New Program Comes to NOVA: Sinkholes—Buried Alive
January 25, 2015
Sinkholes, the underground menace that can swallow you and your loved ones without warning, will be featured in a documentary that premieres on NOVA on January 28th.
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Community Fights Mosquito Scourge by Building Bat Houses
A group of Australians who are tired of pesky mosquitoes, hope to keep the insects in check by attracting loads of micro bats to their bat house decked out neighborhood.
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Video: Caver Captures Alabama’s Neversink Pit on Ice
January 23, 2015 / Alabama, United States, North AmericaA video recently uploaded to YouTube shows Alabama’s beautiful Neversink pit in all its frozen glory.
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TV Ghost Hunters Investigate Grand Canyon Caverns
January 23, 2015 / Arizona, United States, North AmericaThe popular television show “Ghost Adventures” recently shot an episode highlighting the paranormal activity at Colorado’s Grand Canyon Caverns.
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Video: Cavern Diving with Freshwater American Eels
January 22, 2015 / Florida, United States, North AmericaGet up close and personal with these endangered underwater cave inhabitants.
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Photographer Captures Rare Glimpse Siberian Ice Cave
Braving the ice, photographer Andrey Grachev ventured across Siberia’s Lake Baikal to Olkhon Island where he captured some stunning photos of its frozen cave.
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Video: Extreme Skiing Through a Cave
With the recent trend of folks filming themselves doing unexpected activities in caves, it’s no surprise to see this latest video showing extreme skier Candide Thovex sliding through a small cave.
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Corvette Museum Sinkhole Leads to Highest Attendance Ever
January 21, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaIt turns out that the massive sinkhole that opened under the National Corvette Museum last year was actually a blessing in disguise.
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Debate Continues Over Ancient Cave Art of Swimmers in Sahara Desert
Are the figures depicted on the walls of Egypt’s Cave of the Swimmers actually swimming? If so, what does that indicate about climate change?
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Huge Sinkhole Opens on a Scottish Golf Course: Easy Hole in One
January 18, 2015 / Scotland, United Kingdom, EuropeA 14-foot (4 meter) deep sinkhole appeared on Traigh Golf Club’s course in Invernessshire, Scotland after a drainpipe failed.
