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Video: Rescuing Disaster Victims With Snake Robots Deployed By Dogs
Technology Dogs and robots are both known for their search and rescue abilities, but each has its own flaws. Robots can’t sniff, and other than barking, dogs can’t relay specific… Dogs and robots are...
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A Model Disaster
Technology Have engineers learned anything from the loss of the unsinkable Titanic? Will they ever? The hundredth anniversary of the wreck of the Titanic on April 15 provides a welcome moment to...
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Remembering The Brightest Lessons From NASA’s Darkest Days
Science NASA's three worst tragedies all happened this week--46, 27 and 10 years ago. The days between January 27 and February 1 are the most difficult week of the year for NASA. The annual space...
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A Smartphone App That Detects Radiation In A Disaster
Technology GammaPix just got a test run at the catastrophe simulation site Disaster City. Disaster City is your one-stop for about every catastrophe you can think of. Train derailments, hurricanes,...
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Massive Earthquake Shakes Nepal; Avalanches On Everest
Science Large aftershocks continue to shake the region An earthquake struck Nepal early Saturday causing numerous casualties, large amounts of damage to structures and avalanches on Mount Everest...
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30 Years After Chernobyl, Watch a 360-Degree VR Trailer Of The Disaster Site
Environment It's the most immersive exploration of the site ever A new 360-degree trailer for the Chernobyl VR project shows what the abandoned town looks like 30 years after disaster struck.
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A Theme Park For Disaster Junkies
Entertainment Test your survival skills in 9 different scenarios Korean architect Soon-Min Hong has designed the Risk Theme Park, a conceptual high-rise that allows everyday people to experience the...
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FedEx has some pretty intense plans to get through any potential disaster
Entertainment Excerpt: Quakeland Natural hazards could happen at any time. The master of disaster is ready for them all.
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There's actually no such thing as a natural disaster
Environment Hazards are natural; disasters are manmade. When hazards like Harvey and Maria strike, we tend to call them natural disasters. Here's why there's nothing natural about disaster—and why it...
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What happens when a hurricane unleashes toxic chemicals? The EPA is putting...
Environment Judges just ordered the agency to stop dawdling. The judges’ decision can’t come soon enough, especially for Gulf communities during hurricane season.
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