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Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at activists who gathered in Madrid’s Plaza de Neptune on September 25, 2012 to protest Spanish austerity measures. What was suppose to be a peaceful protest soon became a fierce clash. Local media reported that by 20:00 UTC
Herbs played a huge role in Egyptian medicine. Proof comes from burial sites, tombs and underground temples where archeologists have found extensive sets of medical documents and scrolls, including the Ebers Papyrus, the Edwin Smith Papyrus, the Hearst Papyrus, and
In a room with a beautiful pond the astronauts enjoy a meal before descending even deeper into Earth.An international crew of six astronauts are training for a caving adventure designed to prepare them for spaceflight. There are many similarities to spaceflight such
New unrest has been noticed around 7 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 7 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from September 12 – September 18 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is
The death toll in cloudburst that triggered a massive landslide and affected nearly five villages of northern India’s Uttarakhand state, rose to 50 and about 20 people are still reported to be missing. The cloudburst preceded by incessant rains led to a massive
Indonesian stratovolcano Mount Soputan erupted on September 18, 2012 shooting ash and smoke nearly 1500 m (1 mile) into the sky. State volcanology officials said that Mount Soputan on central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island erupted Tuesday afternoon but there is still no
Timelapse movie of the northern lights over Fairbanks, Alaska (1:30 – 1:50 am AKDT, September 18, 2012).BGM: Violet 4 4 136 – Vladimir Sterzer http://www.jamendo.com/en#en/track/352687/violet-4-4-136License of
Sanba was most powerful typhoon of the season so far. It slammed the Japanese island of Okinawa early Sunday morning, September 16, 2012 with damaging winds reaching equivalent of Category 3 hurricane strength. Heavy torrential rains with rainfall rates well exceeding
In the wake of the release of the infamous “Stanford study,” which claims there is no substantial difference between organic food and conventional food, many with a deeper understanding of how organic food production works are speaking out against this ill-conceived
The second Metop satellite was launched yesterday from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, atop a Russian Soyuz launcher. Metop-B will ensure the continuity of the weather and atmospheric monitoring service provided by its predecessor Metop-A, which has been
