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2011-10-17 17:40
The first drugs for a slower aging process could exist within five to 10 years, after which people could eventually live up to 150 years old or older, researchers from the University of NSW said.
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2011-10-17 11:38
Over a thousand birds had been found dead since MV Rena's reef crash resulting in oil spill almost two weeks ago, as operations in oil removal have been stopped because media vessels are...
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2011-10-14 17:50
Researchers have uncovered in a South African cave some paraphernalia that look like paint-making kits, including abalone shells that were used as containers around 100,000 years ago.
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2011-10-14 13:14
Barring weather interruptions, Thursday's night sky will show the moon and planet Jupiter shining close to each other in a spectacular view at around 10:00 pm EDT from mid-northern latitudes.
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2011-10-13 20:44
A good night's sleep is essential for many reasons, including a healthy sex life, a study said.
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2011-10-13 19:59
A powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali on Thursday, causing some damages, though no tsunami alerts were raised. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake...
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2011-10-13 09:45
A 2.4-ton German satellite is expected to make its way back to Earth this month, with current forecasts set on Oct. 22 or 23. Scientists say the odds of someone getting hit by the satellite is at 1...
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2011-10-13 09:42
Philippine Embassy officials are expected Thursday to talk to the captain and crew of MV Rena, the stricken cargo ship that is now massively spewing oil in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty. MV Rena...
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2011-10-12 16:17
A huge crack has appeared on the side of the stricken cargo vessel Rena and is now in danger of sinking and endangering the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga in New Zealand' Bay of Plenty.
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2011-10-12 15:44
Astronomers have discovered over two dozen previously unknown failed stars, otherwise known as brown dwarfs, including "one of the puniest free-floating objects known."
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2011-10-12 13:24
New Zealand salvage manager Bruce Anderson told the Herald Wednesday morning the hull of the Rena had started to bend amid rough seas and high winds. Metal plating on Rena has begun deforming, as...
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2011-10-12 10:21
YouTube, in cooperation with computer maker Lenovo, Google, NASA and ESA, has launched Space Lab, a global competition for students around the world who will work on a science experiment design...
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2011-10-11 16:43
On Tuesday night, at 10:06 p.m. EDT (0206 GMT), the part of the world where the moon is visible could see the astronomical opposite of a supermoon, the smallest full moon of 2011.
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2011-10-11 13:56
New Zealand locals are working together to clean up along the coast in Mt Maunganui after the oil spill from MV Rena has become massive, increasing "several times over" on Monday...
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2011-10-10 16:33
A study published in Nature Neuroscience concludes that "seeing the light at the end of the tunnel" all the time could result in failure to see an incoming train.
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2011-10-10 13:01
SkyNews reported half a dozen man-eating bull-sharks are thriving and breeding in the lake in the centre of Brisbane's Carbrook Golf Club. A river broke its banks during a big flood some years...
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2011-10-10 12:03
Salvage crews are in a desperate rush to off-load oil from Rena, a Liberia-flagged 47,000-tonne vessel, which crashed into a reef Wednesday morning. NZ weather forecasters have announced possible...
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2011-10-07 15:56
Maritime New Zealand said some fuel from hydraulic pumps on the Rena, a Liberia-flagged 235m vessel, had leaked, but its fuel tanks were still intact.
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2011-10-07 14:12
Women who wait until they are in late 30s before trying to get pregnant are causing unnecessary burden to their babies who would later take care of geriatric parents, says Barry Walters of King...
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2011-10-06 10:10
A 56-ft whale which became stranded on a beach in the Western Isles has died, rescuers said. Navigational error and sickness are both possibilities.
