Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How do they build things like tunnels and bridges underwater? – Helen, age 10, Somerville, Massachusetts When I was a kid, I discovered a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip that […]
Israeli forces are operating in central parts of Rafah as part of an expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. The Israeli military said in a statement on Friday that its troops in central Rafah have uncovered Hamas rocket launchers and tunnels and dismantled a weapons storage centre. Israel launched its ground assault into the […]
Israeli forces are operating in central parts of Rafah as part of an expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. The Israeli military said in a statement on Friday that its troops in central Rafah have uncovered Hamas rocket launchers and tunnels and dismantled a weapons storage centre. Israel launched its ground assault into the […]
Mexico’s Taam Ja’ Blue Hole is the deepest known underwater sinkhole in the world, researchers have discovered — and they haven’t even reached the bottom yet. New measurements indicate the Taam Ja’ Blue Hole (TJBH), which sits in Chetumal Bay off the southeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, extends at least 1,380 feet (420 meters) […]
Claim: As of April 2024, hundreds of people live in tunnels beneath Las Vegas. Rating: Rating: True On April 20, 2024, a 2-year-old video resurfaced on the internet of a person emerging from a manhole in the middle of an intersection in Las Vegas. In one Facebook post, it was captioned: “This is in Las […]
Archaeologists are excavating a 2000-year-old network of tunnels in Israel. The labyrinth, found in Huqoq, was used by Jews in revolt against the Roman Empire. The archeological discovery echoes some of the Israel-Hamas conflict issues. Archeologists in Israel have uncovered a huge labyrinth used by Jewish rebels to hide from the Roman legions, Reuters reports. […]
The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room. The unveiling of the tunnels marked the latest chapter in Israel’s campaign against the embattled agency, which it accuses of […]
The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room. The unveiling of the tunnels marked the latest chapter in Israel’s campaign against the embattled agency, which it accuses of […]
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room. The unveiling of the tunnels marked the latest chapter in Israel’s campaign against the embattled […]
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed that it has been flooding tunnels in Gaza with large volumes of water in its effort to attack the terrorist infrastructure of Hamas. The IDF says its forces along with the Israeli Ministry of Defense have been using various tools to flood the subterranean network of tunnels, which […]
A man tunneled into an auto business to steal car keys, then told cops he was doing drywall work, Virginia deputies said. A business alarm brought deputies to the scene the morning of Jan. 7, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 9 news release. They met a 35-year-old man from West Virginia […]
In a sign of New York City’s economic health, MTA bridges and tunnels saw record traffic in 2023 despite a 6% increase in EZ Pass toll rates. Some 335 million vehicles paid tolls in 2023 on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, the Triborough Bridge, which link to Queens and the Bronx, and other […]