Tuesday, January 16, 2024

NBC | 'Real King Kong' Was Killed by Climate Change — More Than 215,000 Years Ago

NBC | 'Real King Kong' Was Killed by Climate Change — More Than 215,000 Years Ago

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Clip from Article: "While the fictional King Kong died after falling off the Empire State Building, NBC News has reported that a giant ape sometimes dubbed the “real King Kong” was wiped out in a less dramatic — albeit just as tragic — way.

According to NBC, Gigantopithecus blacki — standing 10 feet tall and weighing up to 650 pounds — roamed the forested plains of southern China's Guangxi region hundreds of thousands of years ago, until it went extinct due to climate change. ..."

Reference Source: redstate.com

Monday, January 8, 2024

Uh, oh, we lost it! | Lost asteroid 2007 FT3 'unlikely' to hit Earth in 2024, NASA says

Clip from Article: "The asteroid was first spotted in 2007 but scientists eventually lost track of it...NASA has quelled concerns that a lost 54-million-ton asteroid could potentially hit Earth this year, devastating large regions of the planet. The space agency issued a statement in response to a November report from GB News, which stated that 2007 FT3 had a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2024. Scientists eventually lost track of the 984-foot asteroid after first spotting it in 2007, categorizing it as a "lost asteroid." reported at the time that there was a roughly..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com