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Geological Faults that Tear the Earth Apart
An earthquake shaking the very foundations you live on would be jeopardy enough for most people to endure, but if upon stepping outside your home you were also to find massive fissures riddling the earth, cathedral-sized alarm bells would start ringing. Cracks appearing in the ground during major seismic events is picture book stuff, but let's see how they look for real, while considering the forces that cause them – and the effects they have.
Continue reading...Anak Krakatau: The Resurrecting Island
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Although Krakatoa submerged after several eruptions, Anak Krakatau resurfaced in 1927. New volcanic activity caused the island to sink again only a few months later. Emerging again in 1930, it has remained above sea level ever since. Despite these incidents, the fertile volcanic ash and soil has resulted in Anak Krakatau being the home to over 500 species of plants and animal life.
Continue reading...The Corpse Flower
Monday, October 27, 2008
Resembling the coiled tentacles of an octopus up close, the stinky flower leaves such a lasting impression that it was once described by Swedish zoologist Eric Mjöberg in 1928 as having “a penetrating smell more repulsive than any buffalo carcass in an advanced stage of decomposition.” Nice.
Continue reading...Parts of Nearly Extinct Tiger Openly Sold in Sumatra
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Parts of the Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered species, are being openly sold in 10% of 326 retailers surveyed across the Indonesian island of Sumatra. A Sumatran tiger caught on film in the wild. Image by Michael Lowe Although there are laws in place to protect the tigers, a [...]
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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