One of the 21st Century's grand scientific undertakings has begun its quest to view the 'Cosmic Dawn'.
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In a move that has made the country a new leader in shark protection, Chile yesterday banned the practice of shark finning from its national waters.
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From photographs taken by noted ornithologist Peter Harrison and reports by members of a five-member multinational expedition, bird watchers are following what for them is the event of a lifetime: the discovery of a new species of seabird.
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Scientists have discovered a new species of fish living almost 4 1/2 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
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A global audience watched captivated on Wednesday as the first of 33 miners trapped for a record 68 days deep underground emerged into the cold night air of Chile's Atacama desert.
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Chile's mining minister said late Saturday that the 33 miners trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday.
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Chile's mines minister says an attempt to rescue 33 trapped miners will begin in the second half of October - earlier than previously predicted.
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Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said.
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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono recording the anti-war anthem Give Peace a Chance with the Plastic Ono Band, the United Nations announced today that the proceeds from the release of a commemorative single will garner funds for its peacebuilding efforts in countries emerging from conflict.
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Four years after a negligent Czech citizen, Jiri Smitak, accidentally started a huge fire in the Torres Del Paine national park in far southern Chile, part of the destroyed area is being replanted in native forest trees.
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Source: BBC, Mon October 03, 2011 