A POLAR bear lies forlornly on a tiny floating chunk of ice, in an image evoking global warming. The shot of the 800lb youngster curled up on the shrinking berg won snapper Marek Jackowski a prize in the international Golden Turtle photography awards. Another successful entry was Italian Pasquale Vassallo’s image of a fish in the Med trying to escape discarded plastic … [Read more...] about This sleeping Bear-uty!
The Biggest Ape That Ever Lived Was Doomed By Its Size
The demise of Gigantopithecus some 100,000 years ago reveals why big is often not better. Sometimes, in evolution, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. And Gigantopithecus was pretty darn big. Fossils indicate it stood as high as 10 feet (3 meters) and weighed up to 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) If you’re an animal, there are advantages to … [Read more...] about The Biggest Ape That Ever Lived Was Doomed By Its Size
Earthquakes caused great destruction in Adıyaman
Hundreds of houses, mosques, schools and workplaces were destroyed and many parked vehicles were damaged in Adıyaman, which was affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes. Adıyaman was one of the most damaged provinces in the earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude, centered in Kahramanmaraş, affecting 10 provinces. Search and rescue teams from abroad and from many … [Read more...] about Earthquakes caused great destruction in Adıyaman
The tiny Croatian island that has more than 23 kilometers of walls and looks like a fingerprint from above the air
Without reaching the Greek profusion, Croatia has 79 large islands, more than 500 smaller islets and another 642 tiny rocks covering an area of about 3,300 square kilometers. One such small island is Baljenac (or Bavljenac), located off the Dalmatian coast in the south of the country and forming part of the Šibenik archipelago. It barely has 0.14 square kilometers of … [Read more...] about The tiny Croatian island that has more than 23 kilometers of walls and looks like a fingerprint from above the air
These Rare Orchids Look Like Monkey Faces When They Bloom
Monkey orchids are actually a whole family. And they all look like monkeys. It looks as if mother nature had some primates in mind when coming up with these unique flowers. The Dracula genus of orchids – more often referred to as the “Monkey Orchid” – is a family with more than 110 different varieties with an uncanny resemblance to monkey heads. Most of Dracula Orchid … [Read more...] about These Rare Orchids Look Like Monkey Faces When They Bloom