Ancient tracks may record stampede of turtles disturbed by earthquake

 

The possible turtle tracks at Monte Cònero, Italy. Image courtesy of Paolo Sandroni

 Joel Kontinen

Can turtles leave track some 100 meters above the sea in Italy during the Cretaceous period? Turtles are sea creatures. Some say that it happened in 83 million years ago. They were probably left by Noah's flood some 4,500 years ago.

Around 1000 markings on a slab of rock that was once a seafloor during the period may have been made by sea turtle flippers and swiftly buried by an earthquake.

Free climbers discovered the unusual features in an area that is off limits to the public on the slopes of Monte Cònero on Italy’s east coast.

There are more than 1000 prints in two locations – one more than 100 metres above the ocean, and a second shelf that has fallen to La Vela beach. These rocks consist of limestone that formed from fine sediment on a shallow seabed in the Cretaceous period.

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James Woodford 2025 Ancient tracks may record stampede of turtles disturbed by earthquake | New Scientist 21 November

Zionism

 Zionism is the word, that the Jews use, when they speak about their homeland. Zion meant the city of Jerusalem. 

Giant impactor Theia formed nearby

 

Computational simulation of the impact between a proto-Earth and the small planet Theia. Image courtesy of  Jacob Kegerreis/NASA Ames And Durham University/Institute For Computational Cosmology/Swift/Dirac

Joel Kontinen

In evolutionary theory a very small planed called Theia collided into a proto Earth.  According to the same theory, it formed the Moon and materials from it formed the Earth.

There is no solid evidence that the planet even existed.

Hopp et al. measured iron isotopes in lunar samples, Earth samples, and meteorites. They then combined these results with previous measurements of other elements with different geochemical behaviours. By simultaneously calculating the contributions of Theia material to each of those elements in both bodies, the authors concluded that Theia formed in the inner Solar System, nearby to Earth but possibly slightly closer to the Sun.

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Keith T. Smith 2025 In Science Journals | Science 20 November

 

Is Jesus a Palestinian?

 

Some Arabs are claiming that Jesus was a Palestinian, but this video shows that he was not. He was a Jew. 

Euclid telescope captures young stars being born inside dark cloud

 

Image courtesy of ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Schirmer (MPIA, Heidelberg)

Joel Kontinen

Space tells of the wonders of creation.

 A dark cloud named LDN 1641 is around 1300 light years away from Earth. Dark clouds are so called because they block the visible light from stars behind them. It is only thanks to the infrared instruments aboard the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope that we have been able to capture this stunning image.

This twinkling tapestry of young stars being born amidst a swirling sea of gas and dust is part of a dark cloud named LDN 1641, around 1300 light years away from Earth. Dark clouds are so called because they block the visible light from stars behind them. It is only thanks to the infrared instruments aboard the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope that we have been able to capture this stunning image.

Source:

New Scientist 2025 Euclid telescope captures young stars being born inside dark cloud  12 November 

Two-State Solution?

 

Palestinians and some European states prefer a two-state solution, but Israel says it is not possible any more.

Why Should Christians Be Zionists?

 

Why Should Christians Be Zionists?