Two breathtaking giant sinkholes in Texas have long been objects of fear and fascination. Wink Sink 1 from above. Image courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology An extraordinarily unstable local terrain has been created as a result of decades of drilling for oil and gas in Winkler County in the West Texas desert, particularly during the … [Read more...] about These Two Texas Giant Sinkholes Are Yearning to Combine, Which Would Have Catastrophic Effects
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In Space, Death: What Would Happen To Our Bodies?
As recreational space travel becomes a very real prospect, there may come a time when humans travel to other planets for vacation, or even to live. Blue Origin, a commercial space business, has already begun sending paying customers on suborbital trips. Elon Musk's SpaceX hopes to establish a base on Mars. This implies we must begin to consider what it would be like to live … [Read more...] about In Space, Death: What Would Happen To Our Bodies?
Rat Trapped In Storm Drain Had Lost Hope That Anyone Would Save Her
“She had these little eyes that screamed for help.” Wendy Chairez was out for a bite with a few friends in Guadalajara, Mexico, the other night when something struck her eye — and shouted out to her heart. There was a rat on the muddy and rainy road. She'd been stuck in a storm drain's metal grating and was battling to get out. "I witnessed how she tried to force … [Read more...] about Rat Trapped In Storm Drain Had Lost Hope That Anyone Would Save Her
What Species Would Take Over the Earth If Humans Died Out?
What would happen to life if humans left the scene in a post-apocalyptic future? After all, humans are quite likely to go extinct long before the sun swells into a red giant and exterminates all life on Earth. Assuming that we do not eliminate all other life as we disappear (an improbable achievement given our special proclivity for causing extinction), history tells us that … [Read more...] about What Species Would Take Over the Earth If Humans Died Out?
This is What Would Occur if a Massive Asteroid Struck The Sea
Disaster films rarely mention that an asteroid heading for Earth is most likely going to land in the ocean given that water makes up the majority of our globe. That situation still poses a threat to us helpless humans. A computer model was developed by researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory to examine what occurs when an asteroid impacts the ocean. At … [Read more...] about This is What Would Occur if a Massive Asteroid Struck The Sea