2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (373+ words) Temperatures reaching 85 degrees Celsius (185 Fahrenheit) have been measured at gas vents inside the crater of Mount Tendurek, one of Türkiye's active volcanic areas, where explorers documented continuing gas, steam and sulfur emissions. Archaeologist, traveler and nature enthusiast Onur Benli and…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (314+ words) The United Nations said flash floods in Nepal have left behind at least 2.2 million tons of debris, adding that the disaster also caused significant damage to the country's energy infrastructure. U.N. Deputy Spokesman Stephane Dujarric gave the update during a daily…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (194+ words) Mount Sinabung in Indonesia has been erupting since Monday, sending a column of black ash and smoke 3,500 meters (11,482 feet) above the summit into the sky over Sumatra Island, with activity continuing on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties,…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (136+ words) In the images, different insects appear suspended, trapped or moving across the icy surface, turning a small natural scene into a striking close-up record. The frozen background makes the insects stand out clearly, while also showing the difficult conditions they…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (214+ words) A dinosaur bone kept in a drawer for nearly four decades has turned out to be the first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica, according to British scientists. The fossil was originally collected in 1985 by geologist Mike Thomson during an expedition…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (264+ words) A massive landslide in Alaska triggered a mega-tsunami, nearly 500 meters tall, making it the second largest ever recorded and raising fresh concerns over risks in glacier-lined fjords. The wave hit the Tracy Arm Fjord in southeast Alaska after 64 million cubic…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (480+ words) A catastrophic mass extinction nearly 445 million years ago did not just erase life from Earth’s oceans. According to a new fossil database analysis, it also cleared the ecological ground for the rise of jawed vertebrates, setting life on a path…...