Environment
Devastating scenes in Spain after massive flash floods, government declares 3 days of national mourning
Spain has suffered heavy losses after the worst flash floods in its history.
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Environment
The 'cold drop' phenomenon caused flash flood disaster 28 years ago
The flash floods that killed at least 95 people in the Valencia region in 1996 were the result of climate change, post-summer dry soil and cold drops.
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If a nuclear disaster occurs, where is the safest place to take shelter?
A scientific study offers advice in the event of a nuclear disaster, including the worst places to take shelter.
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Two Boeing 747s collide, killing nearly 600: The catastrophic crash that changed the global aviation industry
More than four decades later, it remains the deadliest accident in aviation history, killing 583 people.
History
The deadliest day in human history 500 years ago
An earthquake in China about 500 years ago killed 100,000 people in just one day.
Space science
'Killer number 2' secretly lands on Earth amid meteorite disaster
The mysterious object has carved a crater 8km wide into the Earth's surface and could be
Environment
What does Chernobyl look like after people left due to the nuclear disaster?
Some animals are constantly reproducing, others are forced to evolve…
Scientific works
The city was built to withstand all natural disasters.
Authorities and architects are developing plans to rebuild the city of Antakya to cope with earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters.
AI - Artificial intelligence
AI can predict 'tipping points' for future disasters
Computer scientists have created an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can predict when catastrophic tipping points will occur and want to use it to forecast ecol…
AI - Artificial intelligence
AI analyzes Stephen Hawking's concerns about another civilization
The great astrophysicist of mankind, Stephen Hawking, once warned humanity of a disaster if we encounter an extraterrestrial civilization.
Science invention
An invention that has been praised for decades turns into a disaster
In the early 20th century, Thomas Midgley Jr. personally demonstrated the safety of leaded gasoline and CFC refrigerants, making them commercially successful.
Environment
The landslide disaster in Papua New Guinea killed more than 300 people
On May 26, the Papua New Guinea government officially confirmed that more than 300 people died and 4,000 people were affected by a landslide in a village in this country.
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The earthquake 'rocked' the scientific world
60 years ago, the largest earthquake in American history shocked geologists.
Biology
Ancient tree survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb
Some tree species such as willow, camphor, persimmon, eucalyptus... still stand and grow young buds despite suffering many scars from the power of the atomic bomb droppe…
Animal world
America's 'monster fish': Weighs up to 56kg, is more than 1 meter long, eats all of its own species, making the authorities worried
US authorities are having a headache because of the invasion of this fish.