What Does It Take to Freeze a Waterfall?

Some idioms have a fairly clear origin, but others have been lost to time and legend. Learn about the game that inspired calling dibs, the media that created calling shotgun, and why the 'real' McCoy was probably a number of people -- all in today's episode of BrainStuff, based o ... Show More

The Batagaika crater (or, technically, megaslump) is a massive pit caused by thawing permafrost -- and it's only getting bigger. Learn what paleontologists have found there (and why geoscientists are worried about it) in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: htt ... Show More

Investigating murders right here on planet Earth can be tricky -- how would it be handled in space? Who would even be in charge? Learn what current and future laws may apply in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/murdered-in ... Show More

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss a handful of novel ice formations and how scientists believe they form -- as well as some other STBYM angles on ice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss a handful of novel ice formations and how scientists believe they form. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In the heart of Antarctica, a blood red waterfall pours out of a glacier and cascades down 100 feet. It took more than 100 years for scientists to discover the source of this eerie feature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

<p>In 1969, the Army Corps of Engineers turned off one of the main waterfalls at Niagara Falls to see what could be done to preserve it. They found two corpses, one carcass and lots of pennies.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetw ... Show More

What is a permafrost thaw slump? Just imagine a massive hole with an area the size of more than nine football fields—and growing—where ice-cold ground once stood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Once upon a time, people walked between the U.S. and Canada over a frozen Niagara Falls. But one day, that all changed forever. 

<p>Curl up under a blanket and relax to the pitter patter of frozen droplets against cold glass. </p> <p>Want access to an ad-free, 8-hour version of this episode? Try Deep Sleep Sounds Premium free for 7 days: <a href="https://sleepsounds.supercast.com/">https://sleepsounds.supe ... Show More

<p>Snowflake Doppelganger: Are snowflakes really one of a kind? How do they form and what do they have to do with grade school art projects, personal identity, climate change and Jack the Ripper? Find out in this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind. And be sure to explore the acco ... Show More

<p>Deep in the forest, a waterfall rushes endlessly on a calming winter night. Enjoy this soothing white noise from nature, blended with the gentle ASMR sounds of snowfall and ice melt.</p><p>Want access to an ad-free, 8-hour version of this episode? Try Deep Sleep Sounds Premium ... Show More

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