Archeology
Shocking Research: Dinosaurs Took 100 Years Off Human Lifespan
Humans might have lived to the age of 200 if not for a catastrophic event.
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The most catastrophic maritime accident in human history, more than 9,000 people died in just one night
This shipwreck disaster is considered much more catastrophic than what happened to the legendary Titanic.
Environment
Supervolcano awakening could cause global chaos
A massive supervolcano in Italy is at risk of erupting again. Scientists are scrambling to find out whether recent signs are a sign of an imminent catastrophic event.
Space science
International Space Station leak, NASA fears 'catastrophic failure'
A segment of the Russian-controlled International Space Station is leaking, causing pressure and air to flow out.
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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.
Archeology
600 bird species extinct due to humans, countless ecosystems damaged
Without effective conservation strategies, bird extinction will have catastrophic consequences.
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…
Environment
New study on catastrophic flooding in California over the next 40 years
The likelihood of catastrophic flooding in California has doubled over the next four decades, a new study says.
Environment
Catastrophic avalanche in the Alps kills many people
The ice collapse on the top of Mount Marmolada in the Italian Alps sent a mass of ice, snow and rocks down on a large number of climbers, leaving dozens dead and missing.
Environment
Doomsday glacier in Antarctica melts fast, climate change warning threatens catastrophic sea level rise
Climate change is having an extremely negative impact on the melting of Antarctic ice.
Environment
The appearance of the 'new seasons' and the prediction that the Earth has lost all hope of recovery
Physicists predict that Earth will become a chaotic planet, with catastrophic and irreversible consequences.
Space science
Fearing catastrophic climate change, scientists want to store all mankind's knowledge on the Moon's volcano
Scientists fear that natural disasters as well as war can destroy all human knowledge stores on Earth.
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Qianlong after his death: Bones soaked in dirty water for 30 days, skulls smashed, why?
Why did a powerful emperor like Qianlong suffer such a 'catastrophic' situation after his death?
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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.
Space science
India's spacecraft 'catastrophic' on the Moon, but where the wreck is unknown
The lander was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in July in an accident, but the wreck has yet to be found.