Chile is carrying out a feasibility study for the construction of a permanent pier at one of its bases in Antarctica, an official was quoted as saying Friday.
Earth Sciences
Dec 25, 2015
1
25
Turkish Internet servers are suffering a powerful cyber attack, slowing banking services and fanning fears that it could be a politically motivated attack from abroad.
Internet
Dec 25, 2015
10
44
Russia is warming more than twice as fast as the average for the rest of the world, the environment ministry said Friday, sounding an alarm on the rise in floods and wildfires nationwide.
Environment
Dec 25, 2015
4
354
Anyone can dial a wrong number, but it's not often done from outer space.
Space Exploration
Dec 25, 2015
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Beijing residents woke up to a white Christmas Friday morning but with the sky obscured by thick toxic smog rather than snow after more than 100 million people across China had been warned to stay indoors.
Environment
Dec 25, 2015
0
261
Gaze up into the sky and you'll see something rare. And, no, it won't be Santa. He and his reindeers will have already zoomed across the horizon.
Space Exploration
Dec 25, 2015
0
2214
A massive natural gas leak has forced the relocation of more than 2,000 families in a California community, with many reportedly falling ill from the noxious fumes spewing into the air since October.
Environment
Dec 25, 2015
0
64
Google and Microsoft had their virtual eyes on Santa Claus and his gift-laden sleigh on Thursday.
Internet
Dec 25, 2015
0
232
Air pollution forced Bosnian authorities to shut schools in the capital Sarajevo on Thursday, while smog levels also spiked in other parts of the Balkan country due to a lack of rainfall, local officials said.
Environment
Dec 25, 2015
0
15
Secretive software company Palantir Technologies raised nearly $880 million in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing available on Thursday.
Business
Dec 25, 2015
0
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