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photo credit: Philip J. Currie, Robert Holmes, Michael Ryan Clive Coy, Eva B. Koppelhus It’s a pretty rare event to find complete fossils in good condition. After millions of years any number of things could happen to destroy fossils before they are discovered and documented by scientists, if the animal even fossilizes at all. Finding well preserved baby animals is particularly hard, since

Take the plunge into Mexico’s underwater museum It’s not just flurries of brightly coloured fish that you’ll spot whilst swimming the warm, turquoise waters off the coast of Cancun. Just a short kick of the flippers away from ’s famous diving spot, Manchones Reef, you’ll find a collection of over 400 underwater statues that comprise one of the world’s most unusual museums, the

World s Most Beautiful Mountains is easily one of the most visually impressive offerings in the Living Landscapes series. ... Some of the most awesome footage in Mountains comes from the Mountain Temples of the Himalayas....incredibly beautiful imagery, frequently utilizing reflections of various peaks caught in the tranquil and mirror-like waters of mountain lakes...New Zealand s Queensland off

Freshly erupted lava can range from 700-1200 °C (1,300-2,200 °F). According to the manufacturers, Coca-Cola is best served at 4 °C (40 °F). Photographer Bryan Lowry wondered (as so many of us do): “What would happen if a can of Coke crossed paths with molten lava?” He decided to stage an experiment on a volcano in Hawaii. One can had a small hole punctured in the top too prevent the a

Solar Roadways is a modular paving system of solar panels that can withstand the heaviest of trucks (250,000 pounds). These Solar Road Panels can be installed on roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, bike paths, playgrounds... literally any surface under the sun. They pay for themselves primarily through the generation of electricity, which can power homes and businesses connected via drive

A tour of some popular spots in the Canadian Rockies, chief among them are Banff National Park in the Province of Alberta and Yoho National Park in the Province of British Columbia. The main featured spots in the video are:

Devil's Pool: On the Edge of the World's Largest Waterfall Resorts around the world boast of unique swimming pools but many believe the ultimate (and most dangerous?) infinity pool is located high on the edge of one of the world's most majestic natural wonders--Victoria Falls at the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. With a width of 5,604 feet and a height of 354 feet, Victoria Falls is consid

Melting glaciers will destroy our planet 5055 5 According to research scientists from NASA and the University of California, due to the melting of Antarctic glaciers global sea level rise in the foreseeable future to a critical level, which will lead to a large-scale disaster on the planet. Due to global warming and the ozone hole over Antarctica in the western part of the Antarctic ice

Courtesy of Michael Crose Brayden Denton's casket is carried by six family members and friends dressed as his favorite superhero characters. It was a funeral fit for a superhero. After 5-year-old Brayden Denton lost his fight to brain cancer on May 8, his casket was carried by a group of pallbearers dressed as his favorite superheroes. A photo of the touching scene is now going viral afte