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Wispy, featherlike clouds off the coast of Chile appear to cover the Pacific Ocean in white fur in a newly released satellite photo. The natural-color image, taken May 21 by NASA's Aqua satellite, shows high-altitude clouds diagonally sweeping across the frame. Although the hairlike quality of...
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, scientists reported on Tuesday. The findings,...
One in four must go. Hawaii's giant Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is back in business after a hiatus of 2 months – but at the expense of other telescopes. Back in April, construction of the telescope was temporarily halted in the face of mounting protests from native Hawaiians. The telescope would...
With an aim to increase green cover, the Environment Ministry has decided to create "Urban Forests" by utilising forest land lying vacant or degraded in various cities across the country....
(Source: Science Museum) Once the stuff of science fiction, robots are now truly capable of taking on our dirty work, from fighting fires and disarming bombs to clearing tables and doing the laundry. In a UK exclusive at the Science Museum's IMAX 3D Theatre from 23 May,ROBOTS 3D showcases...
