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Explosive Landslides May 'Ski Jump' Rivers
News Discovery   13 January 2016   China   South China  
This July 6, 2008 photo shows the Donghekou Landslide, triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan, China earthquake, which killed hundreds. LYNN HIGHLAND/U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
<p>In China's mountainous south, geologists think they have discovered a new kind of explosive super landslide that gives no warning and jumps rivers in a single bound.</p> <p>At least six of what they are calling mass ejection landslides were triggered by ...
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Weird Pig-Nosed Turtle from Dinosaur Era Found in Utah
News Discovery   22 October 2015   USA   Utah  
Shown is an artist’s depiction of the turtle Arvinachelys goldeni as it would have appeared in life 76 milion years ago in southern Utah.
<p>"It's one of the weirdest turtles that ever lived."</p><p>That was the assessment of University of Texas at Austin doctoral student Joshua Lively, in a statement about a strange new species of turtle that had a pig-like nose and lived 76 million years ago.</p ...
Woman Unearths 8.52-Carat Diamond at Arkansas Park
News Discovery   30 June 2015   USA   Arkansas  
A woman recently found this diamond at an Arkansas state park.
<p>One of the nation&rsquo;s most unusual tourist attractions is Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, which bills itself as the only diamond-producing site in the world where ordinary folks actually can dig for diamonds themselves &mdash; and keep whatever ...