Boom! And just like that, a new island was born. According to NASA Earth Observatory, a new island has appeared in a region of the southwest Pacific Ocean dotted with submerged volcanoes. In just eleven hours, a continent appeared from the aquatic depths, formed by gushing lava that had been cooled by the ocean waters and hardened. It all started with the eruption of an … [Read more...] about In the Pacific Ocean, a Brand-New Baby Island Has Just Been Born
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First Time in 50 Years That a Rare Four-Foot Rainbow Snake has Been Seen in Florida
The rare rainbow snake, last observed in Florida in 1969, has returned. While out on a hike in the Ocala National Forest, which is located 47 miles north of Orlando, two women came across the magnificent four-foot-long monster. Rainbow snakes are "extremely aquatic, spending much of its existence buried amid aquatic vegetation; never observed, even by herpetologists, due … [Read more...] about First Time in 50 Years That a Rare Four-Foot Rainbow Snake has Been Seen in Florida
A Rare Deep-sea Shark Discovered in Australia Has Been Dubbed the “Stuff of Nightmares.”
A fisherman in Australia spotted a strange-looking monster that has been dubbed "the stuff of nightmares." The large-eyed shark was discovered dead in the sea off the coast of Australia, with a projecting white mouth and fangs and a pointed snout like a dog. Trapman Bermagui of Sydney was perplexed by his unusual capture from 2,133 feet below the surface. The snapshot … [Read more...] about A Rare Deep-sea Shark Discovered in Australia Has Been Dubbed the “Stuff of Nightmares.”
A Stray Cat Who Has Been ‘Frozen in Fear For Days’ is Overjoyed When Someone Stops to Assist Him
“He immediately jumped in my lap and was dying for love.” Capone had nowhere to go, so he slept overnight under a covered area adjacent to an office building. The lonely and scared 2-year-old stray cat wondered how long he'd have to wait amid a mound of rubbish before somebody came to assist. Fortunately, a few passersby noticed and intervened, saving the day – and … [Read more...] about A Stray Cat Who Has Been ‘Frozen in Fear For Days’ is Overjoyed When Someone Stops to Assist Him
The Public Has Now Been Given Access To The Last Known Footage of a Thylacine
What is believed to be the last known footage of a thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, has been made available by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) as a "new" lost film (despite being a marsupial and looking nothing like a tiger apart from its stripy back). When "Benjamin," the last verified member of the species, passed away in captivity in … [Read more...] about The Public Has Now Been Given Access To The Last Known Footage of a Thylacine