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May 9, 2025
OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill where sprawling plantations lay tucked in a Nigerian rainforest whose trees have been hacked away to make room for cocoa bound for places like Europe and the U.S. Kehinde Kumayon and his assistant use machetes
READ MOREA crack in the side of a mountain released rivers of hot lava, flowing downward and bursting into streams of fiery crimson and shimmering gold. This occurred during the recent eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano near a quaint fishing village in southwestern Iceland. The blazing liquid lights up the smoky sky in Grindavik, which is
READ MOREAn orange cat named Taters is featured in the initial video sent via laser from outer space, delighting viewers as he pursues a red laser beam. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft transmitted a 15-second video from a distance of 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) to Earth. The ultra high-definition video reached Caltech’s Palomar Observatory in under
READ MOREOn Tuesday, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company successfully sent a rocket into space with experiments on board. This was the first launch since a previous crash over a year ago due to engine issues. The New Shepard rocket successfully launched from West Texas, carrying a capsule filled with various tests. These tests were previously on the
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GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano that had rumbled for weeks erupted in southwestern Iceland, spewing semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of Earth’s power in the land known for fire and ice. The Icelandic Meteorological Office reported that the eruption, which began on Monday night, took place approximately 4 kilometers (2.4
READ MOREOn a secluded mountaintop in the Rockies of Colorado, a crate was opened and a wolf emerged, sprinting towards the edge of the forest. However, it suddenly came to a halt. The young woman briefly glanced at the group of approximately 45 individuals who gazed at her in awe-struck silence, before vanishing into the woods.
READ MOREThe EPA announced on Monday that it has increased its on-site inspections of industrial sites that pollute the environment, which is the highest number since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. This effort is part of the agency’s attempt to revitalize its enforcement program after facing budget cuts for over ten years. The EPA announced
READ MOREThe US has given back 30 cultural items to Greece, such as marble statues and armor pieces, which were determined to have been illegally taken from the country. This was announced by authorities on Friday. The pieces handed over to Greek officials in New York date back from as long as 4,700 years ago to
READ MOREA massive solar flare, captured by a NASA telescope, caused a temporary disruption of radio communication on Earth. On Thursday, the sun emitted a large flare and powerful radio burst, resulting in two hours of radio disruption in areas of the U.S. and other sunlit regions. According to researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
READ MOREWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — California-based Rocket Lab, which specializes in putting small satellites into orbit, launched a Japanese satellite on Friday from the space company’s complex on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The launch of the “The Moon God Awakens” mission, originally planned for Wednesday, was delayed due to predicted high winds. The Electron rocket
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