Environment
Lightning strikes form a 4.6m wide pit in the middle of the parking lot
A powerful lightning strike in a thunderstorm on October 30 hit the parking lot in Fort Worth, Texas, puncturing the concrete floor and sending debris away.
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Environment
Latest news about Asian typhoons: 2 storms that 'hit' only one country?
The characteristics of these typhoons Neoguri and Bualoi are very humid, capable of causing rains pouring down on the area it lands.
Environment
Tropical depressions move quickly at sea, with the possibility of strong storms
According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, the tropical depression on the sea moves quickly in the Northwestern direction, every hour it trave…
Environment
Tropical depression strengthened into a typhoon No. 5, heading to Binh Dinh - Phu Yen
In the evening of October 29, the tropical depression became the 5th storm in the East Sea with a maximum wind of 75 km / h (grade 8), directed to the provinces of Binh…
Archeology
Discovered dozens of antique painted coffins
Archaeologists found at least 20 wooden coffins in the Asasif graveyard, Luxor city.
1001 mystery
Strange brainless creature, with nearly ... 720 sexes
Paris Zoo on October 16 announced a mysterious creature, called blob - that looks like a mushroom but acts like an animal.
Animal world
Bison cows re-export in the US National Park
Four adult bison bats were released on October 11 in Badlands National Park in an effort to restore the species population.
Space science
Orionids meteor shower 2019 - time and way of seeing
The Orionids meteor shower is one of the most spectacular astronomical displays of the year.
Science Events
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics names the global poverty reduction effort
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on October 14 recognized Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer as the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics.
New technology
Successful manufacture of beer bottles with paper
On October 12, Carlsberg brewery announced the journey to create the world's first paper beer bottle made from wood fibers of sustainable origin, based on 100% biologica…
Archeology
Discover the ancient city dating back to 5,000 years in Israel
On October 6, the Israeli Antiquities Department announced that archaeologists in Israel had discovered a large city dating back 5,000 years along with temples and forti…
Archeology
114 million-year-old fossils reveal new 'super beasts'
Paleontologists on October 9 announced the discovery of a top predatory dinosaur from the Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous period.
Space science
NASA is about to organize a delegation to go out into space with all women
The US space agency (NASA) has prepared a new space walk with a crew of all female astronauts after the previous plan was canceled.
Environment
Before the Typhoon Hagibis landed, the sky of Japan suddenly turned strangely purple
Many Japanese people shared photos of the moment when the sky turned scary and dark purple on social networks.
Science Events
Nobel Prize in Biomedical 2019 for studying cell response when oxygen changes
The Nobel Committee on October 7 announced that the 2019 Biomedical Prize belonged to a group of three authors: William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L.…