Ironically it was the very destroyer of Baghdad, Halaku Khan under whose auspices the Maragha Observatory was established in the Ilkhanate in today's North Western Iran. The story goes that the ...

There, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration staffers tend to the intricate, delicate scientific instruments at the Mauna Loa Observatory that measure multiple important ...

Staff, researchers and other sources gave details on the building's role as the main support office for the Mauna Loa Observatory about 50 km (30 miles) west of the town. The observatory ...

The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to be ...

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The cases of journalist killings recorded in this Observatory are identified and verified through the following process. First, a case of an alleged killing of a journalist is flagged to the ...

“It was my mother who introduced me to the beauty of these mountains,” says Jürg, staring at the perfectly curved summit of Jungfrau from his living room. “She grew up here.” Jürg ...

On Thursday and Friday, gunmen loyal to the new government stormed the villages of Sheer, Mukhtariyeh and Haffah near the coast, killing 69 men but harming no women, according to the observatory.