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Ice Ages
In the controversy over global warming, some people have suggested that human-induced warming might be a good thing if it kept us out of the next Ice Age. Read More »
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David Stevenson
Over a hundred years ago, French science fiction writer Jules Verne wrote a novel called Journey to the Center of the Earth, in which a team of explorers descends below the ground, deep inside the Earth. David Stevenson has thought of a way to someday make Verne’s dreams a reality. Maybe. Read More »
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Freak Waves
Q: When does three plus three equal ten?A: When waves meet up in experiments to simulate monstrous freak waves that snap ships in half or topple oil drilling rigs.Freak waves are rare, but satellite images and sailors' reports of waves in the open ocean rising up to tower over the surrounding surf show that they can reach the height of a twelve story building. They've caused numerous shipping disasters over the centuries, even appearing in epics of ancient mariners. Until recently freak waves ha.. Read more »
