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Hundreds Missing After Ship Capsizes on Yangtze

Ship capsizes in "tornado" on southern stretch of Yangtze. Rescuers fought bad weather on Tuesday as they searched for more than 400 people, many of them elderly Chinese tourists,

Scientists document Florida ‘virgin births’ of endangered sawfish

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have documented in Florida a series of "virgin births," reproduction without mating, in a critically endangered sawfish species pushed to the brink of extinction by over-fishing and habitat destruction.

Grounded Bulk Ship Awaits Lightering

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reports it continues to work with state and local partners Monday to oversee freeing a bulk carrier loaded with sulfur that ran aground May 26,

Mobile underground bomb shelter can be assembled in 90 minutes

Estonian company Terramil has begun manufacturing easy-to-instal mobile bomb shelters for those concerned about attack threats.

Cheap 3D printed robotic arm controlled by the mind

For Easton LaChappelle, a 19-year-old from Colorado in the United States (U.S.), the difficulty with robotics has never been the technology itself - something he says he managed to master in a matter of months from his bedroom in his parent's house - b...

Bad weather forces solar-powered plane to land in Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - A solar-powered plane attempting a round-the-world flight will cut short the seventh leg of its 35,000-km global (22,000-mile) journey, landing in Nagoya, western Japan, due to bad weather.

Global Diving & Salvage Opens California Office

Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. announced the expansion of its California regional operations with the addition of a new office in Southern California. Located in Signal Hill near Long Beach,

Wearable device provides continuous fetal monitoring

Israeli medical experts have developed a wearable mobile monitor to keep a close watch on pregnant women and their fetuses as they go about their everyday lives.

New Salvage Joint Venture in Africa

As part of the next step in creating its global marine services network, Ardent, the newly created company between Svitzer and Crowley, is launching a joint venture

Agility ladder training hones nimble feet, bodies and minds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Agility ladders, a staple of sports training when victory can hang on the athlete's ability to turn quickly, have moved into mainstream gyms where fitness experts say they are helping everyday exercisers be nimble and quick.

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