The plant species Musa ingens holds the title for being the largest member of the Musaceae family. It is native to the tropical montane rainforests of New Guinea and Indonesia, thriving at elevations between approximately 1300 and 2000 meters. The pseudostem of Musa ingens has a slight swelling at the base and is covered by …
A 3D fish fossil complete with eyeball was found alongside a host of marine animals in a farmer’s field in Gloucestershire, UK. The fossil is thought to be around 183 million years old. Image credit: Dr Dean Lomax The remarkably well-preserved prehistoric fish was unearthed in a farmer’s field in Gloucestershire, UK. Believed to be …
Pisco Bay in Peru’s Paracas Peninsula holds a spectacular secret: a prehistoric geoglyph that is estimated to date back to 200 BC, although many believe it is much older. Its purpose and creators remain unknown. Image credit: BNicostrate Situated on a seaside hill, the Paracas Candelabra, also known as the “Candelabra of the Andes,” is …
An ancient wonder got fully revealed. The Dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as the Spanish Stonehenge. Image credit: Pleonr The Dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as the Spanish Stonehenge, is a circle of dozens of megalithic stones that are believed to date back to 5000 BC. Now, as an unexpected side-effect of the country’s cruelest …
St Theodora’s tiny chapel in Central Peloponese, Greece, is definitely a miracle of nature, and for the believers, a sign of God’s might. Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of the Church of Agia Theodora without any visual evidence of roots. Image credit: Atlas Obscura Considered as one of the most beautiful …
Decades before women even had the right to vote, they were climbing to the top of the highest mountains in Europe and elsewhere – wearing skirts and corsets. Lucy Smith and Pauline Ranken, members of the Ladies’ Scottish Climbing Club, climb the Salisbury Crags cliff in large boots and dresses. Edinburgh, 1908, colorized. Harnesses were …
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Did you know that the oldest wooden staircase in Europe is located at Salzwelten Hallstatt? And that it is almost 3,400 years old? Naturally, nobody trudges up and down those ancient stairs anymore, but you can still marvel at this amazing historical structure. Image credit: A. W. Rausch/Naturhistorisches Museum Wien In 2002, the wooden staircase …
Built almost 2000 years ago, they surround the entire old town. Image credit: eyeofmycanon Lugo is a city in the Autonomous Region of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is the only city in the world to be surrounded by completely intact Roman walls, which reach a height of 10 to 15 meters (33 to 49 …
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The following before & after pictures of the excavation of the Ancient Greek stadium of Magnesia have made rounds in social media, and with a reason. Here’s the story behind them. Image credit: Orhan Bingöl / @archaeologyart Until 1984, one could only guess that there might be an ancient stadium hiding underground in a horseshoe-shaped …
A British angler has broken the world record for catching the world’s biggest known goldfish, aptly nicknamed The Carrot which is believed to be around 20-years-old Angler Andy Hackett with his record-breaking goldfish (Image: JasonCrowther/BNPS) A Brit has reeled in an absolute whopper of a goldfish that dwarfs any found at a fairground. Andy Hackett, …
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