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Fossils challenge assumptions on how animals adapted to land
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (678+ words) Scientists have long posited the earliest water animals to transition to land had amphibious tadpole features, going through a metamorphosis akin to that of today's frogs. But new research out Thursday in the journal Science challenges that conventional assumption. It…...
6. 7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi island
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (50+ words) Yahoo News UK A 6. 7-magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Tuesday, with the epicenter located roughly 29 miles off the city of Palu. Several aftershocks followed the initial quake. No official casualty or damage figures have been released....
Hawaii's K'lauea blasts lava 700 feet high in 49th eruption episode
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (48+ words) Yahoo News UK Hawaii's K'lauea volcano erupted for the 49th time on Sunday, June 14, with lava fountains bursting from Halema'uma'u crater at 9: 36am local time and reaching heights of 700 feet....
Volcano conference taking place in Scotland has warning for world leaders
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (913+ words) A conference which will take place in Scotland this week will call for governments around the world to reassess their response to large volcanic eruptions. The effects of massive volcanic events are felt far beyond the immediate environs of the…...
Video of damaged Philippine mall predates June 2026 earthquake
1+ week, 2+ day ago (269+ words) The clip appears to show people screaming and running for cover as debris falls inside a shopping mall. A 7. 8-magnitude tremor just off the coast of Mindanao on June 8 brought down buildings, triggered landslides and set off tsunami warnings across…...
Dinosaur footprints found in Oxfordshire 'part of longest trackway in the world"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (460+ words) A dinosaur footprint trackway unearthed at a quarry near Bicester is the largest of its kind in the world, researchers have said. Some 200 extra footprints were found last summer on top of what was already discovered in the summer of…...
'Extraordinary' octopus from Devon and Cornwall that are transforming UK coastlines
1+ week, 3+ day ago (309+ words) A surge in octopus numbers originally from Devon and Cornwall is transforming the marine ecosystem and shaking up the fishing industry. The population boom, first recorded off the south coast in 2025, has since spread to the north coasts of Devon…...
Ancient squirrel droppings reveal "remarkable" details about Arctic's history
1+ week, 4+ day ago (133+ words) Ancient squirrel droppings dating back up to 700, 000 years have revealed new insights into the Arctic's past. Scientists found the preserved dung contained DNA from plants, insects and animals including mammoths and wolves, offering a snapshot of a long-lost ecosystem. The…...
Tofino, B. C. , tsunami study points to hundreds dead, $1 B in losses
1+ week, 4+ day ago (953+ words) The first warning in Tofino, B. C. , would not be a siren " it would be the ground shaking. Within minutes, tsunami waves as tall as a five-storey building could move toward the same beaches that make the town famous and draw thousands…...
Major Earthquake in Southern Philippines Leaves at Least 35 Dead
1+ week, 4+ day ago (32+ words) Yahoo News UK A powerful earthquake has struck southern Philippines, killing at least 35 people and causing widespread damage across affected regions....