Italian scientists have proposed an explanation for the origin of mysterious ripples on stalactites. Stalactites in the Choranche caves in the Vercors, France (David Monniaux) Stalactites grow from cave ceilings not as dull cones but often sporting elegant corrugations. Two researchers from the Polytechnic University of Turin have now explained these mysterious, wavy patterns using standard fluid mechanics. The new theory, detailed in the journal...
