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Water bomber crashes in Australia, sparking another wildfire

25.10.2013 15:21
The accident happened as more dry, windy conditions caused a flare-up in huge fires burning for a week in mountains to the west of Sydney , closing roads and entering a valley running down towards the metropolitan area. "It's hard to definitely say that [the worst is over] at this stage," Rural...

Mirrors help to light town hidden in a valley's gloom

25.10.2013 15:20
People gather on a spot in front of t town hall of Rjukan, Norway, Oct. 1 2013, where sunshine is reflected by three giant mirrors erected on the mountainside above the industrial Tore Meek / Scanpix via AP People gather on a spot in front of t town hall of Rjukan, Norway, Oct. 1 2013, where...

Why do we sleep? To clean our brains, say US scientists

18.10.2013 17:05
Scientists in the US claim to have a new explanation for why we sleep: in the hours spent slumbering, a rubbish disposal service swings into action that cleans up waste in the brain. Through a series of experiments on mice, the researchers showed that during sleep, cerebral spinal fluid is pumped...

Angry protest at Nazi's funeral leaves the body in diplomatic limbo

18.10.2013 15:43
The body of a convicted Nazi murderer was transferred to an Italian military airport Wednesday as authorities across three countries continued to refuse custody of his remains. SS captain Erich Priebke died while serving a life sentence for his part in the massacre of 335 people in 1944. Aged 100...

Famous Scotland volcano has only one 'heart,' not three

18.10.2013 15:21
Hundreds of planets are being found beyond our solar system, including some that just might be habitable. But can we ever confirm signs of alien life beyond our solar system? It's theoretically possible — but in a new book about exoplanetology, "Five Billion Years of Solitude," science journalist...

After Tragic Loss During Hurricane Sandy, a Woman Chooses Not to Return

11.10.2013 17:01
Patricia Dresch and her husband, George, lived in their home in Tottenville, Staten Island, for about 30 years, a wood-frame house where they raised two daughters. Storms had threatened before, sometimes leaving behind a few feet of water. The family evacuated for Hurricane Irene, but when...

C.I.A. Warning on Snowden in ’09 Said to Slip Through the Cracks

11.10.2013 16:57
WASHINGTON — Just as Edward J. Snowden was preparing to leave Geneva and a job as a C.I.A. technician in 2009, his supervisor wrote a derogatory report in his personnel file, noting a distinct change in the young man’s behavior and work habits, as well as a troubling suspicion. The C.I.A....

Scientists more convinced mankind is main cause of warming

11.10.2013 16:30
Leading climate scientists said on Friday they were more convinced than ever that humans are the main culprits for global warming, and predicted the impact from greenhouse gas emissions could linger for centuries. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a report that a...

NASA spacecraft finds plastic ingredient on Saturn's moon Titan

11.10.2013 16:26
"This is the first definitive detection of the plastic ingredient on any moon or planet, other than Earth," NASA said. A small amount of propylene was identified in Titan's lower atmosphere by Cassini's composite infrared spectrometer, which measures heat radiation, the agency reported in Monday's...

Astronaut Scott Carpenter, fourth American in space, dies at 88

11.10.2013 16:11
DENVER (Reuters) - Astronaut Scott Carpenter, who in 1962 became the fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, died on Thursday in Colorado at age 88 of complications from a stroke, his wife Patty Carpenter said. Carpenter, who lost radio contact with NASA controllers during his...
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