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Millions of pieces of plastic trash have washed onto an uninhabited island
More than 37 million pieces of plastic waste have washed onto an uninhabited island in the South Pacific.
A Piece of Space Junk Has The Best, Most Existential Twitter Account
An art project imagines what a piece of space junk would say if it could talk back to Earth, and to other decommissioned satellites in orbit.
Waiting for the End of the World with a Polish Hermit
For 20 years, Edward has been living on his own on a mountain made of World War II debris.
Space Junk Orbiting Our Planet Has Become a Big Mess
NASA estimates that more than 100 million man-made objects the size of a grain of salt and larger are circling the planet, risking damage to the International Space Station and other objects in orbit.
Australian Minister Confirms Debris Found in Mozambique Are ‘Almost Certainly’ From Missing Flight MH370
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester confirmed this morning that the two panels are "highly likely to have come from MH370."
Researchers Want a Robotic Space Cleaner to Digest Debris and Turn it into Fuel
The idea is for the debris to take the place of gases like argon and xenon.
As 9/11 Responders Battle Cancer, They Also Battle a Looming End to Compensation
People near Ground Zero during and after the attack on the World Trade Center are still getting sick, but an act passed to provide care and compensation is set to expire next year.
MH370 May Have Landed, Not Crashed, on the Ocean
The state of the found flaperon could indicate the missing plane landed in one piece before sinking.
Officials 'Increasingly Confident' Debris Is From MH370
A volcano erupted on the French Island of Reunion, where debris from the vanished plane were first discovered on Wednesday
We Asked an Expert How the Debris Found on Reunion Island Might Help Locate MH370
He's hopeful that more debris will wash up in different places, giving authorities a better chance at backtracking to the crash site.
New Footage Allegedly Shows Fiery Aftermath of MH17 Crash in Ukraine
The video appears to show locals in eastern Ukraine gathering around the crash site in bewilderment as thick black smoke pours into the cloudy skies.