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In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...- China's control over indium phosphide exports threatens AI data centre rolloutAnderson's visit was partly to raise the issue of delays in China's export licenses involving the highly strategic material, essential in m...
- Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from belowNew research reveals a powerful geological process is actively tearing Africa apart from beneath. A rhythmic plume of molten rock beneath E...
- Powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Cuba, tremors reach Florida and Mexico; strongest hit in over 100 yearsA powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Cuba's coast, sending tremors across Florida and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. While no major ...
- Cuba earthquake: 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits offshore; tremors felt in FloridaCuba earthquake today: A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook western Cuba on Monday. Buildings in Havana trembled and tremors reached F...
- Earthquake in Florida, Miami, Orlando after 6.1 magnitude quake hits offshore CubaNational Weather Service in Miami said in a tweet that it received several reports of shaking in the southwestern part of the state.
- Philippines earthquake in videos: Watch buildings collapse, airport damaged as massive 7.8 quake strikes MindanaoPhilippines earthquake videos: A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southern Philippines, causing buildings to shake and promptin...
- Philippines earthquake: Could Hawaii be affected? Latest update on Guam and the US mainlandA powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific. Guam and the Northern Ma...
- Philippines warns of metre-high tsunami waves for several hours after 7.8 quake jolts Mindanao coastPhilippines earthquake: A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Mindanao island in the southern Philippines on June 8, 2026. Tsunami...
- Philippines earthquake triggers tsunami warning in 6 countries, U.S. tsunami alert system issues latest updatesEarthquake alert: Japanese authorities issued a tsunami advisory on Monday along swathes of its Pacific coast after a major earthquake off ...
- Scientists discovered a forgotten 'yellow brick road' at the bottom of the oceanScientists aboard the Nautilus exploration vessel were astonished to discover a remarkably paved 'road' on the ocean floor near Hawaii. Thi...
- Meteor explodes over New England, double boom jolt buildings Massachusetts, Rhode Island, claim reports. What we know so farAmerican Meteor Society program monitor Robert Lunsford said the group received dozens of reports from Delaware to Montreal with people eit...
- India poised for critical mineral breakthrough within a year, says Minister G Kishan ReddyIndia is poised for major advancements in critical minerals in the coming year. A unified government strategy is accelerating resource secu...
- In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinctionIn a remarkable geological find in Italy, a delicate clay layer was uncovered, marked by unusually high levels of iridium—a rare element on...
- How to identify if the snake near your pond is a cottonmouth or just a harmless watersnakeMany people mistake snakes for cottonmouths. Experts say to look for specific features. Cottonmouths have stout bodies and dark facial stri...
- 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, damaging buildings and injuring 27A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Peru late Tuesday, injuring 27 people and causing building damage. The quake's epicenter was east-s...
- Can Brazil become a major rare earths supplier?Brazil sits atop a potential bonanza of rare earths that has sparked global interest, led by Washington, as demand surges for the increasin...
- A 12-year-old’s fossil hunt changed how scientists saw ancient seasA remarkable discovery by the Anning family on England's Lyme Regis cliffs in the early 1800s unearthed an ichthyosaur fossil, revolutioniz...
- This underwater fault near Ecuador has baffled scientists for decades. They just cracked itScientists have identified natural "brakes" within the Gofar transform fault, located deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean. These "barrie...
- In 1888, two cowboys riding through Colorado Canyon country spotted a hidden cliff dwelling, and the discovery revealed a massive 700-year-old PuebloNestled within the rugged cliffs, Cliff Palace was an extensive ancestral Pueblo community lost to time for many centuries. In 1888, two ad...
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