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Bali tourist boat explosion kills at least one and injures 13

One person died and at least 13 were injured when a tourist boat exploded shortly after it set sail off the coast of Bali, Indonesia. The boat carrying around 35 passengers, including British citizens, was travelling to the Gili Islands. The dead person is thought to be German. It is unclear what caused the explosion but officials have been quick to rule out a bomb. Sep 15, 2016

All tourists stranded overnight rescued from cable cars in French Alps

At least 33 tourists spent the night at an altitude of around 3,800m after the wires of their cables cars became tangled early in the evening above Mont Blanc. Helicopters managed to rescue the majority of people and delivered blankets and food to the remainder, whilst rescue workers stayed with them overnight. Sep 9, 2016

Bats waggle their head and ears just like dogs

A Johns Hopkins University researcher noticed the bats he works with cocked their heads to the side, just like his pet dog. Using high-tech recording devices, Melville Wohlgemuth determined that the head waggles sync with the animal’s sonar to help it hunt. Sep 9, 2016

Attaching shark teeth to saw blades shows why they are shaped differently

A study sought to understand why shark teeth are shaped differently and what biological advantages various shapes have by testing their performance under realistic conditions. The researchers from the University of Washington attached different shark teeth to a saw and attempted to cut through a hunk of salmon at the same speed a shark would devour its prey. Sep 9, 2016
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