Earth Mysteries

Millions of periodical cicadas to emerge in parts of US 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- June 4, 2020
After spending 17 years underground, millions of cicadas will be emerging in parts of the United States.

By David Aragorn
Scientists say they have found the cleanest air on Earth 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- June 3, 2020
Scientists believe they have identified the world’s cleanest air, free from particles caused by human activity, located over the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica.

By David Aragorn
Human speech has ‘ancient roots within primate communication’0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 29, 2020
Chimpanzee lip smacks follow the rhythm of human speech, a study has found.

By David Aragorn
Scientists warn of ‘zombie fires’ in the Arctic 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 28, 2020
Dormant “zombie fires” scattered across the Arctic region — remnants of record blazes last year — may be coming to life after an unusually warm and dry spring, scientists warned Wednesday.

By David Aragorn
The largest volcano in the world sits beneath two small rocky peaks in Hawaii 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 25, 2020
With two barren peaks that rise only about 170 feet above sea level, the now extinct Pūhāhonu volcano in the Northwestern Hawaii Islands doesn’t look like much. This is especially true since in the same archipelago, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa tower over every other volcano at over 13,000 feet above sea level.

By David Aragorn
Dollar fight? Loon killed bald eagle with ‘shot through the heart’0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 23, 2020
The U.S. dollar might be stronger than the Canadian loonie — but it looks like the bald eagle should never underestimate the loon.

By David Aragorn
Mount St. Helens isn’t where it should be. Scientists may finally know why.0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 19, 2020
The volcano is responsible for the deadliest eruption in the U.S., yet many mysteries remain about the closely watched peak, including why it formed in the first place.

By David Aragorn
What meteors and meteorites can tell us about how the Earth was made and the origin of life 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Space
- May 19, 2020
What do you think of when you hear “meteor”?

By David Aragorn
Canada’s Mysterious Lake Monster 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 15, 2020
For generations, a mythical beast has been said to lurk in the depths of Okanagan Lake. But now a new view on British Columbia’s most revered serpent is taking hold.

By David Aragorn
Unknown Creature Videotaped Digging At Greenlawn Cemetery. Akron,Ohio 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 15, 2020
A strange creature digging up a hole in a cemetery. Is it just a man who likes digging with their bare hands, or is it something we’d rather not know?

By David Aragorn