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New theory suggests Russia’s ‘Dead Mountain’ or Dyatlov pass may have been caused by a slab avalanche

In 1959, a group of Russian hikers died under mysterious circumstances – and their story, now known as the Dyatlov Pass incident, has intrigued the world ever since. There’s been no shortage of theories about what happened, but none have been able to fully explain all the weird details. Now a new study, backed up by simulations, suggests a snow slab avalanche is responsible. The Dyatlov Pass (Devil’s Pass) Incident: In January 1959, a group of nine young hikers — seven men and two women — departed the village of Vizhai on a two-week expedition to Otorten mountain. In the…

General Motors promised to move completely to electric cars by 2035

Around the world, governments are starting to discuss, or even schedule, banning the sale of new vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. But in the United States, as is often the case, they may have to wait for private industry to move first, thanks to the sclerotic nature of US politics, particularly when it comes to climate change. This Thursday (28th Jan), such a move happened, and it came from an unlikely source. GM has also now signed a pledge by businesses to try to keep global warming to 1.5˚C. That’s a remarkable change for an automaker that, until very…

Programming Languages on high demand in 2021

Programming is one thing every students should know in today’s world. You can write programs for many reasons, from making your living to solving a logical problem or a difficult data analysis problem to having fun in helping someone else solve a particular problem. There are many languages you can learn but it depends on your interest in what field you need to apply it. Find your niche, if you need to be a Web Developer then go with HTML, CSS, JavaScript. If you need to be App Developer then go with Java and Kotlin for Android or Swift for…

The Atlantic ocean is widening the continents further apart and scientists have found the answer!

Every year, the Americas are moving further away from Europe and Africa . The separation between the Atlantic-facing continents increases by 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) per year, but what was driving this has been a bit of a puzzler. The dividing line where new plates are formed is known as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. A ridge is usually driven by a balancing act between the lighter and heavier parts of tectonic plates. But this is not the case for the Atlantic ocean, which is not surrounded by dense sinking plates. While the Atlantic ocean is widening, the Pacific ocean is shrinking.…