The mayor of the island has suggested the fire was started by humans. Some of Easter Island's holy stone carvings have been damaged by fire. There are rumors that the fire may have been ignited on purpose, however the full extent of the damage is still being assessed. According to Carolina Pérez Dattari, Undersecretary of Cultural Heritage at Chile's Ministry of Culture, … [Read more...] about The Sacred Moai Statues of Easter Island Have Been Damaged by a Serious Fire
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In the Pacific Ocean, a Brand-New Baby Island Has Just Been Born
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
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