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In Pictures: Jetman
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/07
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In Pictures: Richard Branson's big adventures
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Five of world's biggest tsunamis
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: A Blue Planet
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Felix Baumgartner breaks the sound barrier. Sponsored by Red Bull. (+video)
Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier and the record for highest skydive Sunday when he leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon near the edge of space. Felix Baumgartner has made a career of risky jumps, including skydiving across the English Channel and parachuting off the Petronas Towers.
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EU critics slam Nobel Peace Prize decision
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union has been met with disdain by so-called euroskeptics, who view the 27-nation blog as both impotent and meddlesome.
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Stonehenge built as a symbol of peace and unity, British researchers suggest
The creation of the mysterious monument and the culture built around it suggests Stonehenge was thought as a symbol of unity in late Neolithic Europe, British researchers say.
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British sailor looks to continue medal-winning ways at London Games
Ben Ainslie will attempt to capture his 4th Olympic gold medal at the London Summer Games, which start next month.
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Red Bull-fueled daredevil plans record skydive from edge of space
Austrian extreme skydiver Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend in a helium balloon to about 23 miles up, and then jump. He will break the sound barrier during freefall.
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South with the Sun: Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery
Long-distance swimmer and author Lynne Cox traces the path of polar explorer Roald Amundsen – just in time for the centennial of his arrival at the South Pole.
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Andy Rooney: why it's bad he's retiring
Andy Rooney will leave '60 Minutes' as a regular contributor following this Sunday’s broadcast. Here are three reasons that's a sad occasion.
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'Jetman' zooms along rim of Grand Canyon in first US flight
Jetman, aka adventurer Yves Rossy, hit 190 m.p.h. Saturday as he flew with a jet-pack above the Grand Canyon. Where some see self-promotional stunt man, others see a boundary-breaker.
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In Pictures: Jetman
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/07
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In Pictures: Richard Branson's big adventures
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Dark Sky movement: British Isle Named Skywatching Paradise
The International Dark-Sky Association recognized Sark Island, which is about 80 miles off the south coast of England, for the quality of its night sky. Sark thus becomes the latest in a select group of dark sky places around the world, and the first island.
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What Britain's cuts mean for its place in the world
Britain made deep cuts to social services, government jobs, welfare benefits, and defense spending in order to reduce a mounting deficit. The cuts could dramatically reshape British society.
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Five of world's biggest tsunamis
A tsunami triggered by a 8.9-magnitude earthquake swamped Japan's northeast coast Friday, picking up cars, ships and houses as it surged as much as three miles inland. The wave generated by the quake, whose epicenter was 80 miles offshore of Sendai, was as high as 30 feet in some spots. There is no official death toll yet, but Japanese officials reported that as many as 300 people have been killed in the city of Sendai alone. But despite the alarming footage of entire houses moving across land, this most recent tsunami was relatively small in size compared to others throughout history. Here are the five of the worst tsunamis on record.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: A Blue Planet
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Swiss tunnel: Not actually the world's longest tunnel
When Swiss engineers completed drilling the Gotthard Base Tunnel Friday, they were lauded for finishing the world’s longest tunnel – but actually it's only the world's longest rail tunnel. Read on to find out what underground structures take the honors for being the longest.
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Philippe Croizon, a quadriplegic amputee, swims across the English Channel
Philippe Croizon, an amputee who once skydived from a plane, successfully swam across the English Channel this past weekend. Philippe Croizon used special leg prostheses with flippers to make the crossing.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/20
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American crosses English Channel in chair tied to helium balloons
American Jonathan Trappe set the world record for the first successful cluster balloon flight across the English Channel today.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/28
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Why do so many oil spills happen?
The science and history behind oil spills.
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The Monitor's View: Iceland volcano ash cloud: At least Europe has a backup in trains, ferries, buses
The Iceland volcano underscores the need for the US to invest more heavily in surface transportation -- and move quickly to reauthorize the six-year transportation law.
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Silk Parachute
The latest collection of essays by quintessential New Yorker writer John McPhee includes some of his most personal writing to date.
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How cold is Europe? Even Norway's buses can't take it.
Bus engine oil is freezing in Norway, and Ireland is reporting its lowest temps in 50 years. In Britain, which looks like a baby Greenland on satellite images, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is turning into the nation's weather comforter-in-chief.
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Tarmac delays: how the airlines rank as US cracks down
A new federal rule will prohibit airlines from keeping passengers on the tarmac for more than three hours.
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