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Image copyright pyrite Alex Mazur Image citation The icebreaker, Nathaniel B. Palmer, maps more than 2,000 square kilometers of coastline in front of the glacier. Scientists may have only identified the Achilles heel of the Thaits Glacier. This Antarctic colossus is melting at a rapid rate, throwing billions of tons …

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after selling in large technology stocks on Wall Street. Crude oil prices and treasury yields also weakened. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 NIK, -1.03% Lost 1.5% and Hang Seng HSI, -0.63% Hong Kong fell 1%. Australia S&P / ASX 200 XJO, Australia -2.15% 2.3% and the Shanghai …

AstraZeneca says Ox has postponed trials of a coronavirus vaccine evolving at Oxford University developing with Oxford University, while one of the test volunteers fell ill with an obscure illness. The UN says disruptions to regular child and maternal health services as a result of the epidemic could endanger the …

Trees that grow fast die young, jeopardizing the release of carbon dioxide that challenges predictions that will be a “sink” for forest-planet-temperature emissions, scientists said Tuesday. The cover absorbs a significant amount of carbon dioxide which is emitted by burning fossil fuels and plays a crucial role in estimating our …

Queen Elizabeth II is the most famous woman in the world. Since ruling since 1952, the Queen has steadily developed a routine for how she lives her life – one that requires her staff to do some fantastic jobs around the palace and beyond. Queen Elizabeth and Kate Middleton | …