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NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun 24 Dec 2024 - 09:11 pm
(FILES) This handout illustration obtained July 6, 2018 courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows an artistt's conception of NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the spacecraft that will fly through the Sun's corona to trace how energy and heat move through the star's atmosphere. (Photo by HANDOUT / NASA/Johns Hopkins APL / AFP)
Scientists observe 'negative time' in quantum experiments 21 Dec 2024 - 01:48 pm
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SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS 19 Dec 2024 - 10:00 pm
This handout image released by Nasa on September 19, 2024 shows the International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module's space-facing port on November 8, 2021. (Photo by NASA / AFP)
Promising drug for treating rare childhood cancer: Study 14 Dec 2024 - 03:12 pm
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Single heat wave wiped out millions of Alaska's dominant seabird 12 Dec 2024 - 11:09 pm
This handout photo provided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) shows common murres clustered together on a cliff ledge at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge on July 30, 2019. (Photo by Brie Drummond / US Fish & Wildlife Service / AFP) 
Possible cooling La Nina will be 'weak', 'short-lived': UN 11 Dec 2024 - 12:26 pm
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Natural disasters cause $310 billion in economic losses in 2024: Swiss Re 05 Dec 2024 - 11:57 pm
File: Pedestrians stand next to piled up cars following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Jose Jordan / AFP)
Wildlife commission lowers European wolf protections 03 Dec 2024 - 02:06 pm
(FILES) A wolf is photographed in a forest near the Russian border, in Hukkajarvi, eastern Finland, on May 16, 2022. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)
Japan witnesses warmest autumn on record 03 Dec 2024 - 02:03 pm
People take pictures in Kiyosumi Garden in Tokyo on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 president 23 Nov 2024 - 05:58 pm
Former US vice president Al Gore speaks during a session at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 15, 2024. Photo by Laurent THOMET / AFP.
Rich nations raise cash offer to poor nations in climate talks 23 Nov 2024 - 04:56 pm
Activists hold a silent protest inside the COP29 venue to demand that rich nations provide climate finance to developing countries, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 16, 2024. Photo by Laurent THOMET / AFP.
Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on record 19 Nov 2024 - 05:41 pm
This picture taken on March 7, 2022 shows the current condition of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland. Photo by Glenn NICHOLLS / AFP
COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 'marching orders' 19 Nov 2024 - 05:03 pm
Former US vice president Al Gore speaks during a session at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 15, 2024. Photo by Laurent THOMET / AFP.
All eyes on G20 for breakthrough as COP29 climate talks stall 16 Nov 2024 - 07:47 pm
Handout picture released by the Brazilian Presidency showing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (L) shaking hands with UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres during a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2024, ahead of the G20 Summit. Photo by Ricardo STUCKERT / Brazilian Presidency / AFP.
Chinese scientists find new method to sweeten tomatoes 16 Nov 2024 - 01:55 pm
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Scientists say world's largest coral found near Solomon Islands 14 Nov 2024 - 02:42 pm
This handout photo taken by National Geographic Pristine Seas on October 24, 2024, and released on November 14, shows divers swimming over the world's largest coral. (Photo by Manu San Felix / National Geographic Pristine Seas / AFP)
Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction: report 13 Nov 2024 - 04:41 pm
This aerial photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows a coral atoll near Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, located 270 kilometres (167 miles) north of the city of Cairns. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
'Carbon-neutral' countries demand credit at COP29 12 Nov 2024 - 08:01 pm
Participating world leaders and delegates pose for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 12, 2024. Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP.