There were almost two internets. Then, the CIA destroyed one.
In Mashable’s new three-part episode of our series on the digital age's dark side, Kernel Panic, we explore a startlingly advanced computer network developed in Salvador Allende's Chile of the 1970s. Called Project Cybersyn, the network was a c.....»»
Ancient Mayans built pyramid partly from ash after catastrophic volcanic eruption
Akira Ichikawa, an archaeologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, has found evidence of Mayans returning to a part of Central America that was destroyed after a catastrophic volcanic eruption, much sooner than previously thought. In his paper p.....»»
Evidence that a cosmic impact destroyed ancient city in the Jordan Valley
In the Middle Bronze Age (about 3,600 years ago or roughly 1650 BCE), the city of Tall el-Hammam was ascendant. Located on high ground in the southern Jordan Valley, northeast of the Dead Sea, the settlement in its time had become the largest continu.....»»
Lava engulfs 100 homes as Canary Islands volcano erupts
A surge of lava destroyed around 100 homes on Spain's Canary Islands a day after a volcano erupted, forcing 5,500 people to leave the area, local authorities said on Monday......»»
Ways to minimize home damage before the fire comes
In 2019–2020, wild Australian bushfires ravaged millions of hectares, claimed 33 lives and destroyed 3,113 houses, leaving most of Australia traumatized amid the ashes. But as a recent study by researchers from the University of Wollongong points o.....»»
Southwest China earthquake collapses homes, kills at least 3
An earthquake destroyed houses, killed at least three people and injured dozens Thursday in southwest China's Sichuan province......»»
OnePlus Nord 2 5G explodes in Indian lawyer"s pocket
MySmartPrice was able to get some closer images of the destroyed phone, which had allegedly suddenly grown hot in the pocket of Gulati's robe before beginning to smoke. Despite not being in use or plugged in, apparently being around 90 percent charge.....»»
French wildfires have destroyed one of the most unique biodiversity hotspots in Europe
For three days, the Massif des Maures in the south of France has burned, and along with it the Plaine des Maures nature reserve—one of the Mediterranean's jewels of biodiversity, unique in all of Europe......»»
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 227 killed
At least 227 people were killed and hundreds were injured and missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing aid to areas where towns were destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed with.....»»
Shielding ultracold molecules with microwaves
Ultracold molecules are promising for applications in new quantum technologies. Unfortunately, these molecules are destroyed upon colliding with each other. Researchers at Harvard University, MIT, Korea University and Radboud University have demonstr.....»»
Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire
California's largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands on Tuesday as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes......»»
Five crucial steps to reverse our trajectory towards an uninhabitable Earth
The headlines speak for themselves. The pictures paint a thousand words. Our planet is in flames. Lives and livelihoods are being destroyed. Our cities are under water. The biodiversity and ecosystems that are central to human survival are being inci.....»»
Firefighters try to stop Greek island blaze from reaching forest
Firefighters tried Monday to prevent fires from reaching key communities and a thick forest that could fuel an inferno that one official said has destroyed hundreds of homes in seven days on the Greek island of Evia......»»
Hundreds flee, homes destroyed as forest fires ravage Greek island
Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought desperately Sunday to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have charred vast areas of pine forest, destroyed homes and forced tourists and locals to flee......»»
Earth"s energy budget is out of balance – here"s how it"s warming the climate
You probably remember your grade school science teachers explaining that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. That's a fundamental property of the universe......»»
Italian community hopes to save fire-ravaged ancient tree
Scientists in Sardinia are hoping a thousand-year-old olive tree nearly destroyed by recent fires can be saved, mobilising volunteers to stand guard around the remains of the ancient tree......»»
Heat, floods, fires: Jet stream is key link in climate disasters
Devastating floods destroyed towns in Germany and Belgium. A ruthless heat wave broiled the Western U.S. and Canada. Heavy rains paralyzed a Chinese industrial hub home to 10 million people. These recent weather phenomena are being intensified by the.....»»
Martian global dust storm ended winter early in the south
A dust storm that engulfed Mars in 2018 destroyed a vortex of cold air around the planet's south pole and brought an early spring to the hemisphere. By contrast, the storm caused only minor distortions to the polar vortex in the northern hemisphere a.....»»
DNA from 93-year-old butterfly confirms the first US case of human-led insect extinction
The Xerces blue butterfly was last seen flapping its iridescent periwinkle wings in San Francisco in the early 1940s. It's generally accepted to be extinct, the first American insect species destroyed by urban development, but there are lingering que.....»»
Environmental accounting could revolutionise nature conservation, but Australia has squandered its potential
Let's say a new irrigation scheme is proposed and all the land it'll take up needs to be cleared—trees felled, soil upturned, and habitats destroyed. Water will also have to be allocated. Would the economic gain of the scheme outweigh the damage to.....»»
Curiosity investigates how rocks on Mars could preserve signs of life
A new study using data from the Curiosity rover has shed light on what indicators of life have been preserved or destroyed through the history of Mars......»»