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Asteroid dust caused 15-year winter that killed dinosaurs
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» PARIS - Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest smashed into Earth, killing off three quarters of all life on the planet -- including the dinosaurs.
Typhoons spread Fukushima fallout, study warns
AFP, Published on 29/11/2013
» Typhoons that hit Japan each year are helping spread radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the country's waterways, researchers say.
Anti-radiation fence at Fukushima has hole: TEPCO
AFP, Published on 26/09/2013
» Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Thursday spotted a hole in one of the barriers intended to keep radioactive particles contained in the harbour, the operator said.
Next on Mars: 400 scientists on an alien road trip
AFP, Published on 07/08/2012
» Imagine taking 400 scientists on an alien road trip where each one wants to examine every interesting rock along the way. Welcome to the next two years of NASA's landmark robotic mission on Mars.