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Video Innovative strategies the wine industry is using to adjust to climate change
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (192+ words) ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Innovative strategies the wine industry is using to adjust to climate change Anthropogenic, or human-caused, climate change is causing the wine industry to change course. Muslim pilgrims participate in "stone the devil…...
Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (586+ words) Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake SIDOARJO, Indonesia -- Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia scattered flowers, paid their respects and…...
Blue Origin rocket explodes during test at Cape Canaveral
12+ hour, 33+ min ago (356+ words) Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said all personnel are accounted for and safe. A Blue Origin rocket exploded on the launch tower in a fiery blast during a test of its engines on Thursday night, the company said. The static…...
Video Chemical spill cleanup raises safety concerns in Washington
21+ hour, 35+ min ago (215+ words) ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Chemical spill cleanup raises safety concerns in Washington Peter Murchie, senior director at Environmental Protection Network and former EPA official, discusses contamination risks and cleanup efforts. Longview, WA officials give update on…...
Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (422+ words) A study details a surprising new way into how pigeons find their way home NEW YORK -- A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering key…...
A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (306+ words) Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend " a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year. A blue moon occurs…...
Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (671+ words) TOKYO -- Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display Thursday as the Humanoids Summit Tokyo opened. Among the dozens of companies taking part, including well-known players like…...
Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (720+ words) A Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insights and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case has died NEW YORK -- Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became…...
Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (720+ words) A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1. 5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures WASHINGTON -- In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge…...
California residents evacuated due to chemical tank threat return home but fears remain
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (774+ words) Residents were back in their homes near a chemical tank that overheated in Southern California GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- For many Southern California residents who were evacuated after a chemical tank overheated, the relief of finally being allowed to return home…...