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At least 6,000 people have been killed by an earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. What made it so deadly?

A major magnitude-7.8 earthquake, followed by another strong quake, has devastated wide swathes of Türkiye and Syria. What type of earthquake caused the destruction and why was it so devastating?

ABC News · Feb 6, 2023

Blackpool hit by earthquake as residents report ‘noise like train’ caused by tremor

Blackpool experienced 135 tremors in 2019 when home to UK’s only active fracking site

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023

Radon map shows parts of UK with highest exposure risks

The UK Health Security Agency recommends that home owners, landlords and business owners test levels of radon if they fall in an affected area

Wales Online · Dec 5, 2022

Liz Truss to lift fracking ban ‘despite little progress on earthquake risk’

Exclusive: leaked report for government says reducing and predicting risk ‘remains a scientific challenge’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

Fracking: if Liz Truss wants a major shale gas industry, she is 280 million years late

In some respects, the UK has been among the world’s most successful countries at taking action against climate change over the past few decades. Yet that progress could be reversed and thrown away for a few years of slightly cheaper gas for a few people, and a lot of profits…

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022

Fracking - Nottinghamshire identified as potential hotspot

The British Geological Survey highlighted four potential fracking sites before it was banned in 2019

Nottingham Post · Sep 9, 2022

PM expected to reverse fracking ban as campaigners call for review’s release

BEIS has been sitting on report delivered in early July into possible effect of fracking in UK

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

Fossil of ‘earliest animal predator’ is named after David Attenborough

Sea creature, thought to have used tentacles to capture food, is named Auroralumina attenboroughii

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

Fossil named after Sir David Attenborough ‘is first animal predator’

The 560-million-year-old specimen is related to the group that includes corals, jellyfish and anemones living on Earth today, researchers say.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Britain’s electric dreams will never come true while China has a materials advantage

Rare earth elements hold the key to a carbon-free future, but a new report reveals the UK’s shortcomings and vulnerabilities

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022