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Thu, October 24, 2019 | 12:01

Rare big rectangular iceberg floating off Antarctica

The U.S. space agency said the picture was taken last week by scientists on a NASA research plane and the object's sharp angles and flat surface suggested it had recently broken away from the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Park Si-soo | 2018-10-24 13:49

World's oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea

An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom of the Black Sea, the world's oldest known shipwreck, researchers said on Tuesday. The vessel is one of more than 60 shipwrecks identified by the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project including Roman ships and a 17th-century Cossack raiding fleet.

2018-10-24 11:17

More than 20 injured in Rome escalator collapse

More than 20 people, mainly Russian football fans, were injured Tuesday when an escalator in a metro station in central Rome collapsed, firefighters said, in an incident some blamed on raucous soccer supporters.

2018-10-24 10:44

Stephen Hawking wheelchair, thesis up for sale

Stephen Hawking was a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity

Bae Eun-joo | 2018-10-22 11:10

Crew of Soyuz rocket survive emergency landing after engine problem

The two-man crew of a Soyuz rocket made a successful emergency landing Thursday after an engine problem on lift-off to the International Space Station, in a major setback for the beleaguered Russian space industry.

2018-10-12 09:24

Americans Nordhaus, Romer win Nobel Economics Prize

Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer won the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize for work in integrating climate change and technological innovation into economic analysis, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

2018-10-08 19:32

Interpol chief reported missing; French police launch investigation

French police opened an investigation after the wife of Interpol director Meng Hongwei reported her husband missing, police sources said on Friday.

2018-10-05 19:54

Nobel Peace Prize honors the fight against sexual violence

The Nobel Peace Prize on Friday was awarded to a Congolese doctor and a Yazidi former captive of the Islamic State group for their work to highlight and eliminate the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad ``have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes,'' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its a...

2018-10-05 18:35

Arnold, Smith, Winter win 2018 Nobel Chemistry Prize

Scientists Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for research using directed evolution to produce enzymes for new chemicals and pharmaceuticals, the award-giving body said on Wednesday. "This year's Nobel Laureates in Chemistry have been inspired by the power of evolution and used the same principles ? genetic change and select...

2018-10-03 19:17

Nobel Prize in Physics targets three laser researchers for 2018 award

Scientists Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for breakthroughs in the field of lasers, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. "The inventions being honoured this year have revolutionised laser physics," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on awarding the nine million Swedish crown ($1 million) prize.

2018-10-02 19:19

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