Today, we would like to tell you the story of Elio, a courageous raccoon who, despite limited mobility, leads a happy life at a wildlife sanctuary. He was born in a house in Florida. The homeowner noticed a mother raccoon coming and going. As we learned: “Elio was born in someone’s attic. The homeowner had the mother trapped and relocated.” Four days later, the man living in the house heard
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Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) contains many archaeological cities which have contributed enormously to enrich civilization through different historical and cognitive achievements. The archaeological city of al-Warka is considered the most significant, as it is where the first writing originated, in addition to being a city of temples, dynasties and kingdoms, as well as containing the first arts o
Archaeologists found something much more fascinating than they got credit for when searching under the waters of Lake Michigan for shipwrecks: they uncovered a rock with a prehistoric carving of a mastodon, as well as a collection of stones arranged in a Stonehenge-like manner. In modern archaeology, the use of remote sensing techniques is common: scientists regularly survey lakes and soil for
Animal activists are angry that these two took on the puma’s care and responsibilities, yet the animal most likely would not have survived if they hadn’t. He wasn’t well-cared for by the so-called zoo, but these two have committed themselves to getting him well and giving him plenty of affection. He certainly appears to be in much better health than when they originally adopted him. I wish y
The lighthouse is surrounded by open water and is precariously perched on a cliff. Morgunblaðið/Árni Sæberg A photograph taken by Morgunblaðið photographer Árni Sæberg of the Þrídrangaviti lighthouse in 2009 has now become viral thanks to Justin Bieber of all people. Árni Sæberg is photographer for our sister publication Morgunblaðið (and also takes photos for us at
Loggers expect to come across some things when they cut down trees. Bird’s nests and things stuck in the branches seem like a given – a mummified dog in the center of a tree, however, does not. But that’s exactly what a team of loggers with the Georgia Kraft Corp. found while cutting down a tree in the 1980s. The loggers were working on a grove of chestnut oaks in southern Geor
Ashes is quite the traveler, more so than any cat I know! He’s been on the road with his owner, Matthew, in his 18-wheeler for years. They were inseparable, until last July when Ashes suddenly vanished! Credit: lollypopfarm It happened at a truck stop in Springfield, Ohio. Matthew took a quick break, but Ashes slipped out and disappeared into thin air. Matthew searched high and low, bu
A species of giant tortoise believed to have gone extinct more than 100 years ago has been spotted in the Galapagos Islands. Ecuador’s environment minister Marcelo Mata made the announcement that an adult female Fernandina Giant Tortoise had been discovered. Many species of giant tortoises were over-hunted for their meat by European and other colonists who travelled to the Galapagos arc
The ѕһoгeѕ of a Welsh beach unfold a captivating chapter in the ancient chronicles of eагtһ’s history, where a four-year-old girl’s innocent curiosity led to the discovery of dinosaur footprints that have lain dormant for more than 215 million years. This coastal stretch, once an unassuming playground for beachgoers, unveiled a time capsule, transporting both scientists and the public a
In a remarkable natural process, insects and even mammals can be preserved in time for all eternity by becoming encased in tree sap that eventually turns into amber. In the hit movie Jurassic Park, a scientific character was able to draw dinosaur blood from mosquitoes imprisoned in amber, drawing attention to and popularizing this true phenomena. A little praying mantis that was found in a p