Scientists discover an ancient forest inside a giant sinkhole in China
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May 20, 20222 min read402 words
Published: May 20, 2022  |  2 min read402 words
A giant sinkhole in China has an ancient forest growing inside The sinkhole spans an area nearly three football fields long and is deep enough to hide the Washington Monument. Explorers descended into the pit, where they found ancient trees and other plant life.Cave explorers stu...
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May 25, 2022
A pretty good look at the recently discovered sinkhole (how did they not see this sooner?) and the geographic circumstances that make sinkholes like these so common throughout China.
May 25, 2022
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May 24, 2022
A short article reporting that explorers found a prehistoric forest at the bottom of a giant sinkhole in South China. It was nice to know about karst landscapes, and the kind of plants they're finding in these holes. I'd love to see it, I wish the author included some pictures.
May 24, 2022
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