If you're interested in medieval life, you don't need a time machine to travel back in time. Guedelon Fortress in Burgundy, France, is a one-of-a-kind initiative in which volunteers and researchers are constructing an original 13th century castle using exclusively medieval techniques and materials. Michel Guyot and Maryline Martin began work on the Guedelon Castle project in … [Read more...] about The French Have Been Building Castle Using Medieval Techniques For 20 Years, And The Result Is Incredible
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In Pictures: 50 Years of Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The Natural History Museum's new book, issued on Wednesday, commemorates five decades of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which celebrates the art of wildlife photography. Started in the 1960s, the 160 prize-winning and commended photographs span 50 years of varying times, styles, and specialisms, showing some of the most famous images of wildlife on the … [Read more...] about In Pictures: 50 Years of Wildlife Photographer of the Year
This Massive Dust Storm Was Captured by a Fleeing News Helicopter
Photographer Jerry Ferguson was flying in a news helicopter this week to photograph periodic monsoon weather in Phoenix, Arizona, when a gigantic dust cloud appeared on the horizon. Ferguson managed to catch this image of the dust wall blowing across the field as they flew away to outrun it. Ferguson, who has been shooting professionally for 20+ years and from helicopters … [Read more...] about This Massive Dust Storm Was Captured by a Fleeing News Helicopter
This sleeping Bear-uty!
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