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Analysis of rocks unearthed in Oman that were formed in an ancient ocean around the time of Earth’s greatest mass extinction have helped explain why life on Earth took so long to recover. Credit: Matthew Clarkson Scientists have shed light … Continue reading
Alrosa unearths 241.21-carat diamond, one of largest ever found in Russia PJSC ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, announces the recovery of a 241.21-carat rough diamond from Nyurbinskaya pipe. It is one of the largest rough diamonds recovered in … Continue reading
The five major extinctions. Many scientists believe we may be heading towards a sixth, man-drive mass extinction. Image via University of New England. Reptiles rapidly invaded the seas soon after a global extinction wiped out most life on Earth, according … Continue reading
During a test dive last week, the Hawai’i Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) recovered the bronze bell from the I-400 – a World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy mega-submarine, lost since 1946 when it was intentionally sunk by U.S. forces after … Continue reading
(ANSA) – La Spezia, December 5 – Salvage contractors said Thursday they have recovered the wreck of an Italian WWII fighter plane that crashed into the sea off the northern coastal town of Porto Venere 70 years ago. Purple-heart-decorated Air … Continue reading
(ANSA) – Caracas, October 22 – The bodies of five out of six people in a party that included Italian fashion industrialist Vittorio Missoni have been recovered from an airplane that went missing off the coast of Venezuela in January, … Continue reading
(ANSA) – Caracas, October 17 – The remains of three people, not five as previously reported, may have been recovered from an airplane that was carrying a party including Italian fashion industrialist Vittorio Missoni and went missing off the coast … Continue reading
(ANSA) – Brussels, October 17 – The remains of five people have been recovered from an airplane carrying a party that included Italian fashion industrialist Vittorio Missoni and went missing off the coast of Venezuela in January, an ANSA source … Continue reading