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𓆏 Glass frogs are transparent, you can even see their inner organs. Still, they excel at warding off predators. ©️ Jaime Culebras More about the transparent frog👇 earthlymission.com/translucent-...
A Serbian soldier sleeps with his father who came to visit him on the front line near Belgrade, 1914.
1000 years ago, a Viking lost his chest in a lake in present-day Sweden. It was only discovered in 1936, and what they found inside was surprisingly well-preserved👇 t.ly/erb2i 📷 Sweden's Museum of National Antiquities (Historiska Museet)
Doppelgängers—unrelated people who look remarkably alike—may share more than just their appearance. A study found that some also have similar genetic variations and lifestyle traits, making them "virtual twins." Read on👇 earthlymission.com/doppelganger... Image: François Brunelle / Joshi et al.
The sarcastic fringehead has a rather curious name—and an attitude to match. This little fish can intimidate animals many times its size with a single display of its enormous, distended mouth, which opens wider than its head—or even its entire body, for that matter👇 t.ly/X_vcH 📷 Adriane Honerbrink
How could the mysterious Al Naslaa Rock in Saudi Arabia split with such surgical precision? Many believe it's the work of ancient or alien civilizations, using forgotten wielding technology. Geologists offer a more grounded explanation👇 earthlymission.com/mystery-al-n... 📷 Disdero
Incredibly well-preserved 2300-year-old Scythian woman's boot found in a log coffin in the Altai mountains in Siberia. More about this incredible find👇 earthlymission.com/magnificent-... 📷 Southern Siberia State Hermitage Museum / Institute for the History of Material Culture
Why don't they use this concrete today? 🤔 More about Roman concrete, the mystery of which scientists have just solved👇 earthlymission.com/scientists-s...
In Cluj-Napoca, Romania, you can pay for a bus ticket by doing 20 squats. A special machine counts your squats and, once you complete them, prints a ticket valid for one ride on the CTP Cluj-Napoca urban bus network. Meanwhile, elderly and disabled passengers can travel free of charge.
This 7.8” (20cm) prehistoric stone "tool" used 28,000 years ago was found in Hohle Fels Cave near Ulm, Germany. More about the prehistoric tool👇 earthlymission.com/hohle-fels-c... 📷 J. Liptak/Museum Of Prehistory Blaubeuren
These strange prehistoric plants are found only on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Resembling a cross between a scorched cactus and a pineapple, they can reach heights of up to 30 feet (9 meters). More about the unique prehistoric plant👇 earthlymission.com/giant-ground... 📷 Peter Zahar
⚽ As the world watches the World Cup, here's a reminder that football has been bringing people together for centuries. This is the world's oldest known football — kicked around nearly 500 years ago👇 earthlymission.com/oldest-footb... 📷 Smith Art Gallery & Museum
Earth’s highest peak would look tiny beside Mars’ Olympus Mons — 8,848 metres versus a staggering 21,222 metres.
Cheddar Man, the oldest known Briton, lived around 10,000 years ago. DNA testing revealed that one of his living relatives was teaching history just half a mile from where his skeleton was found👇 earthlymission.com/cheddar-man-... 📷 Werner Ustorf / Adrian Targett
This amazing fossil looks so much like a dragon, it's hard to believe it's real. But it is. This is the skull of the Dragon King of Hogwarts (Dracorex hogwartsia), a dinosaur with an armored skull named after the famous school of witchcraft in Harry Potter👇 earthlymission.com/dracorex-hog...
More images/info about this incredible road👇 earthlymission.com/tianmen-moun...
In a study on American crows, researchers wore a “dangerous” mask while trapping and banding birds, then later found that crows would scold people wearing that same face. Even more fascinating: the warning spread to other crows, including younger ones that had never been trapped themselves.
There's a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic that learned WWI was over only a year later. Tristan da Cunha is home to just 242 people. Located over 2,000 miles from the nearest landmass, this British Overseas Territory offers a unique and isolated lifestyle👇 earthlymission.com/tristan-da-c...
Street art can do wonders. This incredible mural by CitéCréation is situated in Lyon, France. More about this amazing mural👇 earthlymission.com/when-you-see...
Amazing waterspout in Tampa Bay, Florida. Watch the waterspout reach land👇 earthlymission.com/waterspout-t... 📷 Joey Mole
In 1963, 2,000-year-old seeds were found in an ancient pot in Israel. Planted in 2005, they grew into a tree extinct for over 1,800 years—and it has now produced fruit! More about the newly sprouted ancient tree and its fruit👇 earthlymission.com/extinct-jude... 📷 Guy Eisner / Marcos Schonholz
The streaked tenrec of Madagascar looks like a cross between a hedgehog, a porcupine - and a zebra. And it sports a mohawk! More images/info about this adorable creature👇 earthlymission.com/streaked-ten... 📷 Alan Harper / Charles Hesse
Espalier, also known as Belgian fencing, is a technique of training living plants to grow into a decorative fence or wall. In this example, the plant used is a weeping fig ficus.
Read Diesel's amazing story👇 earthlymission.com/familys-miss...
🌄 Aerial view of Diamond Head, a 500,000-year-old volcanic tuff cone located on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii. More amazing images/info about Diamond Head👇 earthlymission.com/diamond-head... 📷 Eric Tessmer