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A newly discovered species of a large, crocodile-relative predator has been described via a remarkably well-preserved fossil from Argentina, according to a study published in PLOS One by Fernando Novas from Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales...
A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to crystallize millions...

Dead Sea an ‘ecological disaster’, but no one can agree how to fix it

An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship beach drawing international...

Natural disaster or man-made, why was Libya so vulnerable to floods?

The process of retrieving the bodies washing up on Derna’s shores continues, as the death toll carries on increasing. According to the Libyan Red Crescent,...

Turkey quake Europe’s worst natural disaster in ‘a century’

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that last week's massive earthquake, the epicentre of which was in Turkey, constituted the "worst natural disaster" in...

New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with ‘ecological disaster’

The twisting road that leads to Indonesia's future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys...

Monitoring ‘frothy’ magma gases could help evade disaster

Volcanic eruptions are dangerous and difficult to predict. A team at the University of Tokyo has found that the ratio of atoms in specific...

Cameroon’s ‘exploding lakes’: Disaster expert warns deadly gas release could cause another tragedy

A sudden change on 29 August 2022 in the color and smell of Lake Kuk, in north-west Cameroon, has caused anxiety and panic among...

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