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Grand Canyon Contamination: Uranium Mine Dumped Millions of Gallons of Toxic Water; Drinking Water in Thousands of Homes Could Be Dangerously Contaminated

CHEMISTRY 06.26.2024 00:10 AM

Elevated levels of uranium, lead, and arsenic could mean that drinking water consumed by thousands could be dangerously contaminated. Read to learn more.

The Great Unconformity: Searching for the Earth’s Missing Time at the Grand Canyon

06.12.2024 04:59 AM

The Grand Canyon National Park hides a worldwide gap in the geologic record which spans hundreds of millions to billions of years. Read the article to learn more.

Pinyon Plain Mine Opens Near Grand Canyon, Poses Threat of Uranium Radiation to Health and Environment

01.17.2024 02:20 AM

A new uranium mine has opened a few miles from the Grand Canyon despite warnings from experts. Find out more about it in this article.

Red Planet Secret Revealed: Scientists Discover a Significant Amount of Water Inside Mars’ Grand Canyon

12.15.2021 23:23 PM

Scientists recently discovered a world-historic find on Mars after it spotted a substantial amount of water hiding inside Valles Marineris of the Red Planet.

Billion-Year Geologic Record Gap: Grand Canyon's Great Unconformity Possibly Due to Rodinia's Breakup

08.21.2021 01:00 AM

The Great Unconformity represents the one-billion-year gap in the geologic record of the Grand Canyon. Now, researchers believe they have found what caused this mysterious gap.

Two Years Later: Spectacular Earth Footage Of Go Pro On A Balloon Retrieved

09.15.2015 18:24 PM

A group of students wanting to get the perfect shot launched a GoPro on a balloon to the sky near the Grand Canyon only to find the massive library of photos and videos two years after.

Grand Canyon Wolf—Female Offers New Hope of Grand Canyon Pack’s Return

11.25.2014 15:08 PM

Earlier this month when news broke that an endangered gray wolf from the northern Rocky Mountains may have made its way all the way to the national forest near Grand Canyon National Park, environmentalists and national park officials questioned the highly unlikely scenario of a lone wolf returning to the park where they were driven to extinction over six decades ago. But new DNA tests, conducted on feces remnants collected by park officials, confirmed on Friday Nov. 21 that the suspect captured in pictures throughout the park since Oct. 30 is indeed a lone wolf – and a female at that.

Endangered Gray Wolf May Have Made a Trip to Grand Canyon

10.31.2014 16:37 PM

It’s a photo worth a thousand words, and one of a near impossible candidate. Captured in the national forest near Grand Canyon National Park, authorities revealed Thursday Oct. 30 that a collared endangered gray wolf from the northern Rocky Mountains may be roaming the lands. A species that environmentalists and national park officials haven’t seen since the 1940’s when the gray wolf was driven to extinction in the area.

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