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Greenland’s Melting Glaciers Expose 1,620 km of New Coastline Since 2000
Over the past 20 years, Greenland’s glaciers have melted enough to expose 1,620 kilometres of new coastline, altering the Arctic’s geography. Satellite data from 2000 to 2020 tracked these changes, showing significant ice loss. The study also identified 35 newly exposed islands, some of which remain unclaimed on existing maps. Scientists warn o...
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Iguanas Travelled 5,000 Miles to Fiji on Rafts 34 Million Years Ago
Iguanas undertook a remarkable 5,000-mile journey from North America to Fiji around 34 million years ago. According to a new genetic study, these reptiles floated on rafts of vegetation, possibly due to extreme weather events. The research, published in PNAS, found that Fiji’s iguanas are closely related to North American species, contradicting e...
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iPhone 17 Series Dummy Units Suggest Design and Rear Camera Layout Changes
iPhone 17 series is expected to land in September this year, but the flood of leaks and speculations about the upcoming lineup keep coming. Recently, we got our best look yet at the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (or Slim), iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max (or Ultra) through alleged renders. Now, new images of dummy units of the upcoming iPhone model...
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"In The Blink Of An Eye...": 400-Kg Dolphin Jumps Onto Boat In New Zealand
Three men were on a fishing trip in New Zealand's North Island when a 400 kg dolphin landed in their 16-foot boat.
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NASA Captures Ghost Islands Emergence And Disappearance In Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan is home to more than 300 mud volcanoes, both on land and offshore in the Caspian Sea, NASA's Earth Observatory stated.
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Body Found In Wheel Well After United Airlines Flight Lands In Hawaii
A dead body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines jetliner after the aircraft landed in the Hawaiian island of Maui, the airline said on Wednesday.
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Bacan: A Secret Island Near Venice With Unique Ecosystem
Located off the shores of Venice, Bacan, a small strip of land is 820 feet wide and 33 feet long. Once a temporary feature, Bacan has now become a year-round refuge for Venetians, thanks to the city's flood barriers.
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Annular Solar Eclipse's 'Ring of Fire' Seen In Easter Island And Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.
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Video: Small Plane's Emergency Landing On US Beach
A small plane was seen making an emergency landing on a beach in the US with sun setting over the horizon in the background.
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US Doctor Dies In Freak Accident, Clutches Trailer Handle To Avoid Falling On Road
The woman landed on the highway, hitting her head. She was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.
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British Explorer Becomes First Person To Reach Point Nemo, The "Remotest" Place on Earth
Point Nemo is so remote that the nearest land is the Pitcairn Islands 2,688 kilometres away, while the nearest humans are astronauts in the International Space Station, 408 kilometres above, in low earth orbit.
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500,000 People Once Lived In A Vast Submerged Region Near Australia, Study Finds
An area of land north of modern Australia that was submerged thousands of years ago by rising seas once hosted as many as 500,000 people, a new study has revealed.
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"Save Our Village": Indonesians Resist Eviction For China-Backed Project
Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.
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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
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US Passenger Crash-Lands Plane After Pilot Falls Ill Mid Flight: Report
A passenger took control of a small plane and crash-landed on an island in US' Massachusetts after its pilot suffered a medical emergency on Saturday, The Washington Post reported.
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Greenland’s Melting Glaciers Expose 1,620 km of New Coastline Since 2000
Over the past 20 years, Greenland’s glaciers have melted enough to expose 1,620 kilometres of new coastline, altering the Arctic’s geography. Satellite data from 2000 to 2020 tracked these changes, showing significant ice loss. The study also identified 35 newly exposed islands, some of which remain unclaimed on existing maps. Scientists warn o...
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Iguanas Travelled 5,000 Miles to Fiji on Rafts 34 Million Years Ago
Iguanas undertook a remarkable 5,000-mile journey from North America to Fiji around 34 million years ago. According to a new genetic study, these reptiles floated on rafts of vegetation, possibly due to extreme weather events. The research, published in PNAS, found that Fiji’s iguanas are closely related to North American species, contradicting e...
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iPhone 17 Series Dummy Units Suggest Design and Rear Camera Layout Changes
iPhone 17 series is expected to land in September this year, but the flood of leaks and speculations about the upcoming lineup keep coming. Recently, we got our best look yet at the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (or Slim), iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max (or Ultra) through alleged renders. Now, new images of dummy units of the upcoming iPhone model...
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"In The Blink Of An Eye...": 400-Kg Dolphin Jumps Onto Boat In New Zealand
Three men were on a fishing trip in New Zealand's North Island when a 400 kg dolphin landed in their 16-foot boat.
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NASA Captures Ghost Islands Emergence And Disappearance In Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan is home to more than 300 mud volcanoes, both on land and offshore in the Caspian Sea, NASA's Earth Observatory stated.
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Body Found In Wheel Well After United Airlines Flight Lands In Hawaii
A dead body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines jetliner after the aircraft landed in the Hawaiian island of Maui, the airline said on Wednesday.
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Bacan: A Secret Island Near Venice With Unique Ecosystem
Located off the shores of Venice, Bacan, a small strip of land is 820 feet wide and 33 feet long. Once a temporary feature, Bacan has now become a year-round refuge for Venetians, thanks to the city's flood barriers.
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Annular Solar Eclipse's 'Ring of Fire' Seen In Easter Island And Patagonia
The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.
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Video: Small Plane's Emergency Landing On US Beach
A small plane was seen making an emergency landing on a beach in the US with sun setting over the horizon in the background.
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US Doctor Dies In Freak Accident, Clutches Trailer Handle To Avoid Falling On Road
The woman landed on the highway, hitting her head. She was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.
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British Explorer Becomes First Person To Reach Point Nemo, The "Remotest" Place on Earth
Point Nemo is so remote that the nearest land is the Pitcairn Islands 2,688 kilometres away, while the nearest humans are astronauts in the International Space Station, 408 kilometres above, in low earth orbit.
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500,000 People Once Lived In A Vast Submerged Region Near Australia, Study Finds
An area of land north of modern Australia that was submerged thousands of years ago by rising seas once hosted as many as 500,000 people, a new study has revealed.
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"Save Our Village": Indonesians Resist Eviction For China-Backed Project
Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.
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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
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US Passenger Crash-Lands Plane After Pilot Falls Ill Mid Flight: Report
A passenger took control of a small plane and crash-landed on an island in US' Massachusetts after its pilot suffered a medical emergency on Saturday, The Washington Post reported.
