Category: Mysteries
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Beyond the Ice Walls
Antarctic ice walls protect the climate The Inland Antarctic ice contains a lot of water. A new study shows that glacier ice walls are important for the climate as they prevent rising ocean temperatures and melting glacier ice. The ice shelves are already thinning due to global air and ocean heating. More oceanic heat comes…
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Witchcraft
The modern English word for witchcraft has three main meanings: the practice of magic or sorcery worldwide, the beliefs associated with the Western witch hunts of the 14th to the 18th century, and the modern movement called Wicca. Different cultures have different beliefs, which can be summarized as magic, sorcery, religion, folklore, theology, technology, and…
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National Park – Unsolved Mysteries
The Blood-Stained Water of Wai’anapanapa State Park, Maui One of Maui’s only black sand beaches, a blowhole, and two freshwater caves are found at the park. The water in one of the caves turns red mysteriously once a year. The changing color occurs because tiny shrimps enter the water from the cracks in the rock,…