- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 10th, 2015
Blazing Sinkhole in China Spews Out Hot Air at Nearly 800°C (1,500°F)
Locals call the bizarre sinkhole the Gateway to Hell, scientists are pretty much clueless about how and why it formed
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 3rd, 2015
Company Wants to Set Up a Gas Station on the Moon, Have It Sell Rocket Propellant
Even weirder, word has it the propellant will be made using hydrogen and oxygen recovered from water ice on the Moon
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 28th, 2015
Mammoth Saw Slices Through Mountains, Weighs 45,000 Tons
The freakishly colossal machinery is so big that it requires assistance from as many as 27 miners to operate
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 3rd, 2014
Carnivorous Plant Remains Found in Amber Are 35 to 47 Million Years Old
The plant remains belong to two distinct species, were discovered in a mine near the city of Kaliningrad in Russia
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 14th, 2014
Mammoth Truck Is over 20 Meters (65 Feet) Long, Weighs 360 Tons
The truck can carry around 450 tons of cargo, is currently operating at a mine in Russia's Kuzbass region
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 10th, 2014
Exceptional 232-Carat White Diamond Found in South Africa
The diamond was recovered from a mine close to the town of Cullinan
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 22nd, 2014
Harmless-Looking Iron Ball Turned Out to Be Giant World War II Mine
The beached iron ball was believed to be innocuous by islanders in Eigg, Scotland
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 16th, 2013
1.5-Billion-Year-Old Water Discovered in a Canadian Mine
The water contains high levels of methane and hydrogen, researchers say
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 14th, 2012
Mine Bigger Than Manhattan Could Soon Be Up and Running in Alaska's Bristol Bay
The Pebble Mine's size will make it visible from outer space
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2012
Finland Opens World’s First Restaurant Located in a Limestone Mine
People can enjoy their meal whilst finding themselves 80 meters below the earth’s surface
- Travel & Transportation
- By Oana Grigoras
- December 2nd, 2011
Utah National Park Meets Dirty Coal Mine
Projected coal strip mine aims to offer more coal-power to Los Angeles residents
- Sci Pry
- By Dan Talpalariu
- December 1st, 2008
Hydrogen Economy Is a Failed Hype So Far
The platinum catalyst is scarce and slow to extract
- History
- By Dan Talpalariu
- October 28th, 2008
King Solomon's 3,000-Year-Old Copper Mine Discovered
Confirming some of the data in the Old Testament
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2008
Measuring Environmental Dust Levels
Mines and other underground facilities could benefit from measuring equipments
- Nature
- By Dan Talpalariu
- October 17th, 2008
Bush Wants Grand Canyon's Deadly Uranium
He bypasses Congress' restricting regulation
- Nature
- By Dan Talpalariu
- September 23rd, 2008
One of the World's Biggest Diamonds Discovered
The precious stone has been uncovered in a Lesotho mine