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A partial eclipse will occur this Tuesday, starting in Iceland (0858 GMT) and ending at India's coast (1302 GMT). It is a rare moment for astronomy lovers. Don't miss it!

The streets of Venezuela are taken over by mud and water in an extreme landslide that kills three people.

Researchers collected thousands of marine microorganism samples after two years of mission to understand ocean plankton and pollution.

Lignin is a promising alternative to traditional fossil resources for producing biofuels due to its aromaticity and renewability. Pyrolysis is an efficient technology to convert lignin to valuable chemicals, which is beneficial for improving lignin valorization. In this review, pyrolytic behaviors of various lignin were included, as well as the pyrolytic mechanism consisting of initial, primary, and charring stages were also introduced. Several parallel reactions, such as demethoxylation, demeth...

A new study shows that magnetic field changes occurred before strong earthquakes happened in California.

Study shows that feeding bears like they are carnivores could kill the furry animals. More proof that bears are omnivores like humans and require much less protein supply than they are customarily fed in zoos is provided by a recent study on the diets of sloth bears and giant pandas.

A new study shows that activities such as transport and skating on frozen lakes may no longer be safe as global warming continues.

Scientists found that ocean hotspots are forming fast because of a combination of winds in a chain reaction started by climate change.

A new strain of soil-borne banana fungus from Africa was discovered. Experts say that the blight is spreading worldwide because of floods.

A recent Mexico earthquake triggered a 4-ft high desert tsunami in a Death Valley cave popularly known as 'Devils Hole'in Nevada. The pupfish population are to be counted.