Read more about the article Plastic Waste Burning Creates Dangerous Rock-Like Compounds Harming Our Oceans
Image shows a plastiglomerate of coral rubble held together by melted plastic debris, undated photo. This artificial 'rock' can endanger the environment through greater decomposition into microplastics and higher pollution levels. (Birgit Mohr, Kiel University/Newsflash)

Plastic Waste Burning Creates Dangerous Rock-Like Compounds Harming Our Oceans

A new study has identified new rock-like compounds that are being created and polluting the sea after they are created from burning plastic waste. The discovery that was made by…

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Read more about the article Angry Chimp Hurls Rock At Group Of Zoogoers
Chimp throws stones towards tourists in Shanghai Wildlife Park in China, undated. Some tourists threw food inside trying to feed them. (161195003/AsiaWire)

Angry Chimp Hurls Rock At Group Of Zoogoers

Angry chimp hurls a rock at a packed group of zoogoers, including numerous children, narrowly missing them as it went flying through the air. The footage was captured at Shanghai…

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Read more about the article Rising Temperatures May Cause Rockfalls In Alps, Says Study
Image shows rock glaciers which are widespread in the Alps, but less known than 'normal' glaciers, undated photo. The active Bock glacier in the Outer Hochebenkar is in the middle, while the Inner Hochebenkar with an inactive rock glacier is on the right. The Gurgler ridge is in the background. (3DGEO Heidelberg/Newsflash)

Rising Temperatures May Cause Rockfalls In Alps, Says Study

New research has shown that rising temperatures have made rock glaciers in the Alps unstable. The study, which was led by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OAeW), showed a significant…

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Read more about the article Brit Tourist Hospitalised After Fall Taking Selfie From Off-Limits Cliff
Photo shows an illustrative image of the "cliff of death", undated. It is a cliff in Meo Vac District in Ha Giang, Vietnam. (Newsflash)

Brit Tourist Hospitalised After Fall Taking Selfie From Off-Limits Cliff

A British tourist has been hospitalised after he climbed an out-of-bounds rock face in Vietnam and fell while taking a selfie. The British man scaled the rock face, which locals…

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Read more about the article Ancient Rock-Cut Tunnel Dating Back Over 2,000 Years Unearthed Beneath Ancient Egyptian City
Photo shows a tunnel uncovered at a depth of about 13 metres below the ground during archaeological excavations in the area of the Temple of Tapozeris Magna, west of Alexandria, Egypt, undated photo. The tunnel is about 1,305 metres long and about two metres high. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

Ancient Rock-Cut Tunnel Dating Back Over 2,000 Years Unearthed Beneath Ancient Egyptian City

Archaeologists from the Egyptian Dominican Archaeological Mission have discovered an ancient rock-cut tunnel on the northern coast of Egypt. The Greco-Roman tunnel dating back over 2,000 years measures 1,305 metres…

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Read more about the article Scientists Discover Asteroid Ryugu Came From Edges of Outer Space
Picture shows a telescopic image of Ryugu, in 2018. Researchers conclude that the asteroid likely formed at the outer edge of the Solar System beyond the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn, as high-precision measurements that determine the ratio of iron isotopes in rock samples. (JAXA, University of Tokyo and collaborators/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover Asteroid Ryugu Came From Edges of Outer Space

International researchers have revealed that the Ryugu asteroid originated from the outer edge of the Solar System beyond the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. Iron isotopes from Ryugu's rock samples…

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Read more about the article Amazingly Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Statue Of Water Goddess Unearthed
The 3,000-year-old clay figurine that was discovered at an excavation site in the Schweinfurt region, on the edge of the Unkenbach plain that is now Monchstockheim in Germany. (Axel Konig, StMWK/Newsflash)

Amazingly Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Statue Of Water Goddess Unearthed

An astonishingly well-preserved 3,000-year-old statue of a magical water goddess has been unearthed by amazed archaeologists in Germany. The clay figurine was found in a stream where a prehistoric riverside…

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Read more about the article Survivor Of Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster Receives GBP 80K In Compo
Costa Concordia, the ship involved in a accident on the Island of Giglio, Italy, on 13th January 2012, the Court of Genoa granted Ernesto Carusotti, one of the EUR 77 thousand in compensation, in December, 2021. (Newsflash)

Survivor Of Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster Receives GBP 80K In Compo

A survivor of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in 2012 has received nearly GBP 80,000 in compensation for ‘post-shipwreck stress’. The Costa Concordia cruise ship struck an underwater rock,…

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Read more about the article Zoo Surprises Adorable Polar Bear With Giant Frozen Salmon Cake For Second Birthday
Finja's mother Nora, who also joined the salmon cake celebration in the Vienna Zoo in Austria. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Zoo Surprises Adorable Polar Bear With Giant Frozen Salmon Cake For Second Birthday

This is the moment a polar bear tucks into her giant frozen salmon birthday cake that was skilfully shaped into the number '2' to represent her age. The footage of…

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