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The end of humanity? What would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now

A Yellowstone super-eruption would begin not with a sudden surprise, but with weeks of increasingly alarming warning signs such as migrating earthquake swarms, rapid ground uplift, changing geysers, and rising volcanic gases. In a worst-case scenario, those signals could culminate in a VEI 8 eruption that blasts ash tens of kilometers into the atmosphere, unleashes deadly pyroclastic flows,…

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Bones of Extinct Japanese Wolves Found At Private Houses in Kanagawa Pref. Village Thought to Be Used for Worship

The Japanese wolf is believed to have gone extinct in the early 20th century — and with only a few stuffed specimens remaining in Japan, there have been few ways to study the species’ history.

  • Extinct Japanese wolf bones found in Kiyokawa village, Kanagawa Prefecture.
  • DNA analysis and morphological characteristics confirmed discovery.
  • Japanese wolf revered in village due to wolf-worshipping tradition.

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