In the summer of 1931, an unprecedented calamity unfolded along the Yangtze River basin in eastern China—the 1931 Yangtze River flood, known as one of history's deadliest natural disasters. This cataclysmic event submerged ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2023
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Chemical clues left behind by humble microbes have rewritten the timeline of one of the biggest mass extinction events in Earth's history.
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2020
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Picture the scene: two gigantic black holes, each one a good fraction of the size of our Solar System spiralling around each other. Closer and closer they draw until they touch and merge into a single, even more gigantic ...
Astronomy
Sep 29, 2015
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The sights, sounds and spectacle of French grand opera may have helped to keep the revolutionary spirit alive in the hearts and minds of Parisian audiences, according to research by a University of Nottingham academic.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2014
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In the aftermath of a dirty bomb, hundreds or even thousands of victims could require medical attention. First responders conduct extensive training to prepare for such a cataclysmic event, but planning is difficult without ...
Software
Jan 25, 2011
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