The Unexplained
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Lake Nyos: when the danger rose from below
A sudden gas release in Cameroon killed more than 1,700 people in 1986. Research identified carbon dioxide stored in deep water as the central hazard.
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The Bloop: a mystery the ice could answer
An extraordinary underwater sound recorded in 1997 became a story about the unknown ocean. NOAA’s explanation points to fracturing Antarctic ice.
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