For the first time in centuries the world's population is set to decline in a few decades. There are currently around 7.8 billion of us in the world right now and that number is expected to peak in 2064, when I'll be 69 years old...yikes. Based on a new study published in The Lancet, the peak will be at roughly 9.7 billion and then will drop to 8.8 billion by 2100, … [Read more...] about The World’s Population Is Set To Decline For The First Time In Centuries
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Filmmaker Shares The Moment An Uncontacted Tribe Sees White People For The First Time And Looks As If They’ve Seen Ghosts
Rare video has emerged purporting to show the meeting of a filmmaker and his crew with a previously uncontacted tribe. Jean-Pierre Dutilleux, a Belgian author and director, released footage in 1993 of what he claimed was the first ever encounter captured on film with members of the Toulambi tribe in Papua New Guinea. It was also claimed that this was the group's first … [Read more...] about Filmmaker Shares The Moment An Uncontacted Tribe Sees White People For The First Time And Looks As If They’ve Seen Ghosts
Tomorrow Island (Russia) and Yesterday Isle (USA) Are Just Three Miles Apart But There’s a 21-Hour Time Difference Between Them
In the frigid waters of the Bering Strait, nestled between mainland Alaska and Siberia, lie the Diomede Islands—an intriguing duo separated by a mere three miles but connected by an extraordinary temporal paradox. Big Diomede, situated on the Russian side, and Little Diomede, on the U.S. side, coexist in a unique dance with time, thanks to their proximity to the International … [Read more...] about Tomorrow Island (Russia) and Yesterday Isle (USA) Are Just Three Miles Apart But There’s a 21-Hour Time Difference Between Them
A Scientists Successfully Sequence the DNA of Man From the Pompeii Eruption for the First Time
Thousands of lives were changed forever in 79 CE when Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii under 23 feet of ash and debris. Over 2,000 people died in the disaster, many of whom were trapped inside their homes. For the first time, researchers have fully sequenced the DNA of a single victim. We now have a better understanding of the people who lived in Pompeii as a result of … [Read more...] about A Scientists Successfully Sequence the DNA of Man From the Pompeii Eruption for the First Time
Frozen in time: Michigan lighthouses frozen solid by a storm turned into beautiful, giant icicles
These frozen lighthouses in Michigan could be mistaken for a scene from the disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. The 30ft structures have turned into giant icicles because they are standing in temperatures well below freezing. The American photographer Thomas Zakowski, who is 56 years old, took these beautiful pictures on a trip to two cities in Michigan after a storm … [Read more...] about Frozen in time: Michigan lighthouses frozen solid by a storm turned into beautiful, giant icicles