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Earth-like planet discovered – and it’s a ‘mere’ 4.2 light years away
In a discovery that has been years in the making, researchers have confirmed the existence of a rocky planet named…
Earthquake hits Italy, people buried under debris
The mayor of a quake-hit town in central Italy says people are buried under debris and that the town “isn’t…
Today in Photos (x13) – Gloom, gloom and gorgeous
The land of the long white cloud is today long and white from above and grey and dull from below,…
Video Just In: Haboob (Dust storm) engulfs Phoenix Arizona
Video Just In — A wall of dust reduced visibility down to 400 metres and less at times. This affected portions…
Devastation in Louisiana – 26,119,341,309,600 litres of rain in one week
The catastrophic flood devastating Louisiana is now the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy four…
Video: How the world map looks wildly different to what you might think
All of us have seen a world map but it is very difficult to imagine how various countries and parts…
Can La Nina save the world & NZ from record hot temperatures?
What would a La Nina summer or autumn be like for New Zealand? Or the globe? We have the potential…
Photo of the Day (um, night)
It has been a gloomy start to August across northern New Zealand – but the clearing skies last night and…
‘Historic’ flooding swamps Louisiana
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards called the widespread flooding spawned by the region’s pounding rainfall across the southern part of…
What made the news – Our biggest headlines of the past week:
An Antarctic blast swept across the country less than a week ago and temperatures have been down ever since. This…
