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A new study finds that tsunami waves, brought about by the collapse of a volatile volcano in Dominica known as Devil's Peak, would hit the densely populated coast of neighboring Guadeloupe within minutes."It's not a case of 'if' this landslide and tsunami will happen, but 'when'," said University of Portsmouth geologist Richard Teeuw, the study's lead researcher, in a statement on Tuesday."The trigger will probably be a major earthquake, occurring after the heavy rain and...

In just four years, a University of Portsmouth paleontologist has discovered 48 new species from the age of the dinosaurs, while other scientists took 180 years to identify the same number.Dr Steve Sweetman's discoveries, found hidden in mud on the Isle of Wight, are around 130 million years old and shed valuable light on the poorly understood world in which well known dinosaurs roamed.Steve, a research associate with the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has found in ancient river...

Scientist have uncovered a new fossil species of flying reptile with the wingspan the size of a family car.The fossil has been identified as a new type of pterosaur, by a researcher at the University of Portsmouth, and it's the largest of its kind to ever be discovered.Scientists suggest that it would have flown in the skies above Brazil 115 million years ago.The wingspan is estimated by Mark Witton to be 16.4ft and would have been more than 39in tall at the shoulder.The partial skull...