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Experts say Fukushima crisis level 7 not parallel to Chernobyl

Nuclear and health experts said an increase in the crisis level of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident from level 5 to level 7 does not mean that the public health risk is any worse or that the disaster resembles Chernobyl in 1986, the worst nuclear power accident in history, which was also a 7.

After reactor 2 leak, reactor 1 heats up

Hardly had the operator of Japan’s damaged nuclear plant announced that they have stopped a leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean early Wednesday morning from reactor 2, they are now preparing to inject nitrogen to the containment vessel of reactor 1 to prevent a possible hydrogen explosion.
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Mars should be NASA's highest priority- says science panel

The Mars Astrobiology Explorer Cacher (MAX-C), a mission to Mars that could help determine whether the planet ever supported life and could also help answer questions about its geologic and climatic history, should be NASA's highest priority large mission, a science report said Monday.

Earth doomed, to be effaced by over population

The face of the Earth would be undistinguishable in the year 2050 as the population boom of no less than 10 billion will leave people battling for scarce resources all over the world, researchers at a US science conference have warned.

Solar flares expected to hit Earth, could cause tech disruptions

Scientists from around the world are expecting the arrival of three coronal mass ejections from the sun on either late Thursday or early Friday, which they said are part of the waves of charged solar particles that were flared directly towards Earth last week.

Scientists believe microalgal bloom was cause fish kill in NSW

Australian scientists believe that microalgal bloom in the Carama Creek caused the massive fish kill that off the New South Wales South Coast early this month. The scientists made the revelation after initial tests point to microalgal bloom as the likely cause of death for the thousands of fish.

Vessel Docks at International Space Station

An unmanned Russian supply vessel docked successfully at the International Space Station (ISS). This comes two days after a technical problem forced a similar maneuver to be aborted.

Signs of life on Titan?

NASA's Cassini probe may have found evidence for methane-based life on Saturn's largest moon.

GHG accumulating hastily

Cape Grim is a cold, windy and isolated place located at the end north west of Tasmania. It is home to some of the cleanest air on the planet and is considered the most significant air measuring station in the southern hemisphere.

Global warming accelerated by Arctic ice loss

According to TopNews New Zealand, recent reports by climate scientists state that global warming may be getting more critical than usual. It is known globally by everyone that the temperature of Arctic is rising very hastily. As a matter of fact, the temperatures of Arctic are increasing twice faster than the temperatures of the earth. The temperature rise leads to more ice meltdown especially during summer.

Solar power advancement in Australia

Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) corroborates that Australia is building the world's largest solar power tower of its type at the National Solar Energy Centre headquartered in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Whale faecal matter reduces CO2 levels

The Australian Antarctic Division scientists have revealed that the faecal matter of whales may possibly be crucial in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) level reduction.

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