The island of Mauritius is located 900 km from Madagascar, and its coast is washed by the Indian Ocean. By geological standards, the rocks and stones of the island are quite young: they are only about 9 million years old. But not so long ago, scientists managed to make a sensational discovery! They argue that so “young” are only the upper layers of volcanic rocks, and much more impressive structures, whose age reaches 2.5-3 billion years, are hidden under them. ...

Sculpture, like any other kind of fine art, is designed to reflect the spirit of the times, modern images, technologies and current events should serve as an inspiration for it. And if in the past it was, as a rule, a statue of stone, luxurious marble or pliable wood, today the variety of materials from which sculptors create their works is much wider. ...

Agree, in a situation where someone brazenly snatches honestly earned right from your hands (and in this situation - from your teeth), not much is pleasant. The most important thing is not to get confused and not give up. Representatives of the animal kingdom this week showed us a great example of how to fight for their prey, and an American photographer from the state of Washington was lucky to capture this amazing battle on camera. ...

The indigenous peoples of Africa are colorful and very interesting, especially for residents of other continents. But there is one mysterious tribe, meetings with which for a long time even their neighbors avoided. This is a Wadoma tribe that lives in Zimbabwe. The scientific world has long doubted the existence of mysterious ostrich people, as other nationalities called the vadoma, although mention of them is found in the descriptive works of the ancient Greeks. ...

Frankly, insects are not what people love the most. Of course, there are beautiful butterflies, someone likes beetles or praying mantises, but on the whole you’re more likely to like photos of a large panda than a photo collection of insects. Not to mention the "pets" of cockroaches. Yes, even if they all disappeared in an instant! ...

Amid the general warming of the climate of our planet, scientists are increasingly asking the question what role volcanoes can play in this process. Indeed, the eruptions of large volcanoes, known for reconstructing the climatic events of the past, had disastrous consequences for our planet associated with periods of cooling. ...

An impeccable mix of masculinity, sexuality and touching tenderness. Gods of sport with affectionate souls. Enthusiasts with a steel press. Coming up with a description for Australian firefighters can be as endless as looking at the ocean off the coast of their homeland. But the essence of all these words will be reduced to one thing: these guys with divine bodies are ordinary heroes who save lives, do not take off their cloaks of superheroes when the fire is extinguished and serve as a real example for others. ...

It may seem unbelievable, but the famous "Last Supper" by Leonardo’s brush today does not look exactly like the author intended. The fact is that for many centuries of its existence, murals survived not one restoration, but artists who wanted to save Leonardo's masterpiece sometimes rewrote a brilliant work of art at their discretion. ...

And although there are many photo contests dedicated to traveling the world and the beauties of our planet, we try to acquaint you with particularly interesting and prestigious ones. That is why it is impossible to ignore the competition, the organizer of which is the famous English newspaper The Guardian, founded back in 1821. ...

In the Soviet Union, any inconsistencies with generally accepted standards were ridiculed and branded with shame, and it does not matter in which direction a person stood out: in musical tastes, hair or clothing. Despite this, there were a lot of people in the USSR who wanted to dress fashionably and brightly, therefore, the more identical light brown trousers the Soviet light industry produced, the more often young people looked at photographs of Western women of fashion. ...

The Kara Sea, washing the northern borders of Eurasia, has been steadily stepping on the continent in recent years. As the results of recent studies show, the land recedes at a speed of about 2 meters per year, and in some places this figure reaches 4 meters. Such an abnormal erosion rate is not at all accidental, but the global warming and the permafrost thaw caused by it are to blame. ...

Answering the question which of the animals can walk upside down, let's say that one of these "magicians" is a gecko. Geckos are a large family of small lizards. They have many bristles on their paws, at the ends of which are tiny suckers. Thanks to them and the power of Van der Waals, small animals can easily run on the ceiling and not fall. ...

There are not many living creatures that can survive in conditions of practically waterless sand deserts. These are mainly insects, snakes and lizards. Among the mammals, one can name the fox Fenech, camel and kangaroo. Of course, a camel among all of them has the largest body weight, reaching up to 800 kilograms. ...

Paul Goldstein, a photographer and tour guide working for Exodus Travel, managed to pretty much travel to the most remote and interesting places on Earth. For all this time, he has accumulated an incredible number of the most amazing shots, some of which we offer to your attention. Many of them were made on the territory of the Masai Mara Kenyan park, some beyond the snowy Arctic Circle and in other beautiful corners of our planet, but one way or another, each of his pictures fully reflects the uniqueness and magnificence of our animal world. ...

We all love to travel, but most of us hardly dream of renouncing the citizenship of our native country. But the Swede Jacob Sebastian Björk so fond of Japan that he became a naturalized citizen of the Land of the Rising Sun. To do this, he had to renounce his original citizenship, since dual citizenship is contrary to Japanese law. ...

The chain of One & Only resorts, turning to their many years of experience in wellness recreation, decided to create an alliance with an expert in the world of beauty and health - the Chenot brand. Chenot and One & Only seemed to be made for each other: both brands have become pioneers in their field, both have many years of experience. Their partnership will undoubtedly revolutionize the individual approach to spa recreation. ...