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Reports from Brazil say construction has begun on a giant observation tower in the heart of the Amazon basin to monitor climate change.The Amazonas High Tower Observatory (Atto) is expected to have a height of 325 meters.The instruments with which they will be equipped will collect data on the greenhouse effect, aerosol particles and climatic conditions in one of the largest tropical forests on the planet.

Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the pitch, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the best-known person on Earth."Before Pelé, '10' was just a number" Neymar, current striker for Brazil, wrote Next the death of the football great on Thursday at the age of 82. “That line, beautiful, is incomplete. I would say that before Pelé, football was just a sport. Pelé changed everything. He turned football into art, into entertainment. He gave a voice to the poor, to the blacks and above all he gave visibility to Brazil. Soccer and Brazil raised their position thanks…

Reports from China ensure that the characteristic sturgeon fish of that country is very close to disappearing.The state agency Xinhua reported that for the first time on record, no eggs were found in the Yangtze River and the youngest species have not been seen swimming out to sea.

Women in journalism are mourning the death of pioneering television host Barbara Walters, who died Friday at age 93 after a career dedicated to breaking barriers in a male-dominated industry. Many women journalists praised Walters, who began her career on NBC's "TODAY" show in 1961, becoming the show's sole producer and first co-anchor before becoming ABC's first female news anchor. for breaking the glass ceiling for women in broadcast journalism and helping others succeed along the way. “Barbara was a trailblazer, a singular force that opened the door for all women in television news,” said ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer.…

Bryce Young threw for 321 yards and five touchdowns in a game other big NFL prospects could have missed, and No. 5 Alabama responded to an early two-touchdown deficit with 35 straight points to defeat 11th-ranked Kansas State 45 -20 at the Sugar Bowl on Saturday.While several professional college stars were left out of non-College Football Playoff bowl games, the Crimson Tide and Wildcats had their top prospects on the field and put together a series of memorable plays, from Young's pivotal passes to Kansas. State running back Deuce Vaughn's 88-yard touchdown run to interceptions by Alabama's Jordan Battle and…

Scientists from the European Space Agency announced Monday the chosen landing site for the Rosetta space probe on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.The place is called "site J", it is located in the "head" of the comet and has been described as "intriguing"."The site offers us the opportunity to analyze immaculate material, characterize the properties of the core and study the processes that drive its activity," said Jean-Pierre Bibring, one of the project leaders.After a decade of traveling through space, Rosetta has been orbiting 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko with the goal of determining whether comets brought the water and carbon vital to life on Earth.

An active duty Marine has been arrested and charged in the death of his 4-month-old baby in Jacksonville, North Carolina, police said Friday.Christian Mark McGill, 23, the father of the 4-month-old girl, was charged with an open count of murder and arraigned at the Onslow County Jail without bail, the Jacksonville Police Department said in a statement Friday.Police and other emergency personnel responded to the scene of a medical call at a Jacksonville apartment on December 22 and took life-saving measures of an unresponsive 4-month-old baby, the statement said.The baby was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics with Onslow…

A wide receiver on the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad was arrested after gunshots were heard after a physical altercation with a police officer escalated into a foot chase.According to a report in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, police pulled over Cameron Batson on I-75 around 2 a.m. Saturday. The officer reported that Batson was pulled over because he was speeding and was unable to maintain his lane.A field sobriety test was conducted and the officer determined that Batson was intoxicated, the police statement revealed.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM FLOWERY BRANCH, GA - JULY 28: Cameron Batson, #16 of the…

Science BBC World, @bbc_ciencia15 September 2014image source, BBC World ServiceIt will reach 325 meters high, but your goal will not be to enjoy the impressive views over the Amazon jungle.The tower that has already begun to be erected in the heart of the Amazon is a joint project between Brazilian and German scientists and will be a privileged point of observation of the weather.The instruments of the Torre Alta Amazon Observatory (ATTO, for its acronym in English) will obtain data on greenhouse gases, atmospheric aerosols (solid or liquid particles suspended in a gas) and the climate in the largest tropical…