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Mystery of the ‘sailing stones’ of Racetrack Playa: how San Diego scientists solved the enigma
For decades, the enigmatic “sailing stones” of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park have captivated scientists and ...
EU, Britain seal post-Brexit deal easing Gibraltar border flow
The European Union (EU) and Britain reached an agreement on the status of the overseas territory of Gibraltar on Wednesday ...
I stayed in a floating yacht hotel in Europe – we had champagne breakfasts on a budget and even spotted celebs
DAVID WALLIAMS was sitting at the next table offering to massage a newlywed couple. First morning aboard the Sunborn floating ...
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Rock art and tomb discoveries in Morocco reveal ancient connections to the wider world
At just 14 kilometres from Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar, this area has long ... Until now, research on rock art and burials in north Africa focused on areas like the Nile Valley, the ...
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Archaeologists uncover 4000-year-old cemeteries and rock art in Tangier Peninsula
During their excavations, the team uncovered evidence of cist burials—hollows cut into the rock, sometimes covered ... Africa just south of the Strait of Gibraltar, has long remained poorly ...
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East Bay teenager Maya Merhige withstood thousands of jellyfish stings during a 14-hour swim across the Cook Strait
Still on her to-do list are the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland, the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain ... especially when the large wind turbines marking the end of the swim never ...
The Mirror2mon
Tiny airport with 424k passengers every year has main road running through it
However, given that it overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar ... Traffic Control centre and boasting the best views of the Rock of Gibraltar. The official website even encourages visitors to tag ...
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The Largest Flood in Earth's History
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar. According to this theory ... Our latest research investigates sedimentary rock ...
The Independent2mon
What we know about the cataclysmic ‘megaflood’ considered the largest in Earth’s history
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar ... investigates sedimentary rock from the Zanclean era that seems to ...
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The largest flood in Earth's history burst through Gibraltar and Sicily and refilled the entire Mediterranean
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar ... investigates sedimentary rock from the Zanclean era that seems to ...