Islam’s holiest place, Mecca, hit by powerful winds and heavy rains |

Footage of videos from social media shows how the winds and storms were so strong that they lifted plastic barriers and posed a risk to pilgrims in the Grand Mosque of Mecca. Power supplies and poles also collapsed due to the heavy rains and winds.

Inscription bearing Persian King Darius the Great’s name discovered in Israel |

An inscription bearing the name of Persian King Darius the Great was discovered in Tel Lachish National Park, the first discovery of an inscription bearing the king’s name anywhere in Israel.

DART spacecraft ng NASA matagumpay na bumangga sa Dimorphos |

Matagumpay na “nag-crash” sa asteroid Dimorphos ang spacecraft ng NASA nitong Martes, Setyembre 27, (Set. 26, sa Western standard), sa dakong 7:14 A.M (IST) at 7:14 P.M (EDT).

Mexicans are baffled as three massive quakes struck on the same day of the anniversary in Mexico |

Three powerful earthquakes have struck Mexico on Sept. 19 — in 1985, 2017 and now 2022. The unlucky coincidence has driven anxiety high for many.

Strong earthquake hits southeastern Taiwan, building collapses |

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trap people on a mountain.

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits China’s southwestern Sichuan province |

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) was reported southwest of Sichuan’s capital Chengdu on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Nature Paper Sparks Heated Debate Over First Human Fossil |

Prompted by a paper last week in Nature, fossil experts are wrapped up in a heated debate about a 7 million-year-old ape-like creature fondly nicknamed Toumaï. Some believe that he could walk on two feet and is the oldest member of the human race; others claim that Toumaï really walked on four feet and isContinue reading “Nature Paper Sparks Heated Debate Over First Human Fossil |”

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