A human-powered drill built by a team of BYU engineering students was meant to be inexpensive, easy to operate and easy to move. Field tests in Tanzania have shown the drill does just what it's supposed to do.
Earth Sciences
Jul 15, 2011
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After deploying hundreds of seismometers around the Old Faithful Geyser in 2015 and 2016, scientists have a clearer picture of how the geyser erupts and what may lie beneath the popular tourist attraction in Yellowstone National ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2017
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(Phys.org) -- A voice carried across the treeless plateau: "Fire in the hole! The range is now active."
Earth Sciences
Aug 1, 2012
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The intervals between geyser eruptions depend on a delicate balance of underground factors, such as heat and water supply, and interactions with surrounding geysers. Some geysers are highly predictable, with intervals between ...
Earth Sciences
May 7, 2014
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An eruption of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park is a sight to behold. Indeed, millions of tourists flock to the park each year to see it. Hot water and steam are ejected in the air to a height of 100–180 ...
Ecology
Oct 12, 2023
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Arsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher.
Environment
Mar 9, 2009
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This past week on Mars, Perseverance made a pit stop near Overlook Mountain to abrade a rock called Old Faithful Geyser. This target is situated within the Western side of the Margin Unit, an area around the upper edge of ...
Planetary Sciences
Jun 6, 2024
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The recent discovery of plumes containing water vapor erupting from the south pole of the frigid Saturnian moon Enceladus set off a firestorm of debate.
Space Exploration
Oct 8, 2009
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Researchers determined the contributions of different microbes toward the establishment of microbial mat communities in the hot and acidic environments of the Yellowstone Hot Springs.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 11, 2016
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