Seismology
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5 Things That Sound, Move, or Smell Like a Nuclear Explosion
The Licorne (“Unicorn”) thermonuclear test; Fangataufa, French Polynesia; 1970CTBTO Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . After most of the world’s nations signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, in 1996, they set up a new commission to watch out for clandestine explosions. Since then the commission (CTBTO) has wired the world […] -
Sparkly Mints May Help Explain Puzzling “Earthquake Lights”
Agriculture inspector Jim Conacher photographed these earthquake lights over Tagish Lake, in Canada’s Yukon Territory, in 1972Jim Conacher Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . For centuries, people have been reporting mysterious lights along the ground and in the sky soon before an earthquake hits. But it wasn’t until 1966 […] -
What Makes Mysterious Orbs Shine Over a West Texan Desert?
Looking for an enigma from the Marfa Lights Viewing Platformrick valentin via Flickr Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . It was a warm summer night when my friends and I drove out to the middle of the west Texas desert and turned off the road at a big sign […]