History
The 700-year-old ancient temple on the Yangtze River, still solid through many natural disasters
Dubbed the first temple on the Yangtze River, this sacred place of worship has remained standing for 700 years and through many floods.
Disaster
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Biology
Pine trees grow abnormally after the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Researchers discovered many strange features in plants around the Fukushima plant caused by radiation left over from the 2011 incident.
Environment
Tonga tsunami causes 'ecological disaster' in Peru
The Peruvian government says an oil spill at a Peruvian refinery following a volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga late last week caused a
Biology
Deciphering the mystery of the tree that bears fruit is a disaster in China and India
What kind of tree is it that is associated with rumors of the ability to cause such a disaster that the ancients feared?
Archeology
3,600-year-old 'time box' reveals one of humanity's most terrible disasters
An ancient 'timebox' buried from one of the deadliest volcanic disasters in human history has been unearthed on the coast of Turkey, providing 'intriguing' new evidence…
Discover science
Science warns of disaster 'Icemageddon' accompanied by severe weather
Severe weather for days in Alaska (USA) followed by record low temperatures and downpours has prompted authorities to warn of 'Icemageddon'.
Doomsday
Scientists predict when a global catastrophe will happen
A study published in the scientific journal Nature predicts that a new global flood will occur within the next hundred years.
Doomsday
Humans are approaching the point of doom?
The continuous disasters that hit all continents are evidence, a terrible warning about the human race going to extinction due to climate change.
Science story
Komsomolet submarine: From Soviet pride to radioactive leak tragedy
The Komsomolets submarine carried Soviet expectations to break all records, but it was this that pushed it over the limit, and then tragedy struck.
Discover science
The catastrophic dam failure in China once killed 171,000 people
The disaster of Ban Kieu dam in China in 1975 is one of the horrific dams in the world.
Animal world
Hundreds of elephants died mysteriously, unprecedented catastrophes caused scientists to panic
This is a mass death on an unprecedented scale after a very long time, it is said to be
Scientific works
Three Gorges Dam - A masterpiece or disaster hovering over the head?
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric power plant that is known all over the world, towering across the third Yangtze River on the planet. But the disaster it caused i…
Archeology
What caused the ancient Roman republic to collapse?
Scientists believe that the volcanic eruption 2,500 years ago caused a global climate disaster that led to widespread famine in 43 BC.
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Clearly revealed photos of the iceberg that caused the Titanic sinking disaster
The black-and-white photo of the iceberg was taken by an captain of a transatlantic passenger ship accidentally happened to be taken two days before the Titanic disaster…
Environment
Ancient paintings are 'rising from the grave'
A recent oil spill in the Arctic Circle in Russia is the first sign of the unpredictable calamities coming from global warming.