Strong aftershocks have rocked Papua New Guinea’s remote and rugged highlands, as the death toll climbed to 55 from a 7.5-magnitude earthquake a week ago, and is expected to rise further. Three aftershocks of magnitude greater than 5 shook the mountainous Southern Highlands, about 600km northwest of the capital Port Moresby early on Monday, […]
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Hungarian physicists possibly found evidence of a mysterious fifth force of nature
May 26th, 2016 Awake Goy
Physics can be pretty intense at times, but one of the most straightforward aspects is that everything in the Universe is controlled by just four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetic, and strong and weak nuclear forces. But now physicists in Hungary think they might have found evidence of a mysterious fifth force of nature. And, […]
3.9 magnitude earthquake hits Redwood Valley in Northern California
September 29th, 2015 Awake Goy
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck Northern California’s Redwood Valley area Monday and was quickly followed by a 2.7 aftershock, according to the U.S. Geological Survey A quake hit the region about 2:30 p.m., followed a half-hour later by the aftershock, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. In August, a […]