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2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (363+ words) A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (135+ words) Forecasters say Tropical Storm Norbert has formed in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land Tropical Storm Norbert formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was about 685 miles (1,102 kilometers) southwest of the southern…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (937+ words) Key figures from Europe’s space industry and other international players have converged on Paris to discuss how to advance the continent’s ambitions in a global market dominated by the United States. The two-day International Space Summit that started Wednesday gathers…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (411+ words) Indonesian rescuers expand search for people who went missing after travelling by speedboat to cover eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau Eight people, including five journalists, have gone missing at sea while travelling to cover the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (993+ words) Telling the story of 9/11 has become the labor of U.S. schools now that about 1/3 of Americans weren’t yet born on Sept. 11, 2001 Over three summer days, educators gathered at the Flight 93 National Memorial in rural western Pennsylvania to address a complex challenge:…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (992+ words) For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (522+ words) The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday. The “configuration” and the “technical features…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (277+ words) More than 270,000 passengers have had their flights disrupted after a powerful eruption at Mount Anak Krakatau forced the closure of eight Indonesian airports, including two serving the capital Jakarta, Indonesia's transport minister said. More than 2,000 flights had been delayed at…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (798+ words) Every morning, Mary Kavutha prepares breakfast for her two young children using an induction cooker in her Nairobi home. Two years ago, the businesswoman relied on a charcoal stove that filled her kitchen with smoke and cost about $1.15 in fuel…...