Layered dripstone from the Hoti Cave, Oman, with samples used to reconstruct past precipitation patterns. About 1,500 years ago, the Near East experienced a devastating drought. Combined with ...

Want to know more about that mysterious Minecraft Dripstone cave you've stumbled across? Or perhaps you haven't and you want to know how to find one. The dripstone cave, and it's greener sister the ...

Minecraft’s dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone are the stalactites, stalagmites, and stalagnates (I learned a new word!) found in some caves. The pointed dripstone stalactites are useful for ...

Though they've only been around for a short time, dripstone caves have grown considerably in popularity in Minecraft, due to the unique nature of dripstone and the interesting aesthetic that the biome ...

Dripstone caves were first revealed on Minecraft Live 2020, and was supposed to arrive with the 1.17 update. However, due to the pandemic and technical difficulties with the Caves & Cliffs update, ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Dripstone is one of the items in Minecraft that many players are still confused by. In-game, they're known as Pointed Dripstone, which comes in two ...

Minecraft’s lava is a useful resource for furnace fuel or making your own obsidian (or for roasting mobs). Keeping a steady, endless supply of lava takes a bit of work, though. In this Minecraft ...

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February 27, 2020 The Frio River snaked south through the hills of Uvalde County, its clear waters coursing over a bed of white, fractured limestone in the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer. Then, ...