Divers have tried to find the end of the lake, but their attempts failed. America's "Lost Sea," the largest non-subglacial underground lake in the US and conceivably the second largest in the world, is located deep beneath a modest region of Tennessee. This enormous underground body of water, which may be found at Craighead Caverns, is so massive that its exact size is … [Read more...] about America’s “Lost Sea” Underground Is So Big It’s Never Been Fully Explored
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It’s Really as Terrifying as it Sounds, The “Tree of Death”
The manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella), which may be seen on laid-back, tourist-friendly beaches, seems hell-bent on its vengeance against people. The Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, some of northern South America, the Galápagos Islands, and even certain areas of Florida are home to this tree. The tree was given the Spanish moniker "arbol de la muerte," which … [Read more...] about It’s Really as Terrifying as it Sounds, The “Tree of Death”
Man Plants a Tree on Barren Island Every Day for 40 Years; Now It’s a Giant Forest
A surprising find was made by 16-year-old Jadav Payeng in Assam, India, in 1979: a number of dead snakes scattered around the sandbanks of Majuli Island in the Brahmaputra River. The creatures were destroyed by the island's lack of shade after being driven from their previous locations by flooding. Payeng was greatly moved by this horrible scene, and it motivated him to take … [Read more...] about Man Plants a Tree on Barren Island Every Day for 40 Years; Now It’s a Giant Forest
It’s Time To Make Your Day Worse With This Photo Of A Crab With “Teeth”
A crab with human-like "teeth" was recently plucked from the sea by a photographer who posted a photo of the unusual crustacean on Instagram. The image, which sparked outrage in the comments section, shows the crab out of water, displaying what appears to be a row of four human teeth. “Crabs… "There's something both attractive and repulsive about them," said Roman Fedortsov, … [Read more...] about It’s Time To Make Your Day Worse With This Photo Of A Crab With “Teeth”
Over The Tropics, A Brand-New Ozone Hole Has Been Found, and it’s Enormous
It's thought to have been around since the 1980s. A brand-new year-round ozone hole has been found over the tropics of the Earth, which, according to the study's authors, is "of significant worldwide concern." The hole is believed to have existed since the 1980s and eluded climate scientists' models, which are often able to foresee such events. By combining observational … [Read more...] about Over The Tropics, A Brand-New Ozone Hole Has Been Found, and it’s Enormous