Tag Archives: University of Colorado Boulder

Climate Change Could Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say

On a 95-degree day this summer, New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Manhattan, remained open for hours. As heat and flooding scorched the Midwest, a steel railroad bridge connecting Iowa to South Dakota collapsed under surging water. In Lewiston, Maine, a bridge was closed after the pavement buckled from the… Read More »

Hidden lagoon network found containing living fossils similar to fossils dating back 3 billion years

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with a vast lagoon system in the salt plains of Puna de Atacama, an arid plateau in Argentina, containing giant stromatolites that could provide an insight into the… Read More »

Hidden lagoon network found containing living fossils similar to fossils dating back 3 billion years

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with a vast lagoon system in the salt plains of Puna de Atacama, an arid plateau in Argentina, containing giant stromatolites that could provide an insight into the… Read More »