Panama City — A team of international scientists working on a research vessel off the coast of Panama is looking for something you might think would be hard to find. “We are exploring the unexplored,” Alvise Vianello, an associate chemistry professor at Aalborg University in Denmark, told CBS News. “…It’s like, you know, finding the … Read more
A woman in her 50s has died after she was struck by a tree at Helensville on Queensland’s busy Gold Coast following another night of wild storms across the country. Wind gusts of up to 106km whipped through the seaside tourist hotspot late into the evening on Christmas Day, felling trees and sending debris flying … Read more
A woman walks along the beach at Jekyll Island as emergency responders work to rescue crew members from a capsized cargo ship on September 9, 2019 in St Simons Island, Georgia. A 656-foot vehicle carrier, the M/V Golden Ray departed the Brunswick port on Sunday and suffered a fire on board, capsizing in St. Simons … Read more
A Tianjin native, Xie was trained as an engineering physicist at Tsinghua University in the 1970s and started his career in various government agencies responsible for environmental affairs. While he rose through the ranks, he earned a master’s degree in environmental law from Wuhan University in 1993. Xie was made the head of the State … Read more
UK’s King Charles urges compassion and care for environment in Christmas message Britain’s King Charles called on people on Monday to help those less fortunate during a time of economic hardship and global conflict, using his Christmas Day message to emphasise the importance of kindness, compassion and care for the environment. In his second Christmas … Read more
The International Space Station is due for decommission in the 2030s. NASA is currently evaluating how to go about retiring the station: options include letting it burn up in the atmosphere or pushing it into a graveyard orbit. There’s another option that doesn’t involve disposing of the ISS at all, which would extend the life … Read more
Air quality regulators today banned indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland on Christmas Day due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. until midnight Monday for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, including the non-desert … Read more
Giant hail stones the size of a human fist could smatter large swathes of southeast Australia for a second time in as many days after wild storms left thousands without power. Residents near Brisbane took to social media over Christmas to share photos of the large balls of ice which rained down over the Sunshine … Read more
More than 17,000 people were left without power on Christmas Eve across regional Victoria, and dozens of flights were cancelled as wild weather continues to batter much of the eastern coastline. Powercor crews were working as late as 10.30pm on Sunday evening to restore power to homes across the state’s north, central, and western regions. … Read more
Photo: Acura Honda is recalling 2.6 million Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. because of a fuel pump defect that could cause the engine to stall while driving. In a statement, the automaker said it hasn’t received any reports of crashes or injuries related to the issue, which is always a good thing. Honda … Read more
