
Barclays, Citi Raise India Growth Closer to 7% After GDP Beat
Economists raised their full-year projections for India’s economy sharply after data on Thursday showed growth outperformed last quarter,
2023-12-01 14:21

Mysterious 'pyramid' discovered in Antarctica beneath the ice
Conspiracy theorists have been turning their attention to Antarctica more than you’d expect over recent years. First, there was the case of the “bleeding waterfalls”, which remains one of the strangest natural phenomena you're likely to see, and there’s also the mystery of a so-called “pyramid” which has been found on the continent. Only, it’s not a pyramid at all – in fact, it’s a mountain. The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain range in Antarctica and stretch 400km and the mountain in question was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913 It was called “The Pyramid” to keep the true nature of the discovery hidden from others at the time. Over the last hundred years, however, people have been speculating about the true nature of the location (even though it’s very much a mountain, poking up out of the ice) and now a second interesting geographical feature has bee discovered and got them talking all over again. The location in question is found at the coordinates 79°58’39.25?S 81°57’32.21?W, which has been a much-searched spot on Google Earth. Speaking to IFL Science, geologist at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Dr Mitch Darcy, said: “The pyramid-shaped structures are located in the Ellsworth Mountains, which is a range more than 400 km long, so it’s no surprise there are rocky peaks cropping out above the ice. The peaks are clearly composed of rock, and it’s a coincidence that this particular peak has that shape. “It’s not a complicated shape, so it’s not a special coincidence either. By definition, it is a nunatak, which is simply a peak of rock sticking out above a glacier or an ice sheet. This one has the shape of a pyramid, but that doesn’t make it a human construction.” So, the new location is just that – a mountain poking out the top of the ice in Antarctica, and not a mysterious pyramid at all. Antarctica has been the subject of more than its fair share of speculation recently, after conspiracy theorist Eric Hecker described the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station by the south pole as an “air traffic control” hub for aliens earlier this year. Hecker claimed that in 2010 Raytheon, the US aerospace and defence conglomerate chose him to be a contractor on the research centre operated by the United States National Science Foundation. There was “much more” to the station that first met the eye, according to Hecker. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-19 19:24

Number of Young Britons Too Sick to Work Doubles in a Decade
The number of young people out of work due to ill health in Britain has doubled in a
2023-06-05 07:19

How the All Blacks rose to the challenge of unleashing the haka
Before France take on New Zealand in the opening game of the Rugby World Cup the hosts will have to face the ferocious challenge laid down by...
2023-09-05 12:22

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens hit by car following argument, sheriff's department says
Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens escaped injury after being hit by a car following an argument in Calabasas, California, on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
2023-10-19 06:27

'1000-lb Sisters' star Amy Slaton slammed for letting her sons eat fried food: 'Your kids are eating bad already!'
'1000-lb Sisters' star Amy Slaton shares a video with her sons Gage and Glenn enjoying fried food
2023-06-20 11:55

Greek wildfire victim returns to find home in ruins
Greek resident Chrysoula Renieri returned to her home on Thursday 20 July to discover what damage had been done after wildfires took hold of the building. Her house was tucked in a wooded area near the resort town of Loutraki because she and her husband loved living in nature. But earlier this week, winds fuelled a major wildfire that burned more than 35 square kilometres (21.7 sq miles) of forest and scrubland, including Renieri’s home. “Everything was destroyed. We have suffered too much damage,” she said. Renieri wasn’t home at the time but her son and family had returned from a swim when the fire started a few houses away. Read More Watch: Greek police free dog from garden as wildfires rage close to Athens Moment cinema-goer attacked after ‘politely’ asking man to move from seat he bought England vs Haiti: Lionesses train ahead of World Cup match
2023-07-22 16:22

Charitable giving in 2022 drops for only the fourth time in 40 years: Giving USA report
Charitable giving in the United States declined in 2022 -- only the fourth time in four decades that donations did not increase year over year -- according to the Giving USA report released Tuesday
2023-06-21 21:25

Ohio marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for November ballot
The issue of recreational marijuana legalization will be on Ohio's general election ballot in November after the initiative gathered enough signatures, the Ohio secretary of state's office announced Wednesday.
2023-08-17 08:47

Ukraine-Russia war – live: ‘Panic’ among Putin’s troops as they ‘face threat of encirclement’ in Verbove
Russian forces have expressed ‘panic’ following significant Ukranian advances in the Verbove area. On September 22, a VDV source warned that there is a “real threat” of Ukrainian forces encircling Russian forces, according to a US-based war monitoring think-tank, The Institute for the Study of War. The source said that Ukrainian forces were within 7km of encircling the 56th VDV Regiment and that the regiment would be in a difficult position if its commander did not make a decision to withdraw from Novofedorivka to other previously prepared positions. A VDV-affiliated source reported to the think-tank that Ukrainian forces broke into Verbove on September 22 and continued attacking the settlement with armored vehicles as of yesterday, September 24. The source later reported that Ukrainian forces occupy half of Verbove as of September 24. The source also accused the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) of trying to conceal Ukraine’s tactical progress in Verbove, rhetorically stating: “For how long can Shoigu’s MoD hide the breakthrough in Verbove?” The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces captured new unspecified locations near Verbove on September 24. Read More Drones attack Russia’s Tula region where thousands suffered power cut Russia ‘weaponised food and deliberately caused starvation’ in Ukraine A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a 'punishment cell,' lawyer says Heartwarming moment Russian bomb victim, 6, learns to ride bike again
2023-09-25 17:29

Emma Stone-led 'Poor Things' wins top prize at 80th Venice Film Festival
“Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
2023-09-10 03:51

Chemours, DuPont, Corteva reach $110 million 'forever chemicals' Ohio settlement
Chemours, Dupont De Nemours and Corteva have reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. state of Ohio for
2023-11-29 20:27
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