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In 1993, Minnesota turned 5,000 acres of abandoned iron mines and 15 flooded pits up to 525 feet deep into Cuyuna Country; today the former mining landscape has 50+ miles of bike trails and 25 miles of shoreline

Aj Mix Editor August 25, 2026
Flooded iron mine pit turned clear lake Thirty-three years after local authorities took control of thousands of...
Read More Read more about In 1993, Minnesota turned 5,000 acres of abandoned iron mines and 15 flooded pits up to 525 feet deep into Cuyuna Country; today the former mining landscape has 50+ miles of bike trails and 25 miles of shoreline
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She accidentally threw away two rings while cleaning her New York home, including a 100-year-old family heirloom; her husband dug through 20,000 pounds of trash to find them

Aj Mix Editor August 25, 2026
Image Courtesy: The Washington Post A family heirloom that had survived a dangerous journey out of the...
Read More Read more about She accidentally threw away two rings while cleaning her New York home, including a 100-year-old family heirloom; her husband dug through 20,000 pounds of trash to find them
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Florida’s Everglades face new threat as an invasive Asian swamp eel wipes out local crayfish and frogs and could be more destructive than the Burmese python |

Aj Mix Editor August 25, 2026
Florida’s Everglades is facing a stealthy invasive threat beneath its waters as the Asian swamp eel spreads...
Read More Read more about Florida’s Everglades face new threat as an invasive Asian swamp eel wipes out local crayfish and frogs and could be more destructive than the Burmese python |
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Cavers heard wind roaring from beneath a rubble-choked pit in New Mexico; after years of digging they broke through in 1986, and more than 145 miles of Lechuguilla Cave have since been mapped

Aj Mix Editor August 25, 2026
Photo: A map of Lechuguilla Cave in July 2019Photo credit: NPS For decades, Lechuguilla Cave was just...
Read More Read more about Cavers heard wind roaring from beneath a rubble-choked pit in New Mexico; after years of digging they broke through in 1986, and more than 145 miles of Lechuguilla Cave have since been mapped