Alaska's Prow Knob (the large island to the right of the lake) was once surrounded by ice. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory imagery by Michala Garrison using USGS Landsat data.) NASA satellite images show a 'new' island has emerged in…
Instead of a regular watchman, the grandmother of the author of this video hired… a cat! And when you watch the video, it becomes clear why she chose this feline. He takes his job so seriously that it seems as…
This eye-catching artefact, made by stringing beetle exoskeletons onto a preserved blade of grass, may seem strange, but similar artefacts have been found across Europe on numerous occasions. A. Halushko/AntiquityHigh-resolution image of the ventral side of an ancient beetle necklace…
Knowing your future is a desire of many, especially creative people inclined to mysticism. The Chinese Book of Changes I-Ching is one of the most popular fortune-telling methods in the last 15-20 years. Many fortune-telling books published since the end…
This lamp, found in a grave in the vast Roman cemetery of Cuijk, was intended to light the way for the dead to the underworld. The dramatic features of the oil lamp are perhaps reminiscent of those of a satyr,…
There are several ways to train cats to use the toilet. Some of them are so complicated that many lovers of these cute animals give up on their idea without even trying to implement it. The method I will tell…