4.2 quake 7 May 7:23 pm (GMT -7)An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 25 minutes ago 82 km southwest of Guaymas, Mexico, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 7 km beneath the epicenter near Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, early evening on Friday 7 May 2021 at 7:23 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the…

4.5 quake Sea of Okhotsk, Russia, 8 May 11:38 am (GMT +11)A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, was reported only 16 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 200 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Saturday 8 May 2021 at 11:38 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which…

Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 7 May 2021

4.5 quake 5.3 km north of Piura, Peru, 7 May 4:46 pm (GMT -5)An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 14 minutes ago 5 km northwest of Piura, Peru, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 20 km beneath the epicenter near Piura, Provincia de Piura, Peru, in the afternoon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 4:46 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many…

Map of today's active volcanoesSuwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): (7 May) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTED AT 20210507/0638Z FL060 EXTD E OBS VA DTG:07/0630ZMayon (Luzon Island, Philippines): The volcano remains at light volcanic unrest, with faint glow from the crater visible at night and continuing ground deformation detected by instruments of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).According to the latest bulletin released by PHIVOLCS on 7 May 2021 at 8:00 am, the Mayon Volcano Monitoring Network has not detected volcanic earthquakes during the last 24 hours. The latest measurement of sulfur dioxide emissions last 8 March 2021 was at an average of 80 tonnes/day. ... [read more] ... [show less] Precise Leveling surveys on…

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5 during May 2021Summary: 2 quakes 6.0+, 36 quakes 5.0+, 252 quakes 4.0+, 850 quakes 3.0+, 1603 quakes 2.0+ (2743 total)This report is being updated every day.Magnitude 9+: noneMagnitude 8+: noneMagnitude 7+: noneMagnitude 6+: 2 earthquakesMagnitude 5+: 36 earthquakesMagnitude 4+: 252 earthquakesMagnitude 3+: 850 earthquakesMagnitude 2+: 1603 earthquakesNo quakes of magnitude 7 or higherList of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during May 2021:#1: 6.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, 36 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, 1 May 10:27 am (GMT +9)#2: 6.1 quake Indian Ocean 8 May 1:21 am (GMT +10)#3: 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 39 km southwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 2 May 2:57 am (GMT -4)#4: 5.8…

4.8 quake 7 May 11:01 am (GMT -4)The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Chile near Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Friday 7 May 2021 at 11:01 am local time at an intermediate depth of 113 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt…

4.2 quake 7 May 3:51 pm (GMT +4:30)India's National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Afghanistan near Fayzabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, only 15 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 3:21 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 180 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Jurm (pop. 12,100, 48 km away), Ashkāsham (pop. 12,100, 55 km away),…

4.3 quake 7 May 1:55 pm (GMT +4:30)A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Rustāq, Takhar, Afghanistan, was reported only 14 minutes ago by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 238 km beneath the epicenter around noon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 1:25 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and…

4.3 quake 7 May 12:46 pm (GMT +4:30)A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, was reported only 10 minutes ago by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5 km beneath the epicenter around noon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 12:16 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area…

5.0 quake 7 May 3:10 pm (GMT +8)Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Malita, Davao Occidental, Davao, Philippines. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 3:10 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 120 km below the surface.The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pondaguitan (pop. 2,100) located 36 km from the epicenter, Surup (pop. 2,100) 40 km away, Nangan (pop. 3,400) 49 km away, Tibanbang (pop. 7,800) 67 km away, Talagutong (pop. 8,000) 69 km away, Caburan (pop. 12,600) 69 km away,…

An Italian astrophysicist has captured the almost 100-foot Chinese rocket core that is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere over the weekend.

A section of a large Chinese rocket is falling back to Earth and is expected to hit sometime Saturday. Where will it land?

The Western Hemisphere's first tropical system of 2021 could form by next week.

About 15 to 20 of the giant endangered birds have recently taken a liking to the house in the city of Tehachapi and made quite a mess.

She said she was both “amazed and angry” to encounter the animals.

The U.S. government is keeping a close eye on a large Chinese rocket plummeting to Earth.

More than 15 rare birds, whose population is at about 160 in the state, showed up at Cinda Mickol’s home – and they’ve made a mess

French fishing crews dropped their threat to blockade a port on the island of Jersey, but a standoff over post-Brexit fishing rights augured a future of similar disputes.

BEIJING — The largest section of the rocket that launched the main module of China’s first permanent space station into orbit is expected to plunge back to Earth as early as Saturday at an unknown location. Usually, discarded core, or first-stage, rockets reenter soon after liftoff, normally over water, and

Study warns universal reliance on hydrogen-based fuels could distract from main game of renewable electrification and lock in fossil fuel dependency.

A new loricifera species, Nanaloricus mathildeae. Video: Ricardo C. NevesThe space between sand and sediment at the bottom of the sea is home to tiny animals called loriciferans. This week researchers describe three new species of the animals found off the coast of France.The big picture: These minute animals are part of a lesser known group of fauna in the oceans whose role in the ecosystem is largely understudied.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeDetails: The animals in the phylum loricifera are typically less than half a millimeter long. Smaller than megafauna like crustaceans and clams but larger than microscopic zooplankton, they're part of what's known as meiofauna.An exoskeleton of…

China is responsible for more than 27% of total global emissions, a new study says. The U.S. accounts for 11% of the global total.

Cutting the greenhouse gas methane quickly and dramatically is the world’s best hope to slow and limit the worst of global warming, a U.N. report says.

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A California woman's home has reportedly been invaded by a flock of endangered California condors.

Giant California condors are rare — but not at Cinda Mickols’ home.

Hydrogen power should reserved for powering aircraft and large factories, say experts, dashing hopes gas industry could pivot to piping hydrogen into homes

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research concludes electrification should lead with H2 reserved for decarbonising air travel and heavy-emitting industries

They may be tiny weapons, but Brigham Young University's holography research group has figured out how to create lightsabers—green for Yoda and red for Darth Vader, naturally—with actual luminous ...

Cosmologists have found a way to double the accuracy of measuring distances to supernova explosions—one of their tried-and-true tools for studying the mysterious dark energy that is making the universe ...

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Quantum mechanics governs both fundamental particles and large objects, but for the latter, a myriad of different factors conspire to mask its effects and render deviations from a purely classical description all but invisible. However, careful and controlled experiments can reveal purely quantum mechanical phenomena of large objects. On pages 622 and 625 of this issue, Kotler et al. ([ 1 ][1]) and Mercier de Lépinay et al. ([ 2 ][2]), respectively, report experimental examples of the direct observation of two effects of quantum mechanics in macroscopic objects that cannot be seen classically. Kotler et al. report direct evidence of quantum entanglement of macroscopic objects (vibrating drumhead membranes), and Mercier de Lépinay et al. detect and even evade back-action in…

Quantum entanglement occurs when two separate entities become strongly linked in a way that cannot be explained by classical physics; it is a powerful resource in quantum communication protocols and advanced technologies that aim to exploit the enhanced capabilities of quantum systems. To date, entanglement has generally been limited to microscopic quantum units such as pairs or multiples of single ions, atoms, photons, and so on. Kotler et al. and Mercier de Lépinay et al. demonstrate the ability to extend quantum entanglement to massive macroscopic systems (see the Perspective by Lau and Clerk). Entanglement of two mechanical oscillators on such a large length and mass scale is expected to find widespread use in both applications and fundamental physics to probe…

Like conductors of a spooky symphony, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have "entangled" two small mechanical drums and precisely measured their linked quantum properties. ...

More than two decades after the discovery of dark energy, astronomers remain in the dark regarding what it's all about, but a new probe could give some clues

Pulsars—another name for fast-spinning neutron stars—originate from the imploded cores of massive dying stars through supernova explosion.

They are 50,000 times thinner than a human hair and just a few atoms thick: two-dimensional materials are the thinnest substances it is possible to make today. They have completely new properties and ...

Sea turtles are known for relying on magnetic signatures to find their way across thousands of miles to the very beaches where they hatched. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on ...

In spintronics, the magnetic moment of electrons (spin) is used to transfer and manipulate information. An ultra-compact 2D spin-logic circuitry could be built from 2D materials that can transport the ...

In spintronics, the magnetic moment of electrons (spin) is used to transfer and manipulate information. An ultra-compact 2D spin-logic circuitry could be built from 2D materials that can transport the spin information over long distances and also provide strong spin-polarization of charge current. E

When you save an image to your smartphone, those data are written onto tiny transistors that are electrically switched on or off in a pattern of "bits" to represent and encode that image. Most transistors ...

Scientists at the theoretical institutes, Chinese Academy of Science and Cybermedia Center at Osaka University performed extensive computer simulations to generate and examine random packing of spheres. ...

China is building a laser that can produce 100 quadrillion watts – about 50,000 times the planet’s total power consumption — a light so intense that it would equal the amount of power our Earth receives from the Sun. Station of Extreme Light  At the heart of the Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility (SULF), […]

Material with good heat conductivity and an ultralow dielectric constant might keep tiny computer chips cool

Vibrating aluminium membranes provide the first direct evidence of quantum entanglement in macroscopic objects.

Scientists are certain that dark matter exists. Yet, after more than 50 years of searching, they still have no direct evidence for the mysterious substance.

Researchers at CRANN (The Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices), and the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin, today announced that a magnetic material developed at the ...

In a feat worthy of a laboratory conceived by J.K. Rowling, MIT researchers and colleagues have turned a "magic" material composed of atomically thin layers of carbon into three useful electronic devices. ...

New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn's interior, suggesting that a thick layer of helium rain influences the planet's magnetic field.

Superconductivity in two-dimensional (2D) systems has attracted much attention in recent years, both because of its relevance to our understanding of fundamental physics and because of potential technological ...

A team of international scientists, led by the Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), has proposed a simple and novel method to bring the accuracy of the Hubble constant measurements down to 2%, using a single obs

In a series of papers, Rochester researchers report major strides in improving the transfer of information in quantum systems.