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Maidenhair trees survived Hiroshima bomb

A "living fossil" is any organism that appeared millions of years ago. That fossil survives today and it is relatively unchanged. The maidenhair tree or Ginkgo biloba, ticks all the boxes of this definition. It is well known in China and Japan. It has special...

Volcanic blast is not the cause for Indonesian island collapse

New research has found out that the collapse of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano have resulted from long-term destabilizing processes. It was not triggered by any distinct changes in the magmatic system. The volcano had been erupting for six months before the collapse. It saw two-thirds of...