Iceland Eurasian North American plates mid-ocean ridge

Iceland shows two plates separating on land

Iceland is the only large island landmass above sea level on a mid-ocean ridge. There, the Eurasian and North American plates separate, making their movement apart unusually easy to observe on land.

Illegal stimulant production became a major source of revenue in Syria

During Syria's civil war, the country became a major center for the production and trafficking of counterfeit Captagon tablets containing amphetamine-type stimulants. Investigations linked parts of the trade to powerful networks associated with the former Assad government. Estimates of the trade's value vary widely, but its scale made it a significant regional security and economic problem.

Aristotle described an animal organ centuries before scientists accepted it

Aristotle described a special arm that cephalopods use for reproduction, but later scholars doubted his account. The structure was not widely accepted until the 19th century, centuries after he had described it.

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Iceland Eurasian North American plates mid-ocean ridge

Iceland shows two plates separating on land

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