Passenger Pigeon: Existed in Colossal Numbers That No Longer With Us
Passenger Pigeon—No Longer with Us
Once the most numerous bird on the planet, the graceful passenger pigeon was a very fast flyer.
When did it become...
Imperial Woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis)
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker had a close relative that lived in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico. Slightly bigger than the ivory-bill, this was the...
African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
The African Cuckoo (Afrikaanse Koekoek) is an intra-African migrant. In the Transvaal, and presumably throughout its range, the numbers vary from year to year....
Saudi Arabia Highway 10: World’s Longest Straight Road
Saudi Arabia's Highway 10 holds the amazing distinction of being the longest straight road in the world.
Everyone loves curving and twisting roads, but...
Pink Dolphin: The Mythical Looking Creature
Have you ever see a Pink Dolphin? Probably your answer will be “NO”.
But here, you can see Pink Dolphin is a mythical-looking creature...
James Scott intentionally created a 14,000-acre flood to prevent his wife from returning home so he could continue having parties.
In 1993, a man named James Scott purposefully broke a levee, causing a large flood of the Mississippi River, to prevent his wife from...
A Rare 2,000 Years Old Collection of Coins Discovered in Mohenjo Daro
A Rare 2,000-Year-Old Collection of Coins Discovered in Mohenjo Daro. Just imagine having a rare piece of coins in your hands—something that has endured...
Orazio Vecchi 1551-1605
Orazio Vecchi (vek'-ke) was born in Modena (Italia). He obtained his musical instruction from the monk, Salvatore Essenga, well known for his compositions; a...
The Ancient Ceremonial Bowl at Sarmizegetusa Regia
In the Telescope Mystery, did the Geto Dacians learn about mirrors formed from a reflective liquid over 2000 years ago? The ancients practiced alchemy, such as vaporizing mercury to obtain gold. However, mercury was also used in reflecting telescopes. Similarly, the Geto Dacian...
Major Oak: Large English oak (Quercus robur)
Robin Hood’s Oak Sherwood Forest, England 1908. The Major Oak is a growing English oak (Quercus robur) located near the settlement of Edwinstowe in...