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US wants to return codebreaker's seized items to UK school
A U.S. woman who said she was visiting England to do a study of the late…
Canberra fire downgraded as heatwave eases
A fire that threatened Canberra’s southern suburbs was downgraded early Sunday, allowing firefighters to strengthen containment…
US states join global push to ban animal-tested cosmetics
A growing number of U.S. states are considering a ban on the sale or import of…
Canberra heatwave breaks records amid wildfire threat
Temperatures in the Australian capital Canberra have set a new monthly record amid an advancing wildfire…
Uruguayan project uses virtual money to encourage plastic recycling
On a hot summer’s day in southern Uruguay, Graciela Martinez weighs her plastic waste before dropping…
Relative of extinct tortoise located in Galapagos
A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a “strong” genetic link…
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometres below the waves, synthetic microfibres…
Iran to launch observation satellite in 'coming days'
Iran is preparing to launch a new scientific observation satellite in the “coming days”, the head…
World Wetlands Day: Fostering global biodiversity and mitigating climate change
Though they make up less than 6% of Earth’s surface, wetlands burst with biodiversity and play…