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Global warming: 2017 was second-warmest, last three years are record hot
World
January 19, 2018
Global warming: 2017 was second-warmest, last three years are record hot
Data from leading international weather agencies shows the record-breaking trend toward a warmer planet is continuing. The findings uphold scientists’…
Hurricanes release energy of 10,000 nuclear bombs
Environment
September 25, 2017
Hurricanes release energy of 10,000 nuclear bombs
Those who have experienced a hurricane know the devastation one can wreak when mighty winds bear down, flattening homes, ripping…
Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Science News
September 3, 2017
Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for…
NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launches
Science News
August 18, 2017
NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launches
Forty years after blasting off, Earth’s most distant ambassadors, the twin Voyager spacecraft, are carrying sounds and music of our…
A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun’s atmosphere
Science News
June 2, 2017
A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun’s atmosphere
The Parker Solar Probe is set to orbit within 3.9 million miles of the sun’s surface, where temperatures exceed 2,500…
US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS
Science
October 30, 2016
US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS
Three astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the the International Space Station, including US…
Hard crash-landing may have wrecked Europe’s Mars probe
Science
October 23, 2016
Hard crash-landing may have wrecked Europe’s Mars probe
Scientists say Europe's experimental Mars probe has hit the right spot but may have been destroyed in a fiery ball…
US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
Middle East
October 19, 2016
US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off from Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a two-day journey to the International…
Essam Heggy declares new presidential program for 2018 elections
Egypt
August 2, 2016
Essam Heggy declares new presidential program for 2018 elections
The planetary scientist and former presidential advisor Essam Heggy has announced a new initiative to identify and back an alternative…
Young Egyptians reach finals of ROV submersible competition in Texas
Egypt
July 22, 2016
Young Egyptians reach finals of ROV submersible competition in Texas
Egyptian science and technology students have scored highly in an international competition to design, build and operate a remotely operated…