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A Greenland ice core reads back almost 12,000 years of mercury fallout; humans were leaving traces thousands of years before the first factoriesGreenland's ice sheet reveals a 12,000-year mercury record, showing human contamination far predates industrial eras. Early Bronze Age smel...
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...
A volcano that grows taller in the rain? Mount Fuji has been hiding a geological secretScientists discovered Mount Fuji's ground uplift during storms was caused by rain, not magma. Years of GPS data revealed a direct correlati...
Video: 10,000-year dormant volcano erupts in Ethiopia, eyewitnesses say 'felt like a sudden bomb'Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in 10,000 years, sending a massive ash plume 15 km high. Eyewitnesses were shocke...
A landslide in Sudan's Darfur wipes out a village, killing more than 1,000 peopleA massive landslide struck Tarasin village in Sudan's Darfur. The disaster occurred after heavy rainfall. Around 1,000 people are feared de...
A paved path 1,000 meters below the Pacific? Scientists spot a mysterious ‘yellow brick road’ near Hawaii, and humans didn’t build itA research expedition found a strange 'yellow brick road' on the ocean floor near Hawaii. The site is on the Liliʻuokalani Ridge. Scientist...
Quake, tsunami, and now a volcano: Why disasters are hitting Russia’s Kamchatka PeninsulaKamchatka Peninsula is facing a rare convergence of natural disasters. A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, triggering...
Scientists discover 400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes buried beneath ChinaScientists found a huge chain of old volcanoes under South China. This 400-mile-long arc formed 800 million years ago. It happened when two...
Japan advises remote Japanese islands of potential tsunami after undersea earthquakeJapan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory for remote islands south of Tokyo following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake off the Izu ...
Birth of an island in Japan: How an undersea volcanic eruption led to a fascinating eventRecently, in October 2023, an undersea volcano eruption led to the creation of a new island near Japan's Ogaswara island chain. Reportedly,...
New archaeological find uncovers insights into ancient Rome's slave life in PompeiiArchaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was likely used by slaves, shedding light on their lowly ...
Hidden lava tubes on Moon, Mars can serve as human habitatsLava tubes are environments shielded from cosmic radiation and protected from micrometeorites flux, potentially providing safe habitats for...
How world's biggest volcanoes formed unveiledThe study found that the volcanoes formed along twin tracks due to a shift in the Pacific plate's direction three million years ago.
Some quirky and interesting facts about Barren Island volcano in AndamanThe tallest volcano in the solar system is on Mars. Olympus Mons is a giant shield volcano that rises to an elevation of 27 km, and it meas...
Love scuba diving? Add these five places to your bucket listIndia’s last remaining active volcano is in the centre of Barren Island, Andaman and is suitable for scuba diving.
World's largest chain of volcanoes discovered in AustraliaThe volcanic chain is reportedly running from Cape Hillsborough on the central Queensland coast, south-west through central New South Wales...
- World's largest chain of volcanoes found in Australia
The world's longest chain of continental volcanoes created over the past 33 million years have been found in eastern Australia stretching f...
- Earth's plate movements clue to mineral deposits
According to the Institute of GNS Science, the chemical makeup of seafloor volcanic chains was strongly influenced by the chemistry of the ...
- Ash from volcanic eruption in Mount Merapi may hit Indian region
Seismic activity in Indonesia's Mount Merapi may cause a major volcanic eruption, with ash from it hitting the Indian region similar to wha...
- Dutch TNT says Q1 profit up sharply
TNT NV, the Dutch mail and express delivery company, said net profit rose sharply in the first quarter mostly because business customers we...