Unusual desert rocks suggest unknown microorganism that uses marble and limestone as a habitat
In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due ...
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Unknown microorganisms used marble and limestone as a habitat
Unusually small burrows, i.e., tiny tubes that run through the rock in a parallel arrangement from top to bottom, were discovered in marble and limestone of these desert regions. In the desert ...
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From empty slides to deserted swimming pools, I wandered around an abandoned water park in the middle of a California desert
A scattering of palm trees in a sandy desert was my first clue that I was close to Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark. Once I spotted colorful billboards, I was positive I had arrived. Just off the service ...
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Why Amateur Rocket Builders Flock to This Desert
Grant Thompson, who has a YouTube DIY science channel, struggles under the weight of a rocket at the Tripoli Rocketry Association’s major annual launch in the Black Rock Desert. This story ...
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New 'wooly' plant species discovered at Texas' Big Bend National Park
The small plant, officially named Ovicula biradiata and more affectionately called “wooly devil,” was first spotted in March 2024, sprinkled among desert rocks in a remote, northern stretch ...