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Discovering dinosaurs in Britain –the importance of the British dinosaur report

Palaeontology and Britain In its easiest kind, palaeontology is the research of prehistoric life, by examination of fossils. Palaeontology is, nevertheless, not simply dinosaurs. Dinosaurs represent a miniscule portion of what palaeontology is. In spite of everything, a myriad of … Continue reading

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Seismicity in British Columbia and hidden continent referred to as Zealandia

Seismicity within the Pacific Northwest is nicely documented and consists of current seismic exercise on fault techniques inside the Juan de Fuca Strait. However, the seismic potential of crustal faults inside the forearc of the northern Cascadia subduction zone in … Continue reading

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Dinosaurs of the British Isles

It won’t come as any surprise to a reader of this magazine, but might to the vast majority of the UK population (and probably anyone reading this elsewhere), but this country is a great place to find dinosaurs. In fact, … Continue reading

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Britain’s Tsunami Threat: Could a Tsunami hit the British Isles?

 The landslide could cause a North Sea tsunami unlike anything we’ve ever seen Could a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami like the one that struck Japan on 11 March 2011 affect the British Isles? Huge mega-thrust earthquakes like this only … Continue reading

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Palaeontologist discovers new species of 200 million-year-old ‘British’ marine reptile

A new type of ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile alive at the same time as the dinosaurs, has been identified by a palaeontologist from a fossil found in an old quarry in Nottinghamshire. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CELEBRATE THE PASSION FOR SAILING AT THE GENOA INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

M.V. year X-Nr the 25.09.2013 717 Sea and sailing always are synonyms of British Virgin Islands, destination of excellence in the Caribbean for lovers of boat holidays will have the possibility to discover the charm of 60 Islands at the … Continue reading

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Italian services ‘had role in British spying’

(see related) (ANSA) – Rome, October 24 – Italian secret services had a role in data collection by British intelligence agencies courtesy of a “third-level agreement”, Glenn Greenwald, the America journalist who first published former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s leaked … Continue reading

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Gang that killed Lecco native were not British, say police

(ANSA) – Milan, October 23 – Seven men arrested in the killing of an Italian working in a restaurant in Britain were not British, police said Wednesday. The motive for the killing of Joele Leotta, 19, remains unclear as initial … Continue reading

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British Airways mulls lawsuit against Alitalia aid package

(ANSA) – Rome, October 22 – “Flagrant” State aid that will flow to Italian flag-bearer Alitalia could be grounds for legal action, the parent company of British Airways said Tuesday. International Airlines Group (IAG), which includes the airlines Iberia and … Continue reading

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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CELEBRATE THE PASSION FOR SAILING AT THE GENOA INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

M.V. year X – Nr the 25.09.2013 717 Sea and sailing always synonymous of Virgin Islands British, destination of excellence of the Caribbean for lovers of boat holidays will have the possibility to discover the charm of 60 Islands to … Continue reading

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