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How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to researchers at Penn State who found insect damage on fossil leaves from South America that...
Observing Greenland from a helicopter, the main problem is one of comprehending scale. I have thought we were skimming low over the waves of a fjord, before noticing the tiny shadow of a seabird far below...

Japan earthquake death toll rises as PM warns of ‘battle against time’ to rescue survivors

The number of people killed after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan has risen to at least 62. A series of quakes struck Ishikawa...

China earthquake death toll rises to 148

The toll from China's deadliest earthquake in years rose to 148 on Friday, state media reported, as authorities turned their attention to resettling thousands...

How you can become a fossil after death

Less than one-10th of 1% of all species that have ever lived became fossils. But from skipping a coffin to avoiding Iran, there are...

‘Life is over’: A newspaper’s death near Turkey earthquake epicentre

Pazarcık, Turkey — Suat Yenipınar was in his fifth-floor apartment with his grandson, when last week’s earthquake woke him up. “When the earthquake happened I grabbed him and...

Spain confirms first death from 2021 volcano eruption

The first death from a months-long volcanic eruption on Spain's La Palma island in 2021 has been confirmed after a court ruled Monday that...

Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

Tens of millions of people across Pakistan were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade, with countless homes washed away, vital farmland...

Air pollution responsible for 180,000 excess deaths in tropical cities

The international team of scientists aimed to address data gaps in air quality for 46 future megacities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East...

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