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Why is China interested in installing hundreds of cameras on the Moon?
Dubbed Skynet 2.0, this network draws inspiration from China's existing Skynet surveillance system …
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New York City earthquakes are unusual, but not unheard of
New York City last felt a major earthquake in 2011, but the region has a history of seismic activit…
Talia Lakritz
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Bitcoin is undergoing a tech expansion that one expert says will drive 5-fold growth in just 2 years
Bitcoin programmers have been expanding the possibilities behind the blockchain. It could mean fres…
Filip De Mott
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Dozens are trapped in highway tunnels and rock quarries after the devastating Taiwan earthquake: reports
Taiwan was hit by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, toppling buildings and trapping 70 people in rock qua…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Photos show giant cracks breaking open streets in a town near Iceland's volcano that could erupt within hours
Grindavik was evacuated on Saturday after magma shifting under the Earth's crust caused by 2,000 ea…
Rebecca Rommen
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This 660-ton pendulum protects Taiwan's tallest skyscraper from earthquakes
Taipei 101's "tuned mass damper" can sway about 5 feet from side to side and absorb up to 40% of th…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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The East Coast earthquake came from a fault that's been asleep for hundreds of millions of years but suddenly reactivated
The New Jersey earthquake came from ancient fault lines from the formation of North America, possib…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Global warming is rocking the world harder — literally!
A new study has found that climate-induced changes have been affecting the behaviour of ocean waves…
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Bitcoin's halving could force miners to risk operating in cheaper locations with less reliable electrical grids
The CEO of crypto miner Core Scientific anticipates the bitcoin halving to change the mining landsc…
Phil Rosen
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The world's biggest chipmaker just got hit by an earthquake. That could mean production delays for customers like Apple and Nvidia.
Apple and Nvidia get their chips from TSMC in Taiwan, which suspended some operations after an eart…
Aaron Mok
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India's moon lander detected movement near the lunar south pole. It could be the first signs of a moonquake in nearly 50 years.
India is the first country to land near the lunar south pole. Shortly after touchdown, the lander d…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jessica O…
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Why does western Nepal face threat of a bigger earthquake?
Situated on the precarious Himalayan seismic zone, Nepal is a highly earthquake-prone country and i…
PTI
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Chinese women are fed up with Xi Jinping's attempts to make them have more and more kids
As China faces a demographic collapse, women are challenging governmental pressure to have more chi…
Rebecca Rommen
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Guatemala's first 3D-printed tiny home is 527 square feet and was designed to resist earthquakes — take a look inside
The walls of the small palm leaf-roofed structure were built in a total of 26 hours.
Brittany Chang
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Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon spa is shutting down for a week after early-morning earthquakes sent guests scrambling
Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon spa will be closed for a week after a series of earthquakes hit the re…
Sonam Sheth
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Mysterious tremors on the moon have been traced back to an unexpected source
Scientists have discovered that tiny moonquakes are being produced from the left-behind descent sta…
Marianne Guenot
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Taylor Swift's tour stop in Seattle caused a 2.3 magnitude 'Swift Quake,' according to a seismologist
When the Eras Tour came to Lumen Field, Swifties triggered seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 mag…
Callie Ahlgrim
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Space photos show Japan's ground splitting open and mass destruction after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake
Space photos show capsized boats, flooded coastlines, and burned-down buildings across Japan in the…
Jessica Orwig,Hannah Getahun
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The SPAC-bubble collapse triggered a surge in the number of penny stocks. That's not great news for the market.
There are now hundreds of US-listed stocks trading below a dollar. It's creating market inefficienc…
Filip De Mott
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After rescuing a hiker near Iceland's erupting volcano, police are urging tourists to stay away
A volcano in Iceland has been erupting since Monday night. Police are cautioning tourists that the …