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Global coral bleaching five times greater than 1980s: study
Coral bleaching, a deadly disease that strikes reefs when oceans heat up, has risen nearly five-fold since the 1980s, threatening the future of these vital ecosystems, researchers said Thursday. Severe coral bleaching events used to…
#Travel: Japan’s historic Tsukiji market holds final New Year auction
Tokyo’s world-famous Tsukiji fish market held its last pre-dawn New Year’s auction on Friday before closing down for relocation, with the highest bidder paying more than $320,000 for a giant tuna. After more than 80…
Algeria breast cancer survivors shunned as ‘half-women’
As if losing a breast to cancer was not traumatic enough, Algerian mother-of-three Linda was then spurned by her husband for being “mutilated” and a “half-woman”. “Cancer? It’s nothing compared with being rejected after 18…
Tel Aviv Lego statue smashes world record
The world’s tallest Lego tower measuring 36-metres (118-foot) has been built has been built in Israel’s coastal city of Tel Aviv. The record-breaking structure comprises more than half a million of brightly- coloured plastic bricks…
Bali declares ‘garbage emergency’ amid sea of waste
Bali’s palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favourite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is disappearing under a mountain of garbage. Plastic straws and food packaging are strewn between…
Ad firms using tools to help them read your mind
Why did you splurge on that new pair of shoes? Or that pricey smartphone? More and more advertisers are trying to tap into the unconscious to divine the invisible forces that drive those spending decisions….
Fish sex so loud it could deafen dolphins
A species of Mexican fish amasses in reproductive orgies so loud they can deafen other sea animals, awed scientists said Wednesday, calling for preservation of the “spectacle” threatened by overfishing. An individual spawning Gulf corvina,…
Britain’s iconic red phone boxes ring the changes
Facing extinction due to ubiquitous mobile phones, Britain’s classic red telephone boxes are being saved from death row by ingenious conversions into all sorts of new uses. “It smells nice,” a passer-by said while sniffing…
Artificial intelligence finds solar system with 8 planets like ours
A solar system with as many planets as our own has been discovered with the help of NASA’s Kepler space telescope and artificial intelligence, the US space agency said Thursday. “Our solar system now is…