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The February meteor explosion in Russia created a massive cloud of stratospheric dust that blew around the world.

Saudi scientists find the MERS respiratory disease virus in bats near where the first human case was reported.

Primates need to learn to swim, but at least two apes have mastered the skill and are loving it.

A "worst case scenario" is emerging in Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Radiation leaks grow.

Homes damaged around Wellington by the second strong central New Zealand quake in a month.

The world’s hottest and coldest temperatures of the week.

Largest ash plume on record spewed from an active volcano in southern Japan. A city is blanketed.

Pacific island disrupts wind flow, causing unique swirls in the clouds known as Von Karman vortices.

Northern Taiwan and China’s Fujian province hit by a large Category-1 typhoon.

Japan recorded its hottest temperature ever as searing heat blanketed the country and other parts of Asia.

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