Sourcing the Ring Master:

$500 Cash prize for the best natural explanation for curious rings on an ancient seabed!

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

Introduction

Long, long ago, back when the ancient seas lapped over Wisconsin, intriguing ring-like structures formed on the seabed. Uncovered half a billion years later, your mission is to best explain how these weird structures formed naturally. Are you the Ring Master who can solve the ancient riddle?

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We want you to have some fun, think logically and creatively about a real scientific problem, and possibly also win some cash! We are a bunch of paleontologists at the University of California, Riverside who would like your help in finding the best natural explanation for these bizarre ring-like structures formed on an ancient seabed in Wisconsin some 492 million years ago. Check out the following video for a two-minute introduction to the problem and how you can be a key part of it, and also have a chance to win up to $500 in cash by simply using your head and your experience!

Videos

Curiosity fired? We need your help in coming up with the best natural explanation or explanations for how these structures might have formed. Now watch the second video and more detailed introduction to the challenge that lies ahead of you ...

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