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An Australian caver spotted an 11-km scar and uncovered a hidden Nullarbor tornado

An Australian caver spotted an 11-kilometre scar across the remote Nullarbor Plain while browsing Google Earth. Satellite comparisons later dated its formation to November 2022, while physical evidence including curved cycloidal marks linked the disturbance to a tornado. Researchers estimated winds exceeded 200 km/h, leaving the unusual track visible for…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Why a Tiger's Roar Produces Infrasound That Causes Paralysis, Vibration and Fear

The Frequency Below HearingA tiger's roar peaks at around 18 Hz, just below the threshold of human hearing, which begins at 20 Hz. That gap is not a flaw in the tiger's design. It is the design. Infrasound at 18 Hz does not enter the ear cleanly the way a…

Times Life · Jul 4

Inside Chile's spectacular Atacama super bloom: The desert that blooms once every few years

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile holds the record for being the driest non-polar desert on Earth. Some parts of it go decades without a single drop of rain. It looks, for most of the year, like a place where nothing could survive. And then, every few years, something extraordinary…

The Times of India · Jun 15

Breakthrough after mysterious mountain range found buried beneath Antarctica’s ice

The ancient Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the middle of East Antarctica are entombed beneath kilometres of ice

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Over 100 injured after burst Petronas gas pipe sparks colossal fire in Malaysia

Towering inferno near gas station in Putra Heights in central Selangor state visible for kilometres

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

Sadiq Khan criticised as data shows scale of London bus cuts, including in many outer boroughs

New data reveals Greater London has six per cent fewer ‘bus kilometres’ than in 2014/15

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023

Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?

In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended up painting a kilometres-long streak of debris on its barren surface. Now the Indian Space Research Organisation has returned in triumph, with the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touching down near the south pole of Earth’s rocky neighbour.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2023

‘The smell is next level’: millions of dead fish spanning kilometres of Darling-Baaka river begin to rot

Releasing environmental water held downstream could help stem the spread of poor quality water, experts say

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2023

Baby turtles battling washed up flood debris but Queensland volunteers clear a path

It is hard enough for turtle hatchings to make it safely to the water, but try negotiating mounds of washed up flood debris stretching for kilometres along Queensland's beaches.

ABC News · Jan 27, 2023

Sultanpuri accident victim was sole breadwinner, supported family of 7

NEW DELHI: The 20-year-old woman who was dragged under a car for kilometres in Delhi on Sunday supported seven people.

The Times of India · Jan 2, 2023