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Astronomers from the University of Turku in Finland and elsewhere have performed a broadband spectral and timing study of an ...

A study by Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Martina Kölbl-Ebert examined the remains of some 4,200 Tharsis fossil specimens. They ...

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The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland's glaciers has already melted away, a monitoring service said, with ...

A wildfire on the island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists and locals is "retreating," Greek firefighters ...

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