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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Pollution
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/20
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In Pictures: Earthquake in China's Qinghai province
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China's Sichuan province shaken by powerful quake
At least 124 people are reported dead and more than 2,600 injured, after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province Saturday. The area was also devastated by the 2008 magnitude-7.9 earthquake.
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Cover Story CSI Tornado: Decoding – and chasing – supercells with the experts
CSI Tornado: Chasing supercells, interviewing a homeowner sucked off his front porch in an Oklahoma tornado outbreak, and examining the path of a destructive funnel, an expert expedition shows how science is close to decoding the way a tornado works.
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Troublesome Karakoram glaciers getting bigger, new study suggests
Despite the global temperature increase and the overall shrinking of the world's glaciers, some glaciers in the Karakoram mountains have actually grown over the past decade, according to a new study.
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Rare visit to remote region highlights China's clampdown on Tibet
Conversations with ethnic Tibetans suggest that China's authoritarian policies designed to tamp down disorder are causing unrest and self immolations.
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China's crackdown grows as Tibetan self-immolations increase
The string of 10 recent Tibetan self-immolations – six monks, three former monks, and a nun – is unprecedented in modern Tibetan history.
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Turkey earthquake: Why the country is such a hot spot for seismic activity
Turkey earthquake does not surprise seismologists. Turkey is, in effect, caught in a geophysical vise between the Arabian plate, inching northward, and the Eurasian plate, the immovable object.
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India earthquake: What makes the region so volatile?
A magnitude 6.9 Himalayan quake on the border between India and Nepal, highlights the extreme hazard the region faces as enormous patches of Earth's crust crash into each other.
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Indian monastery aids Tibetan monks facing crackdown
The Kirti Monastery in Dharamsala, an Indian hill town home to thousands of exiled Tibetans, has become a crisis center for the turmoil at its sister monastery under lockdown in Sichuan, China.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Pollution
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Opinion: Himalayan climate change threatens regional stability. Can India help?
As the devastating floods in Pakistan showed, atmospheric pollutants are disturbing the Himalayan region's weather patterns – and local economies. But India has a pivotal opportunity to cut 'black carbon' emissions and minimize the damage.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/20
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In Pictures: Earthquake in China's Qinghai province
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Could water scarcity cause international conflict?
Some have predicted that conflicts over water scarcity are inevitable, but what does the record show?
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On China's 60th anniversary, Tibet wants quiet
Thousands are expected at a government-led rally in Lhasa as Chinese soldiers with tear gas patrol the streets in a bid to prevent a riot similar to the one in March.
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Growing number of China incursions into India lead to a strategy change
Along the disputed border near Ladakh, India has long neglected infrastructure to discourage a Chinese invasion. But the strategic landscape is shifting.
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Bringing China's economic boom to rural students left behind
A program sends students from top Chinese universities into impoverished areas to coach poorly educated students, hoping to give them a stake in China's future.
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In exile 50 years, will the Dalai Lama ever return to Tibet?
China says keep out; the leader fears the Tibet tinderbox will again catch fire.
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Quake aid: Neither landslides nor Chinese troops stop this volunteer
Frank Dunne climbs hills and crosses streams to bring aid to remote villages in quake-hit Sichuan Province.
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Quake aid: Neither landslides nor Chinese troops stop this volunteer
Frank Dunne climbs hills and crosses streams to bring aid to remote villages in quake-hit Sichuan Province.
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