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Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a paper featured on the cover of Science....
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) serves as the Atlantic Ocean's conveyor belt, transporting warm water north toward the Arctic Circle and returning cold, dense water back to the tropics. Nearshore areas off Greenland are critical...

A rift is growing under Turkey

An invisible seam stretches from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf - the border between the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates. Until the Cretaceous...

Magnitude 5.2 quake shakes Türkiye’s Çanakkale

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook Türkiye's northwestern Çanakkale province late Tuesday, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. In a statement, AFAD said...

Earthquake shakes Turkey

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale has struck Turkey. The news of the earthquake was reported by EMSC. The earthquake was...

Turkish seismologist warns of an earthquake of up to 7.6 Richter in Istanbul

Alarm bells” for a very strong earthquake to hit Istanbul have been sounded by yet another seismologist in Turkey. Geologist and seismologist Professor Naci Görür...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes eastern Turkey

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hit eastern Turkey on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The earthquake was at a depth of 10...

The seismologist warns of the possibility of a major earthquake in Turkey: It could be in Istanbul

Seismology professor Naci Gyorur warned of the possibility of a major earthquake in Turkey, with strong fears for Istanbul, possibly even 9 Richter. Naji Gyorur,...

Earthquake shakes Turkey

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4 shook Turkey shortly before midnight. The epicenter of the earthquake was 10 kilometers southeast of Izmir and the...

New ancient ape from Türkiye challenges the story of human origins

A new fossil ape from an 8.7-million-year-old site in Türkiye is challenging long-accepted ideas of human origins and adding weight to the theory that...

Researchers unearth the mysteries of how Turkey’s East Anatolian fault formed

An international team led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has, for the first time, accurately determined the age and formation process of...

Turkey’s next quake: Research shows where, how bad—but not ‘when’

Researchers know a lot about Turkey's next major earthquake. They can pinpoint the probable epicenter, estimate its strength and see the spatial footprint of...

Earthquake in Turkey was a doublet: First quake triggered second in neighboring fault

ETH Zurich researcher Luca Dal Zilio offers an insightful summary of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, shedding light on the complex nature...

Turkey tragedy jolts quake-prone Central Asia

When a devastating earthquake and aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria this month, Klara Imangalieva—who lives in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan—realized she had...

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