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Holes in Desert Rocks May Have Been Left by Microbe Unlike Any Known
An unusual pattern of tiny rock tunnels, first found in Namibia's desert roughly 15 years ago, could be the work of an ...
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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 ...
Baffling Scientists: “Strange” Million-Year-Old Rock Tunnels Found in Africa
Unusual structures of unknown origin discovered in desert rocks have been documented in a new study. In the desert regions of ...
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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 ...
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Unusual desert rocks suggest unknown microorganism that uses 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. The paper is ...