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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.

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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?

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

The Conversation

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?

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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.

Reuters

'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

Liverpool Echo

Why do earthquakes happen?

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

The Independent UK

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…

The Conversation

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

Evening Standard

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…

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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

Salon

A disaster film in more ways than one

"This is the worst example of what Hollywood does to science," says one expert about this notoriously absurd movie

Salon

Doomsday Clock: The danger is real

Critics call the clock a scare-mongering device — but the problem is, we have good reasons to fear extinction

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Why a Swedish town is on the move – one building at a time

The Arctic town of Kiruna is subsiding and under threat from being swallowed by a vast iron ore mine. But what does its relocation mean for the local Sami reindeer herders?

Dynamite News

SpaceX May Attempt Starship Launch In March: Elon Musk

SpaceX chief Elon Musk has announced that its giant Starship rocket system could go orbital for the first time next month if all goes according to plan. Read further on Dynamite News:

Inverse

The Milky Way Galaxy May Be a Unique Heavyweight in One Weird Way

Illustris TNG simulation shows that the Milky Way is special, all thanks to a cosmic wall.

Inverse

An Upcoming Mission to the Dark Side of the Moon Could Radically Reshape Astronomy

Lunar Surface Electromagnetic Explorer is a small radio antenna and instrument package that is scheduled to be delivered to the far side of the Lunar surface as early as 2025.

Daily Mirror

Blackpool hit by earthquake that sounded like rattling train with furniture shaking

Residents in the seaside resort and nearby villages described seeing furniture shake and hearing a noise like a train as the town was hit by a tremor measuring 1.5 on the Richter scale

The Conversation

Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains how the balloons work and what they can see

The U.S. military shot down what U.S. officials called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, 2023. Officials said that the U.S. Navy planned to recover the debris, which is in shallow water.

Reuters

Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Eastern New Guinea region– EMSC

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Eastern New Guinea region on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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