Researchers scale world's tallest tree
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378-foot coast redwood Researchers in California have found what they reckon is the world's tallest tree - a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) standing at a mighty 378.1 feet (115.2 metres), Reuters reports.â¦
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The first gene linked to tallness, one of the most heritable of traits, has been discovered by scientists, a finding that is expected to shed light on human development and further understanding of cancer.
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MILLAU, France French citizens and officials are celebrating a roadway bridge considered to be the world&#39;s tallest. One of the Millau bridge&#39;s pillars reaches more than eleven-hundred feet into the air, making
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Frenchman Alain Robert has defied bad weather to set a personal record by climbing the world&#39;s tallest building, Taipei 101, in four hours.
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Julio Tota stood atop a 195-foot steel tower in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, watching "rivers of air" flowing over an unbroken green canopy that stretched as far as the eye could see.
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Â· Ancestors learned to walk in trees, says UK teamÂ· Researchers base claims on watching orang-utans
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The largest bird known to have taken to the skies would have been a remarkable glider, scientists say.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - A French urban climber who calls himself "Spiderman" began his attempt to scale the world's tallest building, Taipei 101, on Saturday morning.  Alain Robert, 42, said he would need two hours and 15 minutes to reach the top of the 508-meter building.
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A Christmas tree carved from 30 tonnes of ice has been erected in Austria and officials hope it won't melt away during a record run of mild weather at the start of winter.
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A massive palm tree discovered on the island of Madagascar represents a new genus and species, researchers say.
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MILLAU, France -- French citizens and officials are celebrating a roadway bridge considered to be the world&#39;s tallest. One of the Millau bridge&#39;s pillars reaches more than 1,100 feet into the air, making it more than 50 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower.
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French President Jacques Chirac has inaugurated a new bridge, hailed as the tallest in the world. The bridge, celebrated as a work of art and an object of French national pride, is 1,125 feet high, making it taller than the Eiffel Tower.
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A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world is to be inaugurated in southern France -- a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres (885 feet) above the valley of the river Tarn.
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A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac in southern France on Tuesday - a stunning feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270m above the valley of the river Tarn.
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America used to be the tallest country in the world.
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A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac in southern France -- a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres (885 feet) above the valley of the river Tarn.
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Christmas plant has become multimillion-dollar industry in one of the most picturesque tourist spots.