BOSTON (Reuters) - Scientists were baffled last year after meltwater lakes atop Greenland's ice sheet suddenly drained out at rates rivaling Niagara Falls.
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Families March to China Shipwreck Site as Survivor Hopes Fade
Dozens of people broke through a police cordon on Wednesday as they marched towards the site of a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River to demand news of missing relatives.
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Fire Aboard US-flagged Car Carrier
A car carrier vessel has suffered a fire on one of its decks, approximately 40 miles off Harwich, the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) reported.
The U.
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China Ship Sinking Spotlights Captain’s Role
Three years before the cruise ship he was steering capsized in the Yangtze River, the Chinese government honoured captain Zhang Shuwen for saving the life of an
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Hopes Fade
Death toll more than doubles to 19, more than 400 missing.
Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River on Wednesday for more than 400 missing people,
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Chinese Hope for ‘Miracle’ to Find Ship Survivors
Relatives of more than 400 people missing after a cruise ship capsized on China's Yangtze River were hoping for a "miracle", as authorities said they were racing against time to find any survivors.
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American Nobel chemistry laureate Irwin Rose dies at 88
(Reuters) - American Nobel laureate Irwin Rose, a biochemist whose groundbreaking work helped in the development of treatments for cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis, died on Tuesday, the University of California, Irvine said. He was 88.
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Study reveals famous California redwood is 777 years young
(Reuters) - A new study to determine the age of iconic old-growth redwoods in California's Muir Woods has revealed that one of the tallest and most famous trees in the forest is much younger than many assumed given its massive size, scientists said on ...
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Chimps have mental skills to cook: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - They're not likely to start barbecuing in the rainforest, but chimpanzees can understand the concept of cooking and are willing to postpone eating raw food, even carrying food some distance to cook it rather than eat immediately, s...
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PlanetiQ tests sensor for commercial weather satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) - PlanetiQ, a privately owned company, is beginning a key test intended to pave the way for the first commercial weather satellites.
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