Listening to rocks helps researchers better understand earthquakes
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 12:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When Apollo punished King Midas by giving him donkey ears, only the king and his barber knew. Unable to keep a secret, the barber dug a hole, whispered into it, "King Midas has donkey ears," and filled the hole. But plants sprouted from the hole, and with each passing breeze, shared the king's secret.