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5.5 magnitude earthquake forces schools to close in Turkey
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (419+ words) The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km and was felt in several provinces. There are no casualties, but damage has been reported Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) confirmed in the last few hours that an earthquake measuring…...
How Big Was The Asteroid That Struck North Sea & Led To 330-Feet Tsunami In Europe?
56+ min ago (273+ words) An asteroid roughly 160 metres or 525 feet wide, which is as big as a football field, struck the North Sea 43 to 46 million years ago, creating the 20-kilometre-wide Silverpit crater, according to Science Daily. The impact triggered a mega-tsunami exceeding 100 metres in…...
What erased a billion years of Earth's history? Scientists offer a new answer
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (520+ words) It marks a crucial time when Earth's continents were exposed and eroded, and when all the major groups of animals first appeared. However, its origin remains the subject of vigorous debate. Sedimentary rocks from the Cambrian Period rest directly atop…...
Manley Hot Springs M1.5
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (70+ words) Manley Hot Springs M1.5Alaska Earthquake Center March 12, 202617:51:17 AKDT (March 13, 202601:51:17 UTC)64.6836N150.32W" Depth 3.7 miles (5 km) This event has not been reviewed by a seismologist Did You Feel It? The University of Alaska is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The…...
Odd crocodile relative switched from walking on four legs to using just two legs as it grew
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (822+ words) Reptiles lived on land long before modern crocodiles appeared. Some of their early relatives looked very different from anything alive today. During the Triassic period, crocodile relatives came in many forms. Some walked low to the ground on four legs,…...
Study finds crocodile-like predator preyed on man’s ancestors
19+ hour, 20+ min ago (752+ words) Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa more than 3 million years ago. (Tyler Stone, University of Iowa via SWNS) A "dominant" crocodile-like predator with a big…...
Scientists discover a massive 26 kg viper in Greece that weighs three times more than a king cobra
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (380+ words) Discovery of Laophis crotaloides Fossils in Greece The history of the giant viper dates back to 1857. British palaeontologist Richard Owen examined fossil remains discovered near Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Owen is widely recognised for his early work identifying dinosaurs. During…...
Can Guinea-Conakry’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund Turn Simandou Revenues into Long-Term Growth?
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (555+ words) Can Guinea-Conakry's New Sovereign Wealth Fund Turn Simandou Revenues into Long-Term Growth?Energy Capital & Power Can Guinea-Conakry's New Sovereign Wealth Fund Turn Simandou Revenues into Long-Term Growth? Guinea-Conakry is preparing to establish its first sovereign wealth fund as part of…...
Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 24 km southeast of Bantayan Island, Philippines, on Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 06:21 am (GMT +8)
16+ hour ago (177+ words) Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 24 km southeast of Bantayan Island, Philippines, on Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 06:21 am (GMT +8)Volcano Discovery Look up quakes in: Mag. 2.9 quake - Philippine Sea, 24 km southeast of Bantayan Island, Philippines, on Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 06:21 am (GMT +8) - 12 hours…...
Column | For eons, the earth has been talking to us. New technology allows us to listen.
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (1238+ words) The sounds of the earthare all around us. We detect some of them within our human hearing range. But there's a lot that we haven't been able to hear. Until now. AMHERST, Mass. " Brian House, in long beard and muck…...