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'Find the legendary city of Atlantis'
Archeology

'Find the legendary city of Atlantis'

A group of US-led researchers may eventually have identified the lost city of Atlantis - the legendary city believed to be buried by a tsunami thousands of years ago in…

December 17, 2018
Tsunami reveals the old city
Archeology

Tsunami reveals the old city

The tsunami on December 26, 2004 helped Indian archaeologists discover a trace of an ancient port city on the beach in Tamil Nadu state.

December 17, 2018
What happens when a meteorite is
Space science

What happens when a meteorite is

Apophis meteorite, 370m in diameter, can fall into the Pacific Ocean by 2036, having 65,000 times the impact of Hiroshima's atomic bomb.

December 17, 2018
Detection of cosmic
Space science

Detection of cosmic

The giant 'tsunami' is such that only one wave can 'submerge' our entire galaxy.

December 17, 2018
7 ways asteroids destroy life on Earth
Space science

7 ways asteroids destroy life on Earth

Strong winds, high pressure, heat radiation are three of the asteroid's effects when colliding with the Earth are capable of killing humans and many other organisms.

December 17, 2018
What if meteorites fall into the ocean?
Space science

What if meteorites fall into the ocean?

Referring to the falling meteorite, we must think of the disaster that caused the dinosaurs to become extinct. However, that is only the exception, because the meteor bl…

December 17, 2018
Super 50m tsunami can sweep Mars
Space science

Super 50m tsunami can sweep Mars

Tsunami waves 50 meters high can land on the mainland on Mars about 3.4 million years ago after two asteroids collided.

December 17, 2018