Hydrologists look deep inside, finding ancient water in unlikely places

August 25, 2015

This tree in the Sinai Peninsula may have helped hydrologists discover ancient, hidden water. By Florian Prischl (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

This tree on the Sinai Peninsula may have helped hydrologists discover ancient, hidden water. By Florian Prischl (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

Now imagine you are looking DOWN, deep in the earth, at least several hundred feet.

Beneath the surface of our western deserts, hydrologists have found pockets of ancient water – water trapped during the last ice age.

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As a fish-brain surgeon or a rodeo poem wrangler, I have loved stories. I strongly believe that words – in poetry or prose – help heal our hearts and give us new eyes to see the world. I was first a research psychologist studying brain development at the University of Minnesota and London University before following my passion – writing for children. Learn more...