Don't Panic Geocast

This week we’re going underground…to caves that is. We review the basics of how caves form, some unique features, and a lot of fun vocabulary. We also talk about the latest and greatest scientific discovery! How caves form Carbonic Acid Hydrogen Sulfide Video of Limestone vs. Acid Carlsbad Caverns Formation White-Nose Syndrome Karst Speleothems Stalactites vs. Stalagmites Cave Bacon (Flowstone) Cave Popcorn Troglobites Wind Cave Boxwork Calcite Lehman Cave Cave shields Alabaster Caverns Fun Paper Friday This week we learn about one of the most exciting physics discoveries in modern physics - the measurement of gravitational waves. Gravitational waves for dummies Text Messages from LIGO Abbott, B. P., et al. “Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger.” Physical Review Letters 116.6 (2016): 061102. Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin