World’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Basalt Begins in USA
Washington state’s Department of Ecology has just granted the permit for the world’s first pilot test of carbon capture and sequestration in continental flood basalt near a paper mill in Wallula. With...
View ArticleLugo’s Weathered-Steel History Museum Keeps Cool Inside Subterranean Cylinders
The cylindrical Lugo History Museum in Spain attracts a throng of curious people, which is great, except that they also come with a load of fossil-fueled vehicles that litter the beautiful landscape....
View ArticleLandscaped Concrete Slab Disguises Punibach Hydroelectric Plant in Italy
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View ArticleEarth-Covered Subterranean River Sauna Heats up a Sizzling View in Norway
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View ArticleTokyo subways sprout underground farms
Under the streets of Tokyo, there is a hidden secret that most people would never imagine – and it’s delicious. It’s not an off-the-map soba shop or some tucked away sushi joint, but a farm. Tokyo...
View ArticleResearchers decipher one of last unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls
Since the first Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a Qumran cave in 1947, most have been restored and published. But the University of Haifa said two researchers from their Department of Bible Studies...
View ArticleThis floating hotel and spa in Sweden will fill you with wanderlust
The team behind the famous Treehotel in Sweden just unveiled plans for a new floating hotel and spa on the Lule River in that will fill you with wanderlust. The Arctic Bath Hotel and Spa might be the...
View ArticleScientists puzzle over subterranean heat melting Greenland’s glaciers
Researchers have acquired evidence that heat emanating from deep below the Earth’s surface is contributing to the meltdown of Greenland’s glaciers. Though they have long suspected that a subterranean...
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