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Supernovas May Have Triggered Deadly Ancient Climate Shifts, and They Could Happen Again
New research links nearby supernovas to drastic shifts in Earth’s ancient climate. These cosmic explosions may have eroded the ozone layer, triggered global cooling, and even caused mass extinctions. Tree ring data supports the theory, raising concerns that future stellar events, like the expected Betelgeuse explosion, could again pose serious at...
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Evidence of Massive Solar Storm Strike on Earth 2,700 Years Ago Discovered in Tree Rings
Researchers from the University of Arizona have uncovered evidence of a powerful solar storm that occurred between 664 and 663 BCE, known as a Miyake Event. The discovery was made by analysing radiocarbon spikes in ancient tree rings, which act as natural records of past solar activity. These rare events, first identified in 2012, occur when solar ...
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Scientists Find Evidence of Past Extreme Solar Storms, Warn of Potential Technological Catastrophe
Scientists have uncovered evidence of past solar storms that were far more extreme than the well-known Carrington event of 1859, which disrupted telegraph systems across Europe and North America. By studying radiocarbon levels in tree rings, researchers like Fusa Miyake have identified ancient solar events, including a massive storm in AD774 that d...
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Solar Storm 14,300 Years Ago Created Radiocarbon Spike, Scientists Find
A team of scientists has discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree rings found in the French Alps.
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Over 1 Lakh Trees Cut For Srinagar Ring Road, Reveals RTI Reply
More than 1.10 lakh private trees of Apple, Chinar, Walnut, Mullberry among other species valued at Rs 13.76 crore have been chopped down by the NHAI to lay down the Srinagar Ring Road, an RTI reply has revealed.
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Is That a Giant Tree Stump on Mars? This Image From the Red Planet Is Not What It Seems
Recent photos of the Red Planet show large concentric rings on the surface. These rings look very similar to a tree stump's rings. But that's not the case. The European Space Agency (ESA) released a photo and explained the image through a statement on their website. The image is actually a bird's eye view of an ice-rich impact crater on the surface...
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Gujarat BJP Councillor Tied To Tree, Beaten Up Amid Anger Over Demolition
A councillor of the ruling BJP in Gujarat was tied to a tree and thrashed by people whose slums were pulled down in Vadodara this morning. Hasmukh Patel is seen tied up, with his white shirt torn, facing torrents of abuse from a group ringed around him in a video that has been widely shared on social media.
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Secret Clocks In Tree-Rings May Help Date Ancient Events: Study
Tree-rings may serve as secret 'time-markers' that could help archaeologists date events of intense radiation bursts from thousands of years ago, a new Oxford study has found.
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Do Compensatory Plantation Before Felling Trees for Flyover: High Court to Delhi Government
The Delhi High Court has told the city government to carry out compensatory plantation before any trees are felled for building a three-lane flyover parallel to the single-lane flyover on Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg on the outer ring road.
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Police Trying to Solve Christmas Tree Ring Mystery
A Wisconsin police department is trying to figure out who left a diamond ring on its Christmas tree.
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Vietnam store makes Christmas tree from cellphones
A 15-foot Christmas tree made from more than 2500 unusable cellular phones
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Supernovas May Have Triggered Deadly Ancient Climate Shifts, and They Could Happen Again
New research links nearby supernovas to drastic shifts in Earth’s ancient climate. These cosmic explosions may have eroded the ozone layer, triggered global cooling, and even caused mass extinctions. Tree ring data supports the theory, raising concerns that future stellar events, like the expected Betelgeuse explosion, could again pose serious at...
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Evidence of Massive Solar Storm Strike on Earth 2,700 Years Ago Discovered in Tree Rings
Researchers from the University of Arizona have uncovered evidence of a powerful solar storm that occurred between 664 and 663 BCE, known as a Miyake Event. The discovery was made by analysing radiocarbon spikes in ancient tree rings, which act as natural records of past solar activity. These rare events, first identified in 2012, occur when solar ...
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Scientists Find Evidence of Past Extreme Solar Storms, Warn of Potential Technological Catastrophe
Scientists have uncovered evidence of past solar storms that were far more extreme than the well-known Carrington event of 1859, which disrupted telegraph systems across Europe and North America. By studying radiocarbon levels in tree rings, researchers like Fusa Miyake have identified ancient solar events, including a massive storm in AD774 that d...
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Solar Storm 14,300 Years Ago Created Radiocarbon Spike, Scientists Find
A team of scientists has discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree rings found in the French Alps.
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Over 1 Lakh Trees Cut For Srinagar Ring Road, Reveals RTI Reply
More than 1.10 lakh private trees of Apple, Chinar, Walnut, Mullberry among other species valued at Rs 13.76 crore have been chopped down by the NHAI to lay down the Srinagar Ring Road, an RTI reply has revealed.
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Is That a Giant Tree Stump on Mars? This Image From the Red Planet Is Not What It Seems
Recent photos of the Red Planet show large concentric rings on the surface. These rings look very similar to a tree stump's rings. But that's not the case. The European Space Agency (ESA) released a photo and explained the image through a statement on their website. The image is actually a bird's eye view of an ice-rich impact crater on the surface...
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Gujarat BJP Councillor Tied To Tree, Beaten Up Amid Anger Over Demolition
A councillor of the ruling BJP in Gujarat was tied to a tree and thrashed by people whose slums were pulled down in Vadodara this morning. Hasmukh Patel is seen tied up, with his white shirt torn, facing torrents of abuse from a group ringed around him in a video that has been widely shared on social media.
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Secret Clocks In Tree-Rings May Help Date Ancient Events: Study
Tree-rings may serve as secret 'time-markers' that could help archaeologists date events of intense radiation bursts from thousands of years ago, a new Oxford study has found.
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Do Compensatory Plantation Before Felling Trees for Flyover: High Court to Delhi Government
The Delhi High Court has told the city government to carry out compensatory plantation before any trees are felled for building a three-lane flyover parallel to the single-lane flyover on Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg on the outer ring road.
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Police Trying to Solve Christmas Tree Ring Mystery
A Wisconsin police department is trying to figure out who left a diamond ring on its Christmas tree.
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Vietnam store makes Christmas tree from cellphones
A 15-foot Christmas tree made from more than 2500 unusable cellular phones
