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The Incredible Myth Behind the Feejee Mermaid
On a warm evening in the summer of 1842, the English gentleman Dr. J. Griffin of the British Lyceum of Natural History encountered something strange while wandering alone on a deserted tropical beach. Even his learned mind was ill-prepared for what lay around the next bend on this particular evening. There on the white sands, gasping its last breath, was a being seemingly ripped from the pages of mythology itself...
Continue reading...5 Most Incredible Waterfall Caverns
Friday, July 17, 2009
Waterfalls in caves prove that constant pounding is not like making a hole in water. Often, they have flowed over the same rock for so many hundreds of years that it did finally cave in and let the water have its way... Though popular in the virtual and gaming world, waterfalls inside caves are not very common in the real world – if you’re not counting trickles and caves behind waterfalls. We’ve found five around the world that made the cut.
Continue reading...Scotland Makes It Rain: $20 Million Prize for Renewable Energy
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond upped the ante for renewable energy today in a lecture to the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. by announcing a $20 million prize for renewable energy that draws from the ocean. Image from acastellano on flickr
Continue reading...Charity Fundraisers Ruining British Mountains
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Groups who attempt to raise money for charity by climbing the highest mountains in England, Wales, and Scotland in one day are blamed for causing environmental havoc on the three peaks. The view from the Scafell Pike summit The event is known as the Three Peaks Challenge and every [...]
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Monday, October 12, 2009
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