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New Delhi — Heavy rain and flooding brought by the approaching Cyclone Michaung snarled life in the South Indian city of Chennai Monday. Streets in most parts of the city — home to some 12 million people — were water-logged as the severe cyclonic storm bore down on India’s coastline ahead of an expected Tuesday
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Dr. Sultan al-Jaber is the president of COP28, this year’s United Nations climate conference currently being held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Al-Jaber is the UAE’s environment minister, and he is also the CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The potential conflict of interest in al-Jaber’s roles has been put
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Fossil fuel debate takes center stage at COP28 – CBS News Watch CBS News Phasing out fossil fuels has been a heated debate at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, in Dubai, and many climate activists fear the process has been compromised by being held in the oil rich United Arab Emirates. The
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A golden mole that “swims” in sand has resurfaced in South Africa after 87 years in the wilderness when many specialists feared it had become extinct, researchers announced. Traces of two De Winton’s golden moles have been found under the sands of a beach after a “detective novel search,” said Esther Matthew, Endangered Wildlife Trust
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Previewing Axiom Space’s 3rd mission to ISS Axiom Space set for 3rd mission to International Space Station in January 07:45 Scientists got a rare look at the curving Martian landscape thanks to images captured by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter, the space agency announced Tuesday. NASA revealed multiple new panoramic images of clouds and dust in
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Scientists have solved the mystery of one of the animal kingdom’s most disproportionately large penises thanks to a Dutch retiree recording bat sex in a church attic. The serotine bat does not use its strangely large penis for penetration, but instead as a “copulatory arm” during mating, a European team of researchers said on Monday.
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Climate change and land development have added another animal population to the endangered species list in Washington state. The state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission said Friday that a more than decade-long plan to recover the threatened western gray squirrel species has failed, and that the dwindling population is now “seriously threatened with extinction.” The reclassification
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Medievel artifacts dating as far back as the Bronze Age were declared treasure by the Welsh government this week. The items, which were found between 2020 and 2022, include a hoard of bronze artifacts such as axes, spearheads, rings and a sword scabbard. The items were discovered by Dr. Peter Anning and Alex Evans in
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SpaceX’s huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket has been cleared for a second test flight Friday, when the company will attempt to boost the unpiloted Starship upper stage into space for the first time, the company announced Wednesday. After weeks of anticipation, the Federal Aviation Administration granted SpaceX the required launch license earlier in the day, clearing
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Poconã, Brazil — The Pantanal wetlands in western Brazil are famed as a paradise of biodiversity, but these days they have enormous clouds of smoke billowing over them, as raging wildfires reduce vast expanses to scorched earth. Known for its lush landscapes and vibrant wildlife, including jaguars, caimans, macaws and monkeys, the Pantanal is home
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