How a 14-inch Hole Created a 1,300 Foot Deep Saltwater Lake
Lake Peigneur is located in Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico. Before 1980, it was an approximately 10-foot deep fresh water lake with an island in the middle. Next to it, and partially under it, Diamond Crystal Salt Company maintained a salt mine, with salt being mined near the lake since 1919. Around large underground…
We’ve Found Traces Of The Massive Impact That Created The Moon
At long last, scientists have found the chemical fingerprints of Theia, the object the size of Mars which is believed to have crashed into the young Earth, creating debris that later formed the Moon. Above: Artist’s depiction of a Mars-sized body hitting Earth in the solar system’s early history. Credit: CORBIS Evidence for the so-called…
How Turbulence Happens, and Why It’s Not So Scary After All
Turbulence: spiller of coffee, jostler of luggage, filler of barf bags, rattler of nerves. But is it a crasher of planes? Judging by the reactions of many airline passengers, one would assume so; turbulence is far and away the number one concern of anxious passengers. Intuitively, this makes sense. Everybody who steps on a plane…