Articles for author: Andrew Alpin

The Strange Stone Towers Scattered Across the American West

The Strange Stone Towers Scattered Across the American West

Andrew Alpin

You’ve probably driven past them countless times without a second glance. Dotting the harsh landscapes of the American West, mysterious stone towers rise from canyon rims and desert floors like ancient sentinels frozen in time. These enigmatic structures, scattered across Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, represent one of archaeology’s most intriguing puzzles. Who built ...

What Would Happen If You Fell Into A Black Hole?

Andrew Alpin

Imagine hurtling towards an object so powerful that not even light can escape its pull. No matter how much you resist, you’re drawn ever closer, swallowed by an abyss from which there is no return. This is the fate that awaits anyone falling into a black hole — and yet, the experience would be more ...

Could a Tsunami Ever Hit the Great Lakes? Experts Weigh In

Could a Tsunami Ever Hit the Great Lakes? Experts Weigh In

Andrew Alpin

Picture this: you’re enjoying a perfect summer day at a Great Lakes beach when suddenly, the water starts behaving strangely. The waves grow larger than they should during calm weather, and within minutes, a wall of water crashes onto the shore with devastating force. This isn’t science fiction or a disaster movie plot. Scientists have ...

Rare Wolf Spider Not Seen for 40 Years Is Rediscovered

Andrew Alpin

In a gripping moment that could’ve come straight from a nature documentary, entomologists on a remote UK island have made a sensational rediscovery. The critically endangered wolf spider species Aulonia albimana, absent from sightings in Britain for four decades, has been found again — exactly where conservationists feared it might have vanished for good. The ...

The Overdue Earthquake Zone Hiding in the U.S. Midwest

The Overdue Earthquake Zone Hiding in the U.S. Midwest

Andrew Alpin

Most Americans picture California or Alaska when earthquakes come to mind, but there’s a seismic time bomb ticking right in America’s heartland. You drive through Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois every day, never knowing that beneath your feet lies one of the most dangerous fault systems in the entire country. The truth might shock ...

Amateur Photographer Captures Rare Iberian Lynx on Camera

Andrew Alpin

Every once in a while, nature tosses us a miracle — something so unexpected it feels almost mythical. That’s exactly what happened in southern Spain when amateur photographer Ángel Hidalgo captured photos of a white Iberian lynx, a creature no one had ever seen before. The photo, taken near Jaén in Andalusia, shows a lynx ...

The Ocean's Hidden Rivers: How Water Flows Beneath the Sea

The Ocean’s Hidden Rivers: How Water Flows Beneath the Sea

Andrew Alpin

Picture yourself standing at the edge of a vast ocean, watching waves crash against the shore. Above the surface, everything seems calm and predictable, yet beneath your feet lies an intricate network of flowing currents that dwarf any river system on land. These underwater highways carry water masses across entire ocean basins, creating hidden rivers ...

Why Some Bats Glow Under Ultraviolet Light

Why Some Bats Glow Under Ultraviolet Light

Andrew Alpin

You might think Halloween decorations when you hear about glowing bats, yet scientists have recently discovered something truly remarkable. When placed ing, six species of the critters were found to emit a green luminescence, marking a groundbreaking discovery in North American wildlife research. It is the first record of the phenomenon in bats native to ...

The Tree That Can Clone Itself for Thousands of Years

The Tree That Can Clone Itself for Thousands of Years

Andrew Alpin

You walk through what appears to be an ordinary forest, towering trees swaying gently in the breeze. The peaceful scene conceals one of nature’s most extraordinary secrets. These aren’t individual trees at all. Instead, you’re standing within a single living organism that has been quietly cloning , possibly predating entire human civilizations. This phenomenon isn’t ...

Could the Next Big Volcano Eruption Come From the Ocean Floor?

Could the Next Big Volcano Eruption Come From the Ocean Floor?

Andrew Alpin

Most of us picture volcanoes as towering peaks spewing lava into the sky, but the most active volcanic regions on our planet actually lie hidden beneath the waves. With each passing month, scientists discover more about these underwater giants, and their findings are revealing something quite surprising: the next major eruption that impacts global life ...