An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 shook North-West Turkey last Thursday, two people were dead and seventy-nine injured. The earthquake struck just before midnight local time and centered on the town of Simav, in Kutahya province, some 310km (190 miles) west of the capital Ankara. Residents ran into streets and many spent the night […]
Biodiversity loss is at unprecedented proportions in Europe which if left unchecked may soon impact human lives directly, European Union officials said this month. Hundreds of animals including the Iberian lynx, Bavarian pine vole and the Mediterranean monk seal are among the species threatened by biodiversity loss. “Biodiversity is in crisis, with species extinctions running […]
Nuclear plant safety has come under closer scrutiny after the damage done by the recent Japan earthquake to the Fukushima power plant. In the wake of the disaster, U.S. federal inspectors conducted an investigation and found out that the country’s nuclear plant safety situation has scored failing marks and that some plants are at risk […]
Dwarf planets are relatively new discoveries by Earth’s astronomers and the term to refer to these mysterious objects beyond Neptune has only been designated in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union. Little is known about these celestial objects floating around the Kuiper Belt. But astronomers in Europe now know for certain that at least one […]
U.S. immigration is a vital element for America’s economic prospects and must be prioritized, U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated in a speech at El Paso, Texas yesterday. Speaking before an audience at the Chamizal National Memorial to commemorate an old border treaty with Mexico, Obama described U.S. immigration reform as an “economic imperative” that is […]
Climate change caused by global warming may be lessened by the widespread use of renewable forms of energy such as wind and solar power, an international panel of experts said Monday. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that for renewable energy to have a significant impact, countries would need to commit much […]
Memphis flooding reached near historic-high levels yesterday as authorities tried to evacuate as many people as possible out of harm’s way. Farmers along the river built makeshift barriers in a bid to prevent flood waters from inundating their crops. City engineers meanwhile had to divert water into a lake to soften the blow on levees […]
Typhoon Aere slammed into the central and eastern part of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, bringing with it heavy rains and causing severe flooding. Thousands of passengers were stranded because of the suspension of ferry services between islands in the Pacific archipelago. Packing winds of 53 miles per hour (or 85 kilometers per hour), […]
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is such a fascinating display that astronomers and the public eagerly anticipate it every year from mid-April to late May and peaking at May 6, this Friday night. So-named because it appears to originate from the constellation Aquarius, the meteor shower can be seen over the southeast horizon at 3 […]
Prehistoric man, one type at least, seemed to be fond of eating grasses than any other food according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday. Paranthropus boisei, also known as “Nutcracker Man”, was originally believed to have eaten nuts while living in East Africa some 1.4 […]
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