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Giant Crater in Siberia Was a Result of Global Warming

Giant Crater in Siberia Was a Result of Global Warming

Mysterious ‘gigantic’ hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula. The striking puncture in the earth is believed to be up to 80 metres wide but its depth is not estimated yet. A scientific team has been sent to investigate the hole and is due to arrive at the scene on Wednesday. The cause of its sudden ... Read More »

Tropical Storm Wali downgraded (Video)

Tropical Storm Wali downgraded

Wali continues to fizzle. Forecasters downgraded it to a tropical depression Friday morning and then to a post-tropical cyclone Friday afternoon. It became the first tropical storm of the 2014 Central Pacific Hurricane Season Thursday. Wali continues to move to the northwest at 12 mph and this motion is expected to continue until Wali dissipates within 36 hours. At 5 ... Read More »

Researchers Monitor Rising Magma Beneath Mount Rainier

Researchers Monitor Rising Magma Beneath Mount Rainier

Scientists from the University of Utah have developed an image of deep volcanic plumbing, as well as partly molten rock of Mount Rainer, which is expected to erupt again someday. The image was developed after measuring the Earth’s power to conduct electricity and seismic waves, according to a press release issued by the University of Utah. Read More »

Four-winged dinosaur was ‘evolutionary side branch’, research

Researchers discover largest four-winged dinosaur to date

Scientists have discovered the largest “four-winged” dinosaur, according to a new study. The newfound predator has the longest feathers yet outside of birds. According to scientists, the findings yield insights on how dinosaurs may have flown. The feathered dinosaur is 125-million-year-old and is named Changyuraptor yangi. It sports feathers over its body, including its arms and legs, which give an ... Read More »

UK : New discovery on prehistoric book keeping

UK : New discovery on prehistoric book keeping

Archaeologists from Cambridge University have discovered a prehistoric form of book keeping continued even after our ancestors could read and write. The discovery was made at an archaeological dig in southeast Turkey. There scientists uncovered a large number of clay tokens which date from a time when writing was commonplace, and two thousand years after it was believed this form ... Read More »