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Water stress a vital issue for mega-earthquakes

Scientists suggest a mechanism that explains how the most important earthquake ever occurred and the way greater than 50 years later one other massive earthquake in the identical area launched among the stress that had constructed up within the depth. … Continue reading

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Critical gap in fossil record of Chinese phytosaurs filled

The skeleton of a small, short-snouted reptile found in China was recently identified as the oldest known member of the phytosaurs — an extinct group of large, semi-aquatic reptiles that superficially resembled the distantly-related crocodylians and lived during the Triassic … Continue reading

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Young sun-like star shows a magnetic field was critical for life on the early Earth

In this artist’s illustration, the young Sun-like star Kappa Ceti is blotched with large starspots, a sign of its high level of magnetic activity. New research shows that its stellar wind is 50 times stronger than our Sun’s. As a … Continue reading

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Belgian student critical after fall

P(ANSA) – Palermo, April 23 – A Belgian student was in a serious condition in a Palermo hospital on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony during a school trip.BRAntoine Dominique Mignolet, aged 20, fell from the balcony of his … Continue reading

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Woman critical after husband sets fire to face

(ANSA) – Padua, October 22 – A 35-year-old woman whose husband lit her face on fire remained in critical condition at the Padua Hospital on Tuesday, two days after her attack, while her 47-year-old husband remained at large. The Chinese … Continue reading

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Elderly Italian woman beaten by daughter, critical

(ANSA) – Taranto, October 17 – An elderly woman in the southern Italian port city of Taranto was hospitalised in critical condition on Thursday after her 35-year-old daughter allegedly beat her during a fight. The daughter, who has no prior … Continue reading

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