Oil Rocks: How the Soviets Built a City in the Caspian Sea
Neft Dashlari, also known as Oil Rocks, is the world’s first offshore oil city, built in 1949 on the Caspian…
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Children Born in Antarctica: Why Argentina and Chile Did It
Eleven children have been born in Antarctica, almost all at Argentine and Chilean bases, as part of symbolic efforts in…
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Fish Can’t Breathe Out of Water Because Their Gills Collapse
Fish usually can’t breathe out of water because their gills are built to extract dissolved oxygen from water, and in…
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If the Sun Vanished, Earth Would Start Freezing Within Days
Earth would go dark after about 8 minutes 20 seconds, and the surface would fall below freezing within days, not…
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Why the Milky Way Smells Like Raspberries and Rum
Space does not literally taste or smell like raspberries and rum to human noses, but astronomers have found a molecule…
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Dioxin Made Times Beach Unlivable. The Town Was Abandoned
Times Beach, Missouri, is a former town about 17 miles southwest of St. Louis that was abandoned after its roads…
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A Weakening AMOC Threatens the Current That Keeps Europe Warm
The Gulf Stream helps keep western and northern Europe milder than they would otherwise be, but a true “Europe gets…
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Polar Vortex Splits Can Raise the Odds of Arctic Air Outbreaks
A polar vortex split is a disruption high in the stratosphere that breaks the Arctic polar vortex into two or…
