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Lake Baikal: Deepest, Biggest, Oldest

On January 7, 2015 by Tim Newman

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Lake Baikal sits proud and alert in wintery Siberia, and as lakes go, it’s a mighty impressive girl, earning itself the nickname “the Pearl of Siberia”. As far as volume is concerned, Lake...

Life-Sized Chrome T-Rex In Paris

On January 4, 2015 by Tim Newman

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I don’t know why no one has bothered to tell me this before, but in 2013 a life-size model of Tyrannosaurus Rex was installed atop the platform of Compagnie des Bateaux-Mouches by the River...

Chrysopelea: The Flying Snake

On January 4, 2015 by Tim Newman

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Snakes and spiders are almost unanimously feared amongst all disparate populations of earth. In England and other cooler climbs our fear is wasted energy, but for many who dwell in the warmer sections of the world, that fear...

Man Howls Into The Woods, The Woods Howl Back

On January 4, 2015 by Tim Newman

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This video really put the willies up me good and proper. There’s a chap sitting in a chair in the woods with a gun, that’s pretty scary on its own, but that’s not...

Foxfire: Putting The “Fun” Back In Fungus

On January 4, 2015 by Tim Newman

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Foxfire is nothing to do with foxes or fires, just to get that straight from the start. It’s actually a type of bioluminescence produced by certain fungi that live in decaying wood. Also...

Giant Isopods: The Woodlouse Of The Sea

On January 3, 2015 by Tim Newman

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You don’t get to see these weirdos in real life too often, not because they’re from an alien planet, but because they live in the deep and are rarely caught by fishermen. Giant...

The Cookiecutter Shark: Small, Weak & Deadly

On December 29, 2014 by Tim Newman

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The cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis) is one of the less impressively sized members of the shark family. They generally don’t get much over 50 cm long and have relatively thin and weak bodies. The...

Australia’s Floods Bring Plague Of Spiders

On December 28, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Australia has faced some of the worst floods in living history over the last few years. The residents who’ve had their property destroyed and found themselves being forced to move to higher ground are never...

Dalceridae: Beautiful Slug Caterpillars

On December 27, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Dalceridae are commonly referred to as “slug” caterpillars because of their impressively slimy appearance. If I’m honest, I think the nickname is a little unfair. Slugs are unanimously considered to be ugly, whereas I...

Diving Horses Were All The Rage In The 1880’s

On December 23, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Us humans like to look at things we didn’t expect to see. Anything from car crashes to murder victims, it’s an odd habit that I doubt we’ll ever lose. The bad old days...

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