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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
