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Huge 7.4 Magnitude Quake Just Hit Near Fukushima Days After Disaster Anniversary

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Authorities lifted a tsunami advisory and electricity was restored after a powerful 7.4-magnitude quake jolted northeastern Japan on Wednesday night in waters near the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.   At least one person died in the coastal city of Soma and dozens more were injured in the quake, local news agency Kyodo reported, … Read more

Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Reported to Have Lost Electricity. Here’s What That Means

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Chernobyl’s nuclear power plant and all the facilities in the Chernobyl exclusion zone have been completely disconnected and are now without electricity, Ukraine’s state energy company has announced.    Russian forces attacked the defunct nuclear facility on the very first day of the invasion (Feb. 24), seizing it after heavy fighting and taking its roughly 210 staff hostage, Live Science … Read more

Scientists Uncover Largest Known Crater on Earth From The Last 100,000 Years

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A crescent-shaped crater in Northeast China holds the record as the largest impact crater on Earth that formed in the last 100,000 years. Prior to 2020, the only other impact crater ever discovered in China was found in Xiuyan county of the coastal province of Liaoning, according to a statement from the NASA Earth Observatory.   … Read more

Dogs Seem to Truly Grieve For Their Lost Canine Buddies, Survey Reveals

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The loss of a beloved canine companion is devastating, and new research shows that you might not be the only one feeling it. Any other dogs in your family could also go through mourning, as indicated by their behavior.   A survey of 426 multiple-dog owners in Italy revealed that, when one dog in the … Read more

Mysterious ‘Russian Flu’ 130 Years Ago May Have Been a Coronavirus, Scientists Say

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In 1889, a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Russia and then spread across the globe, triggering at least three waves of infection over the course of several years. Now, some scientists suspect that this illness, dubbed the “Russian flu,” actually may have been caused by a pandemic coronavirus similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, The New … Read more