A retired California couple struck paydirt while visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas late last month when the soil yielded the visitors a large, pear-shaped yellow diamond. Noreen Wredberg and her husband Michael from Granite Bay spend much of their time traveling to national parks in the United States; and found themselves at…
California Woman Finds 4.38-Carat Pear-Shaped Yellow Diamond on Ground in State Park
October 11, 2021
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In a Rocky Israeli Crater, Scientists Simulate Life on Mars
RAMON CRATER, Israel—From the door of the expedition base, a few small steps to the left an autonomous rover passes by. A few giant leaps to the right is an array of solar panels. The landscape is rocky, hilly, tinged with red. Purposefully it resembles Mars. Here, in the Ramon Crater in the desert of…
La Palma’s Volcanic Eruption Is Going Strong 3 Weeks Later
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands—Three weeks since its eruption upended the lives of thousands, the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island is still spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing. Authorities on Sunday monitored a new stream of molten rock that has added to the destruction of over 1,100 buildings….
2 Beached Humpback Whales Spotted on Argentinian Coast—But Rescuers Save the Day With Backhoe
October 9, 2021
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Rescuers came to the aid of two stranded humpback whales on the province of Buenos Aires’s coastline in Argentina, saving both whales within 48 hours. The first whale, a juvenile female humpback weighing approximately 8 tons and measuring 32 feet long, ran aground on Sunday, Oct. 3, according to the Mundo Marino Foundation, near the beaches of Nueva Atlantis….
Obese Patients Injuring Ambulance Workers’ Backs
Americans keep getting heavier, but the backs of ambulance workers aren’t getting stronger. Over the past five decades, the percentage of American obese people rose from about 14 percent to 40 percent. The American Obesity Association estimates that by 2030, 60 percent of Americans will be obese. This change means the average American weighs 30…
Tiny Meat-Eating Dinosaur Discovered
This carnivorous dinosaur fossil, originally discovered at Pant-y-ffynnon in southern Wales, was mistaken for another species for many years. Finally, after 40 years, during which it has been lost, found, and renamed, paleontologists say it represents an entirely new species which they have named as Pendraig milnerae. It is the oldest meat-eating dinosaur found in…
VIDEO: Doorcam Captures Shooting Meteor Exploding Into Huge Fireball Over Colorado
October 7, 2021
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A flash of light, three times as bright as a full moon, lit up the night sky over the mountains of Colorado on Sunday, Oct. 3. As fall descends upon us, meteor season’s in full swing, and is expected to increase as we head further into October—It’s already started off with a bang. Multiple eyewitnesses,…
Erupting Hawaii Volcano’s Alert Level Is Lowered to ‘Watch’
HONOLULU—U.S. Geological Survey officials have lowered the alert level for a Hawaii volcano, saying they expect its latest eruption to remain confined to the summit. The eruption began last week in Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater at the summit on the Big Island. Officials with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory had raised Kilauea’s alert level to…
Chinese State-Subsidized Vessels Near South America Raise Concerns About Illegal Fishing
October 6, 2021
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Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels fill the seas near the maritime borders of South American countries. While appearing modest, the fleet of small fishing vessels is among an armada of ships financially supported by the Chinese regime, with a portion potentially involved in illegally fishing other nation’s territorial waters. Off the coast of Argentina, some of these…
US to Invest Another $1 Billion in Rapid COVID-19 Tests
The U.S. government is committing to purchase an additional 180 million rapid COVID-19 tests for $1 billion, adding to the $2 billion test buying plan it announced in September, a top U.S. health official said on Wednesday. The combined purchases will help quadruple the United States’ test output by December to around 200 million tests…
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