanise dozens that lay stricken on the shore.

Ecology Nov 14, 2018

Wolves at the door, Alpine shepherd can't imagine any other life

He sleeps fully dressed, dreading a midnight wolf attack on the flock of sheep penned in close by his hut, high up in the French Alps.

Environment Sep 21, 2018

Crime in the vines: Alsace fights grape theft on horseback

Few places are more peaceful than the gentle slopes of France's Alsace wine region—but should any heinous crimes like grape theft occur, Jason the horse is on hand to catch the perpetrators.

Environment Sep 15, 2018

Former Colorado nuke site opens to public as wildlife refuge

Cyclists and hikers explored a newly opened wildlife refuge at the site of a former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado on Saturday, while a protester in a gas mask brought signs warning about the dangers of plutonium.

Other Sep 6, 2018

Wired Icelanders seek to keep remote peninsula digital-free

The passenger boat arrives at the bottom of Veidileysufjordur, a short inlet with a long name, to drop off backpackers for a multi-day trek. A weather-beaten group that's completed the trip waits to board, eager to get back ...

Environment Aug 24, 2018

Mount Etna volcano roars into action with ash and lava

Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action, sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava.

Environment Aug 19, 2018

Fresh 6.9-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Lombok island (Update)

Multiple earthquakes—including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor—struck Indonesia's Lombok on Sunday, sending fresh panic coursing through the already battered island.

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