A massive anomaly just appeared beneath New Mexico, and scientists are scrambling to explain it. Ground-penetrating scans revealed a vast, unexplained structure deep below the desert surface, far larger than any known natural formation.
The ground beneath Cornwall contains more than 20,000 abandoned mine shafts, relics of the region’s 18th- and 19th-century mining boom. Many were never properly mapped or secured, and some have begun to fail. In February 2020, a section of garden in Camborne collapsed after a storm toppled a tree. The hole initially measured about three feet wide but grew over the following days to the size of a s…