By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyrannus was actually just a juvenile Tyrannosaurus.

A throat bone settles it - Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex

New data suggests an eruption cooled Europe, disrupted harvests and pushed Italian states into grain trades that may have begun one of history’s deadliest pandemics.

Volcanic eruption led to the Black Death, new research suggests

A study suggests that a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried grain to fill the gap came plague-carrying fleas.

A volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague's arrival in Europe, study suggests

A mishap during the successful Nov. 27 launch of three astronauts damaged the only pad that currently supports Russian crewed orbital liftoffs. How long before things are back up and running again?

Damaged launch pad: How long before Russia can send astronauts to the ISS again?

The Geminid meteor shower is active from Dec. 4 and hits its peak on the night of Dec. 13-14.

Geminid shooting stars: One of 2025's most exciting meteor showers begins tonight

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