Göbekli Tepe, the world’s earliest-known temple, was built around 11 500 years ago, when woolly mammoths still roamed the Earth, and Britain wasn’t yet an island. In 1963, scientists from Istanbul University and the University of Chicago found ancient stone tools while conducting a survey on the hill of Göbekli Tepe (which means ‘potbelly hill’ in Turkish) not far from the … [Read more...] about The World’s Oldest Known Temple, Which Was Built 7,000 Years Before the Stonehenge Circle, Puts the People of That Time Into a Different Perspective
If you spot this insect in your yard, you had better know what it is
If the rise of social media has given birth to one thing positive, it’s that people can now share information at an unprecedented pace. This also means that warnings over potential dangers can make their way around within a very short amount of time, making us all – in theory at least – a little safer. A few years ago, one such warning was issued by a mom … [Read more...] about If you spot this insect in your yard, you had better know what it is
Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem
Japan, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and technological advancements, finds itself grappling with an unprecedented dilemma: a staggering surplus of vacant houses. The number has soared to a record high of nine million, a figure surpassing the entire population of New York City. These abandoned dwellings, known as "akiya" in Japanese, present multifaceted challenges for … [Read more...] about Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem
Stunning Color Photos of Life in Imperial Russia
These fascinating color images by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Piotr Vedenisov provide a glimpse of Imperial Russia on the brink of revolution – and about to change forever. Their images vividly portray the daily life of people in full color, a remarkable feat achieved long before the era of instant color photography. In the early 1900s, Prokudin-Gorskii devised a plan for a … [Read more...] about Stunning Color Photos of Life in Imperial Russia
Desert Lions Spotted Going to the Beach to Prey on Marine Life
Lions in the sea? Yes. According to a new study, researchers studying lion prides living along the coast of Namibia have discovered something unusual: the lions have developed a taste for “seafood”. Found exclusively within the country’s hyper-arid Skeleton Coast region – which Portuguese sailors once called “The Gates of Hell” – desert lions are the only lions known to … [Read more...] about Desert Lions Spotted Going to the Beach to Prey on Marine Life