Cenotes of the Yucatán: Secrets of Life and Water
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Cenotes of the Yucatán: Secrets of Life and Water

..The heavens themselves are about to part, and a giant rock the size of Mount Everest is going to slam into that limestone seabed at 30 meters per second, with the force of a billion nuclear bombs. The dinosaurs won’t survive it. And their demise will leave an empty spot in the fossil record, a niche soon to be filled by our ancestors, the early mammals.

This is the line of division; this is the day of change.

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Catalysts and Craters: The Collision of Science and Industry (Pt. 1)
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Catalysts and Craters: The Collision of Science and Industry (Pt. 1)

In this episode of ⁠SIGNIFICANT⁠, we explore two astonishing tales where science and industry collided – with world-altering consequences. First, the untold story of how Pemex geologist Glen Penfield uncovered clues to the Chicxulub impact crater decades before its role in the extinction of the dinosaurs was recognized—a discovery delayed by corporate priorities and scientific blind spots. Then, we delve into the legacy of Thomas Midgley Jr., whose groundbreaking innovations - tetraethyl lead and CFCs - once solved pressing problems but left catastrophic environmental and public health legacies. These stories reveal the uneasy, often dangerous, partnership between science and industry; and the unintended consequences that have shaped our world.

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