Earth Mysteries

Lightning struck near the North Pole 48 times. It’s not normal.0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 15, 2019
A warmer Arctic in general provided the fuel for lightning-producing thunderheads to move north.

By David Aragorn
This rock-eating ‘worm’ could change the course of rivers 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 14, 2019
Shipworms have long been a menace to humankind, sinking ships, undermining piers, and even eating their way through Dutch dikes in the mid-1700s. Now, researchers have found the first shipworm that eschews wood for a very different diet: rock.

By David Aragorn
World’s biggest frogs are so strong they move heavy rocks to build their own ponds 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 14, 2019
Frogs are slimy, noisy and often colorful. But what about freakishly strong, helicopter parents?

By David Aragorn
Colombia confirms that dreaded fungus has hit its banana plantations 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 14, 2019
Colombia has declared a national state of emergency following confirmation that a dread fungus has appeared in the country’s banana plantations.

By David Aragorn
Footage of last known thylacine is colorized 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 10, 2019
A fascinating video has emerged showing colorized footage of the last known Tasmanian tiger.

By David Aragorn
Hundreds of land crabs appear in Florida neighborhood 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 9, 2019
A Florida woman captured video of hundreds of blue land crabs in her neighborhood, skittering across the roads, lawns and sidewalks.

By David Aragorn
The Mesoamerican attraction to magnetism 0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 8, 2019
Source: The Harvard Gazette The purpose of Mesoamerican potbelly statues have been the subject of debate among anthropologists for decades: Are they depictions of the ruling elite? A way to honor dead ancestors? Or perhaps portrayals of women giving birth? As the various theories wound their way through academic circles, the surprising discovery four decades

By David Aragorn
Man opens fire on ‘Bigfoot’ in national park 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 3, 2019
A camper is being investigated for opening fire in a US national park after an alleged encounter with Bigfoot.

By David Aragorn
Nessie’s Dozen: Loch Ness Monster Sightings Reportedly Intensify Ahead of the Upcoming ‘Storm’0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 1, 2019
The man who reported the latest alleged encounter with the creature said that while he doesn’t really believe in the Loch Ness Monster being a dinosaur, he does thing that there’s something lurking below the loch’s surface.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Just Discovered Fresh Water Under the Ocean, and It’s HUGE 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 30, 2019
Scientists found a freshwater aquifer under the ocean. And get this — there’s enough water to fill 1.1 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools.

By David Aragorn