What Happened at Times Beach, Missouri and Why Was It Abandoned?
Times Beach, Missouri was evacuated and later demolished after its dirt roads were sprayed in the 1970s with waste oil…
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What Is TFA from CFC Replacements and Is It Dangerous?
TFA from CFC replacements is trifluoroacetic acid formed when replacement refrigerants and some inhaled anesthetics break down in the atmosphere….
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Culture | Environment | Health
What Are the Tanum Rock Carvings and Why Are They a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
The Tanum rock carvings are a dense concentration of Bronze Age petroglyphs in Bohuslän, western Sweden. They are a UNESCO…
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Does the Gulf Stream Keep Europe Warm?
Europe’s mild climate is not caused by the Gulf Stream alone. The warm water that reaches Europe is carried mainly…
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Can Tunnelling Cause Sinkholes and Are They Dangerous?
Yes, tunnelling can cause sinkholes when soil is lost from above or ahead of a tunnel and a void migrates…
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Can a Blizzard Happen Right After a Tornado?
Yes. A blizzard can follow a tornado within hours, and in rare cases within about an hour, when a fast-moving,…
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The viral “chonk” polar bear is a climate parable
The whale was already dead when the polar bear found it. The photos that followed — a colossal bear, cheeks…
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Jirishanca and Mituraju: Twin Spires of Peru’s Huayhuash
They rise like serrated cathedrals above a chain of turquoise lakes, their ice flutings catching the first light in a…
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What That Mysterious Beach Foam Really Means for You
The shoreline looks frosted, a wind-sculpted blanket of bubbles racing up the sand. It smells faintly briny, pops softly underfoot,…
