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Nepal Earthquake: Google Exec, Sophia Bush’s Ex Killed By Mt. Everest Avalanche

“Chicago P.D.” actress Sophia Bush’s former boyfriend, who is also a Google executive, is one of those who were killed on Mount Everest in a series of avalanches triggered by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on April 25.

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Nepal Earthquake: PayPal, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team To Help Relief Effort

Both PayPal and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team have stepped forward to help people across the globe to join Nepal’s earthquake relief effort through the internet.

Pray For Nepal
‘Pray For Nepal’ Goes Viral After Deadly Earthquake; Over 2400 Killed, Almost 6000 Injured

“Pray For Nepal” has gone viral on social media after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed over 2,400 people and injured almost 6,000 on April 25.

The extinct woolly mammoth
Scientists Vie to 'De-Extinct' the Woolly Mammoth

Scientists are one step closer to a long-cherished goal of cloning the woolly mammoth.

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Cosmic Tsunamis Can Revive 'Dead Galaxies'; Revival Might Be Temporary: Researchers

Cosmic tsunamis or collisions between numerous galactic clusters releases immense amount of energy which can revive 'dead galaxies'. The revival may be temporary in some cases.

NASA's first color photo of Pluto
NASA Unmanned Spacecraft 'New Horizons' to Pass by Pluto in July; Would Send High Resolution Detailed Images

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is going to pass by Pluto on July 14. This opportunity would enable the unmanned spacecraft to send some detailed and high resolution images of the distant planet Pluto back to Earth.

 A shock wave (the bright arc running from bottom left to top right) in the
'Cosmic Tsunamis' Force Comatose Galaxies to Produce New Stars

Over billions of years, galaxy clusters merged with adjacent clusters, releasing massive amounts of energy as the clusters collided.

young California mountain lion
‘P-32’ First Studied Male Puma To Cross 101 Freeway To New Home In Simi Hills

A little big cat is safer. Known as "P-32," the young puma has left his nest in the Santa Monica Mountains. He is the first studied male puma to cross the 101 Freeway to flee the mountains, and is heading into a new home in Simi Hills.

Agave Americana
50 Year Old 'Agave Americana' Plant Put on Show; 'Tequilla' Plant has a 25-Feet Stalk

A 50-year-old "Agave Americana" plant has been in the Truman State University for its entire lifetime. Now it has been put out for show, before it dies. The giant plant is already in it flowering stage, which is considered to be the last stage in a plant's life.

The full moon as seen over Lagos December 17, 2013. The last full moon of the year is the smallest too as the moon is at its most distant point from the earth's orbit, a phenomenon known as apogee
Japan Plans to Land on Moon by 2018; Entire Mission Would Cost Over 15 Billion Yen

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced its plan of landing a rover on the moon by the year 2018. The entire mission will cost them over 15 billion Yen, as presented to a panel of experts on April 20, 2015. The panel consisted of officials from the culture, education and science and technology ministry.

China intensifies food safety campaign with new law enforced in October last year.
China Beefs Up Its Food Safety Laws

The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislative body, adopted an amendment to the Food Safety Law on Friday with the strongest penalties yet for offenders.

Tinnitus
Phantom Ringing: Researches say that 'Ringing Ears' Associated with Tinnitus Does not Exist

Researchers recently discovered that it may not be possible to treat what is termed as "Ringing Ears". The medical condition is called Tinnitus, which displays symptoms of patients having a constant ringing in their ears. Researchers say that this medical condition does not actually exist.

Exposition pavilions for the Expo Milan 2015, where over 150 participants are expected to join, are being set up.
China’s Nature-Inspired Pavilion Abroad Debuts on May Day

China’s first exposition pavilion abroad, whose design takes inspiration from nature, will debut on May Day in Milan.

This illustration depicts NASA’s view of NExSS as involving those studying Earth (lower right); those studying solar system planets (left) and those discovering exoplanets (upper right)
NASA's NExSS Leads Next Big Step in Search for Life on Exoplanets

Scientists are currently developing ways to confirm the habitability of exoplanets and search for biosignatures, or signs of life.

Poker Table
Now it's Computer vs Humans in Texas Hold 'Em Poker; Artificial Intelligence Machine Faces Four Poker Champions

In an experiment by Carnegie Mellon University, an artificial intelligence machine faced human beings at a game of poker.

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