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A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves...
A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town of Simav in Kutahya province at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers...

Hybrid mammoths roamed North America following interspecies breeding, fossil teeth show

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that Columbian and wooly mammoths regularly...

Temperature-adaptive charging protocol could boost lithium battery lifespan for Mars exploration

A research team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...

Carbon cycle flaw could push Earth into an ice age as planet overcorrects for warming

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. As a result, they...

New analysis of Apollo sample rewrites a chapter of the moon’s early history

When Apollo 17 astronauts collected a small rock from the moon more than 50 years ago, they had no way of knowing it would...

New ichthyosaur species with robust ribs discovered in Jurassic clay pit

An international research team from Switzerland and Germany, led by Gaël Spicher (JURASSICA Museum, Porrentruy, Switzerland), has described a new ichthyosaur species based on...

Tiny iron oxide stones reveal Earth’s ancient oceans were carbon-poor, challenging previous assumptions

Earth scientists often face huge challenges when researching Earth's history: many significant events occurred such a long time ago that there is little direct...

Human DNA from Mongolian burial sites reveals dynamics of Bronze Age societies

A new study combining archaeological and genetic research offers fresh insights into social organization and population dynamics in the Late Bronze Age (approximately 1500...

Scientists discover a new dinosaur from Argentina with a crocodile bone in its mouth

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina with powerful claws, feasting on an ancient crocodile bone. The new find was possibly 23 feet (7...

Tiny extinct crocodyliform with unusual teeth discovered in Montana

About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform nicknamed Elton lived in what is now southwest Montana at the edge of the Western Interior...

Million-year-old skull could change human evolution timeline

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia...

Scientists warn California should prepare for destructive ‘supershear’ earthquakes

Most Californians are familiar with earthquakes. But researchers say the state faces an overlooked threat: "supershear" earthquakes that move so fast they outrun their...

Magma displacement triggered tens of thousands of earthquakes, Santorini swarm study finds

Tens of thousands of earthquakes shook the Greek island of Santorini and the surrounding area at the beginning of the year. Now, researchers have...

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