The Yellowstone supervolcano destroyed an ecosystem, but saved it for us

Enlarge / Interior of the Rhino Barn. Exposed fossil skeletons left on site for research and public viewing. Rick E. Otto, University of Nebraska State Museum Death was everywhere. Animal bodies were strewn across the landscape and trapped in the local waterhole as ash engulfed everything in its path. For some, death was quick; for … Read more

Short Sellers Destroyed as Volkswagen Gives Rivian a $5 Billion Boost | OilPrice.com

After soaring to an all-time high just days after its Nov. 21 IPO (at $78/share), EV maker Rivian’s fortunes have been a brutal one-way masterclass, with disappointment after disappointment, with its stock trading near record lows in recent months, and flirting with single digits, down 93% from its all-time high of $172 in Nov. 2021. … Read more

Pictured: the tree stump where a giant ash tree once stood after it was illegally felled by a 40-year-old mother because it was a ‘nuisance’ that blocked her drains and destroyed her home

Before the tree was felled

The stump of a protected giant tree at a mother’s home is still visible after she illegally felled it because it was a ‘nuisance’, MailOnline can reveal. Kelly Palmer, 40, avoided having to pay a fine after admitting paying a tree surgeon to cut down the imposing ash tree as it blocked the drain and … Read more

Families living in a beautiful place say it has been destroyed by travelers

Angry residents say a beauty spot in the Cotswolds has been destroyed by travelers who bulldozed their way into a place they don’t have permission to live in, despite the council trying to prevent this for 17 years. People in Kayte Lane, a rural spot below Cleeve Hill, in Southam, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, feared for … Read more

How are galaxies destroyed?

The clashing galaxies NGC 4568 (bottom) and NGC 4567 (top) as seen by the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i

Eventually, all galaxies, including our own Milky Way, will come to an end. But how do galaxies die? If you’re in the mood to destroy an entire galaxy, you have several options depending on the level of destructiveness you want. Related: Monstrous black holes may have killed their host galaxies in the early universe Option … Read more

Proof that the Beast of Cumbria exists?

There have long been rumors that big cats roam the British countryside. Blurry photos, large unexplained trails and dramatic eyewitness accounts routinely add to the mystery of their existence. But now scientists say they have found definitive evidence that a leopard is prowling the Lake District – after linking the DNA of a dead sheep … Read more