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A giant, prehistoric otter’s surprisingly powerful bite
A massive, wolf-sized otter that lived about 6 million years ago may have been a dominant predator in its time, according to a new analysis of the animal’s jaws. When scientists used computers to simulate how biting would strain S. … Continue reading
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At Least 105 Killed as Powerful 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Central Mexico
People cleared the rubble of a damaged building in Mexico City after a major earthquake struck on Tuesday, the second to hit the country in less than two weeks. Credit Alfredo Estrella/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake … Continue reading
Deadly, Powerful Earthquake Hits Off Mexico; Tsunami Waves Observed
This photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows where a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck The most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in 100 years struck off the nation’s Pacific Coast late Thursday, rattling millions of residents in Mexico … Continue reading
Powerful Earthquakes Can Make Faults Violently Snap Open And Shut
The dramatic terrain – the join between two tectonic plates It is a common trope in disaster movies: an earthquake strikes, causing the ground to rip open and swallow people and cars whole. The gaping earth might make for cinematic … Continue reading
180-million-year-old rocks lend insight into Earth’s most powerful earthquakes
The raggedness of the ocean floors could be the key to triggering some of the Earth’s most powerful earthquakes, scientists have discovered. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 strikes off Papua New Guinea, causing small tsunami
New Powerful earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, and a tsunami warning was issued to areas near the epicenter. There were no … Continue reading
New study traces the origins of marsupials in N. America, find mammals during age of dinosaurs packed a powerful bite
A new study by paleontologists describes an early marsupial relative called Didelphodon vorax that lived alongside ferocious dinosaurs and had, pound-for-pound, the strongest bite force of any mammal ever recorded. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Mystery of powerful lightning at sea not solved completely
Representative photo The mystery of why most of the most powerful lightning on Earth happens over the oceans isn’t solved, but a few of the usual suspects are no longer in custody. It isn’t an instrument error, as some hypothesized. … Continue reading
Powerful Earthquake Hits Tajikistan
A major earthquake shook Tajikistan on Monday. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck at 12:50 p.m. local time on Monday in the most sparsely populated area of Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush Mountains, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The earthquake’s … Continue reading
Of the year’s most powerful solar eruption
(ANSAmed) – Rome, May 14 – are the first images of the violent eruption of the sun never registered this year of arrival: it took place on the morning of 13 may, in about 4 Italian time, and derived from … Continue reading