History

Maczuga Herkulesa – An Impressive Limestone Stack

An impressive limestone stack, “Maczuga Herkulesa”, is located near Pieskowa Skala in Ojców National Park, north of Kraków in southern Poland. Because of its distinctive shape, it is called...

Yellow-throated euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)

The Yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea) ranges from southern Mexico to western Panama, through the lowlands of both coasts...

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker

Identification:  Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) is colorful Mantle glossy black, streaked white, back and rump white. Uppertail black,...

Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)

Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) belongs to the family Hirundinidae, one of the few birds in Australia with a...

Matucana intertexta

Matucana intertexta plants are usually solitary. The stunning flowers are oblique, pale orange to vermilion to scarlet, with violet...

The Mystery of Utsuro-Bune?

What is the mystery of Utsuro-Bune? In 1803, many fishermen in Hitachi province on the eastern coast of Japan reported seeing a strange vessel...

Giant 3,000-year-Old Statue of Pharaoh Ramses II Found in Cairo

Garman and Egyptian archaeologists found a giant 3000-year-old statue of Pharaoh Ramses II submerged in ground water in Cairo slum, which is hailed as...

The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is Most Famous Lost Mine in American History

The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine is a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States. The site is commonly thought to be in...

The Historical Rare Pictures of RMS Titanic Ship

More than 100 years before has sailed by since the luxury steamship RMS Titanic met its catastrophic end in the North Atlantic. The ship...