The Cave of Swords (Cueva de las Espadas) and the Cave of the Crystals (Cueva de los Cristales) in the Naica Hills, Chihuahua, Mexico are named after the extraordinary gypsum crystals that have formed there.
Monthly Archives: August 2007
The ten worst jobs in science
Popular Science Magazine has published its 2007 list of the 10 Worst Jobs in Science. Can you guess what any of them might be?
The picture below might give you a clue to number 3 on the list.
Scientists on money
England has a long tradition of printing pictures of scientists on its money.
Isaac Newton appeared on the old £1 note:
George Stephenson, the “Father of Railways” appears on the £5 note:
Charles Darwin, the discoverer of evolution, appears on the £10 note:
Michael Faraday, probably the greatest experimentalist in the history of science, appears on the £20 note that is currently being removed from circulation:
And it turns out that the UK is not the only country that puts scientists on banknotes (or stamps for that matter).
The Great Blue Hole
The Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize is a huge sinkhole that formed when an enormous limestone cave system collapsed. Popular with scuba divers, it is over 300m across and more than 120m deep.
