Eco-Event 3: A River in an Ocean?

In Cenote Angelita, Mexico a team of divers decided to dive into the near by ocean. And while they were down there, they found a underwater cave that looked interesting. They had no idea what they would find next. The diving team discovered a "river in the sea". At the bottom of this cave was a river that had surrounding islands and trees poking through. As the divers researched this "river" they soon found out that it was not water, and that it was a thick layer of hydrogen sulfide gas similiar to what can be found at the bottom of sewer water. Regardless of whether they redefined the laws of science this team of divers made an extrodinary discovery.

When I first saw this and took a look at the pictures I was shocked! I was thinking to myself, how could a river be in an ocean? Just by looking at the pictures, everything looks legit and it really does look like a river and some unexplained phenomenon. But as I got to reading I quickly learned that it was just a thick layer of gas. Even then I still thought that these divers made a cool discovery. To check out the pictures and article click here.

Eco-Event 2: Technology Helps Process Dinosaur Footprints

Scientist are using computers with 3-D modeling to understand dinosaur footprints. They have discovered that the for a animal to leave a everlasting footprint it depends on how much the animal weighs and some part has to do with the conditions of the soil. Scientist have found that since weight is a huge factor to leave footprints, that their could be so many more different types of dinosaurs that are unknown. So using this technology they can study land and it gives palaeontologists the chance to re evaulate over 100 million years of history. To see the full article, click here.

At first when I read this article I found it interesting that our technology now can figure out what happened over 100 million years ago. I will always think that what an accomplishment our society has achieved. Also I feel like what else is left out there in the world that is undiscovered and if it will be discovered. Or will we have developed the technology to be capable of uncovering the hidden secrets of this planet that we live on. I have also had an interest in history and this article justs sparks it even more. There are still so many questions to be asked and hopefully our society has the people to answer them.