Chronicle of life on the planet and beyond

Scientists at Stockholm University found that water can exhibit behavior similar to that of a liquid crystal when illuminated with laser light

Earthquakes come and go, often leaving destruction in their wake. What they luckily don't usually do is turn around immediately and come back for another push. Except … they seem to be able to do this on very rare occasions. In a new study, scientists have found evidence of an unusual and almost unprecedented boomerang earthquake that shook the deep seafloor beneath the Atlantic Ocean in 2016.

Powerful storm Derecho wreaks havoc across the US Midwest, leaving 1.1 million people without electricity

The Canadian part of the Arctic has been severely affected by global climate change. There hasn't been such heat in this region for 115,000 years, and therefore even ancient glaciers began to melt

The current year has brought a worldwide pandemic. Even healthy and non-medical people now need masks and replaceable gloves. To protect yourself from COVID, to have a supply of necessary medicines at home in case of a new shortage, has become urgent

Human civilization has been built for hundreds, thousands of years. During this time, our ancestors managed to erect truly amazing monuments, buildings and cities. But time passes, and the conditions of life on Earth are rapidly changing

Usually in mid-August, Greenland's surface mass balance (SMB) LOSES 4 gigatons of snow and ice per day. However, not yesterday - on August 10, 2020, the ice sheet INCREASED a record 4 gigatons of snow and ice. Global warming are you talking about? Rather than us

There are legends about the miraculous Thai massage, and not everyone can comprehend the full depth of Thai massage techniques. The publication reveals the most useful life hacks on how to correctly perform traditional Thai massage

The night sky over Matsu and Jinmen surprised the locals, many people photographed the sky and clouds, where unusual light spots shone brightly

Most of all, the area of fires increased in the Krasnoyarsk Territory

33 injured, 3 in critical condition due to devastating tornado that struck Inner Mongolia, China

Now in the world there is a cult of beauty and grooming. A lady must look great in every situation. This is especially true for hair on the body and in the bikini area. Good depilation removes all unwanted hairiness, makes the skin smooth and silky

The sugar beet crop in France is almost destroyed by insects, the government is lifting the ban on the use of pesticides, introduced earlier because of the harm they cause to bee populations

Both falls were captured by The Desert Fireball Network (DFN), which uses cameras across Australia to observe shooting stars and predict where meteorites will land

Tattoos are one of the earliest evidences of people's mythological thinking, attempts to change themselves, improve health, and influence childbirth. Well-preserved mummies buried thousands of years ago show strange signs, figures, mysterious animals

Scientists have identified the most likely form of the heliosphere surrounding the solar system. Created by the sun, this vast protective area is composed of charged solar particles and magnetic fields that block some of the high-energy cosmic

As the world is still struggling to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, a new virus has arrived from China. This new virus has launched a deadly attack on China, and experts urge the world to exercise caution

On the Indonesian volcano Sinabung at about 03:16 UTC on August 10, 2020, a high-level eruption occurred, as a result of which ash was thrown up to 10 km above sea level and forced the authorities to evacuate the bl

Examining his hives, beekeeper Josef Zgurzhinsky discovered something very unusual. While all the other bees in the hive had regular black eyes, one insect had a pair of creamy yellow eyes that were impossible to miss

August 7, record low temperatures in South Australia brought snow to the Flinders Ridge, turning the red desert into a winter wonderland