Humanity has been through a lot since the dawn of civilization. So many things went wrong, and necessary actions were not taken. It is interesting to look back and see the moments when people made huge mistakes that changed the course of history, no matter how mundane it seemed at the time. We have made...
Neelima Valangi was resting in a cold, snow-covered cirque before the rising sun hit it. Neelima had been hiking early in the morning to get to a glacial tarn. She couldn’t bring herself to care about the stack of human bones next to the frozen lake called Roopkund because Neelima was so cold and unhappy...
Ireland has some of the most breathtaking natural scenery of any island nation. Any resident of the upper part of the British Isles will tell you of the continual calming waves that smash against the Irish coast. Living on one of the Isles, though, is not that simple. To a certain degree, living outside requires...
When it comes to food preferences, everyone is their own warrior. From defending our caves from predators as neanderthals to protecting our egos from being bruised… as if we were as fragile as ripe fruit. A viral post has been making its rounds on social media. It shows what looks like a baby shark being...
The she-shed is undoubtedly one of the coolest trends of the 21st century. Man caves (he-sheds) have been around for as long as anyone can remember, and women have been feeling left out for too long. Also, a man cave will lose its “essence” when feminine colonization starts to creep in. Well, who needs that when...
It’s not just a sinkhole, it’s an entire ecosystem! In a recently discovered sinkhole in China, scientists made an amazing discovery – an impressive variety of ancient plants and trees are thriving inside the enormous cavernous depths. Of course, this also indicates a further possibility – the existence of previously unknown species! Cave explorers discovered...
When it comes to flying planes, no one likes to hear that the pilot has no experience. There was a recent incident where a passenger, with no flying experience, safely landed a small plane after the pilot’s health took a turn for the worst. Passenger Took Responsibility The aircraft was a Cessna 208. The pilot...
Some farmers harvest energy in addition to their crops. Take Fabian Karthaus, for example. His father built a photovoltaic system (solar panels) on the roof of their barn when Karthaus was a child. At the age of 33, the farmer keeps two large solar power systems in his field. Berry crops grow underneath one of...
It’s not every day that you go for a swim in the lake and end up uncovering an ancient artifact. In the summer of 2018, a little girl in Sweden did just that, pulling a 1500-year-old sword out of the water. Stories like this one just never get old. (1) Girl Pulls 1500-Year-Old Sword From...
The most majestic cats around, Maine Coons are a breed like no other. These fierce-looking felines are intelligent, friendly, and make excellent pets. Maine Coons are good with children, great with dogs and other cats, and fit in with almost any family. A Special Breed This special breed was first written about back in 1861....
Did you ever go out with friends as a child and roam around the neighborhood, pretending to look for space rocks? Any time you found something that looked “out of the ordinary”, you would come up with all sorts of ways it could have gotten there, and imagine the far off planet it might have...
When Boyan Slat was 18, he planned to rid the oceans of plastic. About ten years later, Slat is 27, an inventor, and the founder of the Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit that plans to remove 90% of the floating plastic in the ocean by 2040. This plan seemed incredible at first. The first plastic-catching device...
