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Magnitude 5 Earthquake Strikes Russia’s Severo-Kuril’sk, Aftershocks Expected
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, August 7 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 49 km southeast of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia, at 14:21 UTC…
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near Sarangani, Philippines
SARANGANI, August 5 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the region southwest of Sarangani, Philippines, early today, with…
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Magnitude 5.7 quake hits near Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
UST’-KAMCHATSK STARYY, Russia, July 28 — The data pattern here tells a story that predates this morning’s shaking.…
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Moderate quake rattles Indonesia’s Kupang, 260k people at risk
KUPANG, Indonesia, July 26 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled communities about 25 kilometres northwest of Kupang, the…
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Milky Way’s bright core visible from Dolomites in summer
ROME, July 25 — For as long as humans have looked up at the night sky, the pale,…
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Moderate Vanuatu quake’s shallow depth intensifies local shaking
SOLA, July 24 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 75 kilometers west-southwest of Sola, Vanuatu, on Friday at…
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Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes Kermadec Islands, no tsunami risk
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, July 21 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region on Tuesday at…
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Moderate earthquake strikes remote Mid-Indian Ridge
LONDON, July 21 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Mid-Indian Ridge at 03:17 UTC on Tuesday, the…
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Dark Sky Preserves Surge to 201 Certified Global Sites
MONTREAL, July 20 — The figure that matters: 201. That is the number of certified Dark Sky Places…
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Great Sitkin Volcano Remains at Watch Alert Level, USGS Reports
ANCHORAGE, July 19 — Great Sitkin, a stratovolcano along the Aleutian Ridge Volcanic Arc, remains at its Watch…
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12,000 Chinese Laborers Built Central Pacific Railroad From 1865-1869
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 — The story of America’s first transcontinental railroad is one of steam hammers, summit…
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Historical Context: IQ Testing and the Flynn Effect Since 1900
OSLO, July 14 — The scene in cognitive science is shifting under researchers’ feet. A new Norwegian study…
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Seismologists Warn Shallow 6.3 Quake Near Loyalty Islands Poses Strong Shaking Risk
The Loyalty Islands region felt the ground shake hard on July 13. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck at…
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Macquarie Island Quake at 10 km Depth Considered Shallow by Seismologists
Macquarie Island Quake: Tectonic Grinding Behind the Shallow Shaking A magnitude 5 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island…
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How the Strait of Hormuz Became a Global Economic Chokepoint
DUBAI, July 8 — The Strait of Hormuz, a 33-kilometer-wide waterway between Iran and Oman, connects the Persian…
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Vasco da Gama’s India Voyage Opened Spice Trade Route
LISBON, July 8 — It is 529 years to the day since Vasco da Gama departed Lisbon with…
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Loudoun Sheriff Reports 40% Rise in Data Center Thefts
ASHBURN, July 7 — The figure that matters: a 40% jump in construction site thefts in 2024 versus…
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Sheriff Mike Chapman Leads Fight Against Copper Theft at AI Data Centers
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va., July 7 — Sheriff Mike Chapman has turned a niche law enforcement problem into a…
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Fusion Research Evolves From Cold War Secrecy to Global Collaboration
PARIS, July 6 — The long arc of nuclear fusion research, from Cold War laboratories to the sun-like…
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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Remote Drake Passage
DRAKE PASSAGE, July 7 — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Drake Passage early Tuesday, shaking the remote…
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ASIC Finds $400 Billion in Superannuation Platform Trustees Failing Basic Duties
SYDNEY — Four hundred billion dollars. That is the sum sitting inside six platform trustees the Australian Securities…
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Deep Hindu Kush Quake Strikes Near Jurm, Afghanistan
A Deep Tremor in a Shaky Land: Afghanistan’s Earthquake History Repeats JURM, Afghanistan — The ground shook here…
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Brazilian Science Exodus Preceded US Research Funding Cuts, New Data Shows
BRASÍLIA — The exodus of young Brazilian scientists began long before the deforestation numbers spiked. Between 2019 and…
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Archaeologists Uncover 2,140-Year-Old Mummy at Mawangdui Burial Site
CHANGSHA — The woman ate her last meal, then died. That much is certain. What is not certain,…
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