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Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
The world's oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists trying to figure out what it means and whether it forecasts a surge in atmospheric warming.
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Türkiye’s space dream to come true, says expert
Türkiye can make its space dream come true, a Turkish aerospace engineer known for her work on controlling the direction of spacecraft has said.
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"Proof: This is unprecedented"
Temperatures at the Greenland summit over the weekend rose above freezing for the third time in less than a decade, CNN reports.
The warm air fueled an extreme rain event that dumped 7 billion tons of water on the ice sheet.
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Colorado supermarket shooter kills 10, including police officer
A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22, killing 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive on the scene, before the bloodied suspect was arrested in the second deadly U.S. mass shooting in a week.
Scientists Predict a Catastrophic Decline in Human Intelligence
Scientists at the University of Colorado at boulder (USA), predict a catastrophic decline in human intelligence due to the increased carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere, according to the website Phys.org.
Researchers tracked how increased levels of carbon dioxide affect children's learning.
The Ozone Hole - Smaller than when it Was Discovered
This year, the ozone hole near the South Pole is smaller than when it was discovered, This, however, is due to the Antarctic weather being whimsical rather than the effort to reduce pollution, the AP reported, citing NASA.
Archaeologists Found the Oldest Gun in the World (Video)
During the archaeological excavations in Canna Creek in Colorado, scientists have come across parts of a 16th-century Spanish gun, the oldest in the world, the Fox News television channel reported.
The find could prove to be proof that the Spanish colonists arrived in America much earlier than was supposed.
As world turns more slowly, we face earthquake boom
More powerful earthquakes could rock the globe in 2018 because of infinitesimal changes in the speed of the Earth’s rotation, scientists warn.
It seems contradictory, but a minuscule slowing of the Earth’s rotation over years, which can extend the length of a day by a millisecond or more, appears to be linked to an increase in major quakes.
Scientists: Huge earthquakes in 2018 will put up to 1bn people at risk
Scientists warn that fluctuations in the speed of Earth's rotation could trigger a swarm of devastating earthquakes across the globe, particularly in heavily populated tropical regions.
NASA space probes have detected a human-made barrier surrounding Earth (VIDEO)
NASA space probes have detected a massive, human-made ‘barrier’ surrounding Earth, and tests have confirmed that it’s actually having an effect on space weather far beyond our planet’s atmosphere.