India farmers shocked as suspected meteorite crashes into rice field
A suspected meteorite the size of a football plunged into a rice field in eastern India, startling farmers, authorities said Thursday.
A suspected meteorite the size of a football plunged into a rice field in eastern India, startling farmers, authorities said Thursday.
Astronomy
Jul 25, 2019
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Charity workers have teamed with an impoverished village in eastern India to develop what they say is the world's cheapest bottle of drinking water—costing less than one US cent.
Environment
Apr 16, 2015
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The cemetery has already been moved twice, the old school is underwater and the new one is facing the same fate as erosion constantly eats away at the land in Napakiak.
Environment
May 2, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rain didn't ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used more power-generating ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 19, 2009
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Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra blasted volcanic ash as high as 4.2 kilometers (2.6 miles) on Wednesday, one of its biggest eruptions in the past several months of high activity.
Environment
Aug 2, 2017
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The tiny village of Jezero in western Bosnia is "too happy" to share its name with a crater on planet Mars that will be the landing site for NASA's 2020 Mars rover, its mayor said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2019
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Tokyo Olympic athletes beware—particularly larger ones.
Environment
Jan 9, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How two British coastal communities, hundreds of miles apart, came to be associated with a centuries-old tale of monkey murder has been investigated as part of a new study.
Other
Jan 12, 2009
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The resilience of Samoan communities in the face of climate change is providing a blueprint for other nations to follow, according to Samoa and Otago researchers.
Environment
Nov 22, 2019
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A row of wind turbines towers on the edge of the picturesque Bavarian village of Wildpoldsried, population 2,600, where rolling meadows meet pine forests and Alpine peaks line the horizon.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2016
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