Hundreds of homes in Falmouth, Cornwall, were evacuated in September after a suspected 250-pound American bomb from the Second World War was found in the water near Falmouth Docks. A diver discovered the unexploded device on 21st September, and the exclusion zone was widened two days later. More than 300 homes were cleared by 23rd…
In 1925, a hydrothermal explosion reshaped Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin (Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey) A century-old mystery at Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin has turned out to be less about a missing geyser and more about a misplaced sign. In 1925, a hydrothermal explosion dramatically altered part of the basin, but because nobody witnessed the event, the…
In February 2019, Natalie and her then fiancé Andrew Symes won £1 million in the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw. Just days after becoming millionaires, the couple also welcomed their second child. Seven years after winning the lottery, the couple spoke about the win, welcoming their daughter a month earlier than expected, and how their…
There were many subsidiary burials around the tombs and enclosures. (Representational photo: La Nacion) Researchers have found new evidence that some people buried around the tombs of Egypt’s First Dynasty kings may have been deliberately killed after the rulers died. The finding published in journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, comes from a fresh examination of…
A 15-year-old student protesting against France’s dilapidated and understaffed schools lost his hand on Monday after picking up a police stun grenade in the northern town of Lens, a local official told reporters.An investigation has been opened into the incident, the official added.The incident came as hundreds of French schools entered a second consecutive week…
For the new study, researchers focused on a MOF known as BVR-19. Its distinctive feature is an unusual bond between sulfur atoms within its organic component. Hydrogen has long carried the promise of becoming a cleaner fuel, but making it sustainably remains one of the biggest challenges. Now, researchers at Oregon State University have developed…
In total, 133 trees on Deal’s property had been felled. (Representational photo) A Kansas appeals court on Friday, upheld a $6,500 damages award against a man whose fence-building project led to 133 trees being cut on a neighbour’s property in 2015. According to legal research website Justia, the court rejected several challenges raised by accused…
Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces patrol a road leading to a frontline of clashes with Iran-aligned Houthi fighters. Yemen’s internationally recognised government has launched a major military campaign called “Yemen Dawn” against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, with a Saudi-led coalition providing air support as the rebels make fresh territorial gains along the country’s Red…
For decades, scientists linked Oklahoma’s Ames impact structure to a meteor event that swept across Earth nearly 470 million years ago. According to research published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science titled ‘The Ames impact structure, Oklahoma: New radioisotopic constraints and implications for North American impact chronology’, new evidence points to a very different timeline. By…
A Pennsylvania developer is offering an unusually large financial incentive to win support for a proposed artificial intelligence data centre campus, but many residents say the money is not worth the potential cost to their community. NorthPoint Development has proposed Project Hazelnut, a data centre campus covering roughly 1,300 acres in Hazle Township, in the…
