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Turkey earthquake: where was it and what caused it?

Rescuers have been racing against time to save people trapped under rubble amid freezing weather after nearly 6,000 buildings collapsed

Evening Standard

Humans may not be able to live on Mars

Cold, bathed in radiation and far from Earth, life on Mars would strain our mental and bodily limits

Salon

Earthquake death toll tops 7,700 in Turkey and Syria as race for survivors continues

Rescue workers fanned across Turkey and Syria in a second day of desperate searches to find survivors from the massive earthquake and aftershocks that had the death toll climbing by the hour.

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Rescuers race to find quake survivors in Turkey and Syria as death toll tops 5,400

Rescue workers fanned across Turkey and Syria Tuesday in a second day of desperate searches to find survivors from the massive earthquake and aftershocks that had the death toll climbing by the hour.

WEKU

What's the fairest way to share cosmic views from Hubble and James Webb telescopes?

Astronomers are debating how quickly the observations of the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope should be made public.

WEKU

Here's what we know about what caused the Turkey earthquake

Seismologists say Monday's earthquake took place in a complex junction of faults that was long overdue for a big one. The destructive shaking was spread across many kilometers.

WEKU

Dirty truth: Study suggests new way climate change is fueling itself

Healthy, undisturbed soil sinks carbon, storing what’s generated when plants and other living things decompose so it doesn’t get released as a planet-warming greenhouse gas.

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Mapping the scale of destruction from the two devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

Two powerful earthquakes have killed thousands and left a trail of destruction across Türkiye and Syria. These maps show how the shock waves spread across the region.

ABC News

Turkey, Syria earthquakes: What we know so far

A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by another strong quake devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing thousands of people.

France 24

Earthquake footage shows Turkey's buildings collapsing like pancakes. An expert explains why

A pair of huge earthquakes have struck in Turkey, leaving more than 3,000 people dead and unknown numbers injured or displaced.

The Conversation

How Do People In Coldest Inhabited Places On Earth Own, Drive Cars?

With temperatures dropping to as low as -94 degrees F, the process is tedious and taxing.

Motor1

At least 6,000 people have been killed by an earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. What made it so deadly?

A major magnitude-7.8 earthquake, followed by another strong quake, has devastated wide swathes of Türkiye and Syria. What type of earthquake caused the destruction and why was it so devastating?

ABC News

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: a seismologist explains what has happened

An extremely large earthquake has occurred in the southeast of Turkey, near the border with Syria. Data from seismometers which measure shaking of the ground caused by earthquake waves suggest this this event, in the early morning of February 6, was a magnitude 7.8 out of 10 on the moment…

The Conversation

A mask of unadorned misery: how Ben Affleck became the world’s biggest meme

In pictures from the Grammys, the superstar once again looks exhausted and overwhelmed. His expression speaks for us all

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The Conversation

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: how satellites can help rescue efforts

In disasters like the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and 7.5-magnitude aftershock that struck Syria and Turkey on February 6, 2023, international cooperation on satellite imaging plays a crucial role in the rescue and recovery efforts.

Evening Standard

More than 2,300 dead as earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria

Is there anything more definitive, more descriptive of total destruction, death, loss and sheer human misery than comparing some place on earth to parts of Syria?

Reuters

EXPLAINER - Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates.

Liverpool Echo

'What on earth has happened?' - Garth Crooks left bewildered by three Liverpool players after Wolves loss

BBC Sport pundit Garth Crooks criticised three Liverpool players for their part in the 3-0 loss at Wolves on Saturday afternoon

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The Independent UK

Why do earthquakes happen?

Movement of tectonic plates against each other sends seismic waves rippling across earth’s surface

The Conversation

How did birds survive while dinosaurs went extinct?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

More lunar missions means more space junk around the Moon – two astronomers are building a catalog to track the trash

Scientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for decades. But humanity’s starry ambitions are farther reaching than the space just around Earth. Ever since the 1960s with the launch of the Apollo program and the emergence of the space race between the U.S. and…

Evening Standard

Scientists create a new type of ice that doesn’t sink or float

The discovery could also shed light on possible life beyond Earth by providing clues about how the oceans of Saturn and Jupiter’s moons are shaped

Tribune News Service

Jerry Zezima: In the Jurassic dark

When I was a kid, I knew all the dinosaurs — not personally, of course, because they were extinct by then, and woolly mammoths roamed the earth. But I was a fan of such prehistoric stars as brontosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex and especially Raquel Welch, who wore a cave woman bikini…

The Guardian - UK

Meanwhile on Earth review – interesting, sympathetic study of the business of death

Carl Olsson’s discreet documentary is an unfailingly human look at the funeral industry and those who work continually surrounded by mortality

Belfast Live

The Earth's Corr: There's nothing humane about animal snares despite a DUP MP's view

USPCA officers say they are 'horrified' after a young badger was found trapped and injured in a snare in Co Tyrone

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