Search Results | coal mining
Your search for "coal mining" returned 140 results
What Are Mines?
science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/underground-mining.htm
Underground mining has come a long way from the days of men with pickaxes and canaries. It relies much more heavily on machinery that makes it much safer than in the past. Which techniques are used in mining today?
What happens to abandoned mines?
science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/abandoned-mine.htm
Abandoned mine shafts may look romantic with their clapboarded entrances and rusting pickaxes, but they can be deadly. So who ensures that these dangerous sites are properly closed up? You may find the answer a little unsettling.
How Coal Stoves Work
home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/heating-and-cooling/coal-stoves.htm
Coal stoves are very efficient when they are maintained properly. Learn more about how coal stoves work at HowStuffWorks.
How Uranium Mining Works
science.howstuffworks.com/uranium-mining.htm
Thanks to our voracious appetite for energy, the element long linked with nuclear weapons is taking on a new role. Where does the hunt begin for uranium?
How can dolphins disarm sea mines?
animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/dolphin-disarm-sea-mine.htm
Can dolphins disarm sea mines? They may not disarm them, but they can certainly find them. Learn more about whether dolphins disarm sea mines.
Are Frogs on the Brink of Extinction?
animals.howstuffworks.com/endangered-species/frog-extinction.htm
Frogs are like the canary in the coal mine for the state of the environment. HowstuffWorks looks at their endangered status.
Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Ghost Town Atop an Inferno
science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/centralia.htm
The fire under the tiny town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, has been burning since at least 1962 and, to this day, nobody knows how to put it out.
10 High-paying Dirty Jobs
money.howstuffworks.com/10-high-paying-dirty-job.htm
Curious about high paying dirty jobs? Read our list of the top 10 high paying dirty jobs and find out about these dirty and often risky occupations.
How Horsepower Works
auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower.htm
Horsepower rates the engine performance of cars and even lawn mowers. Learn what horsepower means, how it is measured and how it works in high-performance cars.
Can you identify these abandoned places?
play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/can-you-identify-these-abandoned-places
Abandoned places are equal parts creepy and fascinating. While they offer a tantalizing look at places frozen in time, they also leave you wondering just how a place that was once so full of life could be left to decay, its buildings surrendered to Mother Nature. Take our quiz to see how much you know about some of the most intriguing abandoned places on the planet.