A 603-foot bulk carrier ran aground in the St. Marys River near De Tour Village, Michigan, early Wednesday.
The motor vessel Mississagi, a Canadian-flagged bulk carrier with a load of stone,
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Morphing wings allow drones to keep flying through midair collisions
Palo Alto, California, United States - Amanda Stowers is beating up on her drone as her professor watches on with glee. It may seem cruel but it's all in the name of science. No matter how hard or how many times Amanda hits the drones' wing, it always ...
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Russia cuts space funding as economic crisis bites
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is cutting spending on its space program by more than a third over the next 10 years because of the country's economic crisis, forcing it to scrap plans to develop a super-heavy launch rocket.
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South Korea Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry
South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children, yielding to pressure from
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Bullet-proof Bloodhound car aims for 1,000mph record
Described as "part Formula 1 car, part space rocket and part supersonic jet", the Bloodhound Supersonic Car is aiming to be the world's first 1,000mph car when it attempts to set a new world record in 2016. The car's British designers say they are push...
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S. Korea Okays Salvage Sunken Sewol Ferry
South Korea has approved plans to salvage a sunken ferry that capsized last year in the Yellow Sea killing over 300 people, Public Safety and Security Minister Park In-yong said.
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Oklahoma scientists say earthquakes linked to oil and gas work
(Reuters) - Oklahoma geologists have documented strong links between increased seismic activity in the state and the injection into the ground of wastewater from oil and gas production, a state agency said on Tuesday.
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Response to Grounded Bulker Ongoing
UPDATE: U.S. Coast Guard responding to vessel aground in St. Lawrence Seaway
The U.S. Coast Guard reports it is continuing its response Tuesday to a 621-foot
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New U.S. mammogram guidelines stick with screening from age 50
CHICAGO (Reuters) - New mammogram screening guidelines from an influential panel of U.S. experts reaffirm earlier guidance that breast cancer screening should begin at age 50 for most women, but they acknowledge that women in their 40s also benefit, something experts say is a step in the right direction.
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Titan, Svitzer Merger Creates Global Salvage Giant
Svitzer, salvage division of AP Moller-Maersk and Titan Salvage, a division of Crowley Maritime Corp are merging their salvage operations to create a new market leader.
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