1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (610+ words) Located between Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, the Dead Sea is famous for being the lowest point on Earth’s surface, sitting approximately 430 meters (1,410 feet) below sea level. Its exceptionally salty water — nearly 10 times saltier than the ocean — allows swimmers…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (596+ words) ColombiaOne.com Firefighting Donkeys Help Reduce Wildfire Risk in Spain Rescued donkeys are helping reduce wildfire risk in northeastern Spain by eating the dry shrubs and undergrowth that feed fast-moving wildfires. In Catalonia, the nonprofit Tivissa Donkey Firefighters is combining…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (505+ words) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Tuesday, collapsing part of a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture, killing at least one person, and leaving up to 30 workers unaccounted for. First responders are searching the debris in Kashima while investigating a…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (374+ words) The theory points to two wells discovered inside the structure. According to researchers, these wells may have been part of a flotation system that allowed workers to maneuver heavy blocks with less effort by submerging them in water. This approach,…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (473+ words) NASA’s newly released image of Earth has sparked intense debate across social media. Unlike the familiar blue sphere that has represented the planet for decades, this version appears as an irregular shape covered with bulges and depressions, resembling a lump…...

12+ hour, 56+ min ago   (396+ words) Asocapitales recalls that nearly 47% of Colombia’s population lives in the country’s capital cities, where the nation’s greatest demand for water and energy is also concentrated. The report notes that 14 of the country’s 32 capital cities already have a history of water…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (434+ words) Residents told local news outlets that Memo has visited the community before, making the encounter less unusual for nearby families than it appeared to viewers online. The school is in Guaviare, a department on the northern edge of the Colombian…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (540+ words) ColombiaOne.com Extreme Heat in Some Areas of the World Will Make Them Uninhabitable 50 Years from Now Millions of people already endure dangerous heat waves each year, and climate researchers warn that some of the world’s hottest and most humid…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (232+ words) Both showers form when Earth’s orbit carries the planet through trails of dust and rock left behind by passing comets, and when that debris slams into the atmosphere at extreme speed, friction with the air heats it until it burns…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (363+ words) New genetic research is raising fresh questions about the origins of Christopher Columbus, offering a possible link to a noble lineage in northwestern Spain. The findings introduce scientific data into a centuries-old debate over the birthplace of the famed explorer,…...