A surprising find was made by 16-year-old Jadav Payeng in Assam, India, in 1979: a number of dead snakes scattered around the sandbanks of Majuli Island in the Brahmaputra River. The creatures were destroyed by the island's lack of shade after being driven from their previous locations by flooding. Payeng was greatly moved by this horrible scene, and it motivated him to take … [Read more...] about Man Plants a Tree on Barren Island Every Day for 40 Years; Now It’s a Giant Forest
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It’s Time To Make Your Day Worse With This Photo Of A Crab With “Teeth”
A crab with human-like "teeth" was recently plucked from the sea by a photographer who posted a photo of the unusual crustacean on Instagram. The image, which sparked outrage in the comments section, shows the crab out of water, displaying what appears to be a row of four human teeth. “Crabs… "There's something both attractive and repulsive about them," said Roman Fedortsov, … [Read more...] about It’s Time To Make Your Day Worse With This Photo Of A Crab With “Teeth”
Over The Tropics, A Brand-New Ozone Hole Has Been Found, and it’s Enormous
It's thought to have been around since the 1980s. A brand-new year-round ozone hole has been found over the tropics of the Earth, which, according to the study's authors, is "of significant worldwide concern." The hole is believed to have existed since the 1980s and eluded climate scientists' models, which are often able to foresee such events. By combining observational … [Read more...] about Over The Tropics, A Brand-New Ozone Hole Has Been Found, and it’s Enormous
Giant Sunfish Larva Discovered For The First Time And It’s Ludicrously Adorable
Mola alexandrini, the enormous bump-head sunfish, has been harboring a small secret. The larval form of one of the world's largest fish had previously been unknown to ocean experts, but thanks to the combined efforts of scientists from Australia and New Zealand, the early life stage of one of the world's largest fish has finally been discovered. The larva of the huge bump-head … [Read more...] about Giant Sunfish Larva Discovered For The First Time And It’s Ludicrously Adorable
A kangaroo Kicks A Paraglider Landing In The Face, And It’s All Caught On Camera
A new video captures the amusing yet absolutely terrifying moment a paraglider encounters a human-sized, fist-throwing kangaroo. Jonathan Bishop was paragliding across the country's southeast for nearly two hours when he started to descend at the Orroral Valley tracking station, a NASA facility 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Canberra and home to Earth-orbiting … [Read more...] about A kangaroo Kicks A Paraglider Landing In The Face, And It’s All Caught On Camera