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3rd Mar 2008

Caves and Carbon Dioxide


Diana O'Carroll
A Cave in Alabama

Our question this week concerns caves - we find out if more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes caves to grow quicker.  Could an acidic atmosphere create cathedral-sized caverns?  Also, we ask if your hair gives you the 'cold shoulder' by growing slowly when not washed, and just how do they time the tides so accurately?
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