An Inquisitive Mind

Wayahuaca Cave. At 1,155 feet, it is the 2nd longest sea cave in the world, accessible only by zodiacal raft. Join

Super camouflage! The Bearded Owl (scientifically called Strix nebulosa) is able to blend into the bark of trees. It is a large owl with a wingspan of up to one and a half meters. The black spot under its beak resembles a beard, which is why the owl got its name. This owl is not particularly afraid of other predators. It needs camouflage to hide its presence from potential prey. And to attack unsuspecting prey unexpectedly. These are usually small rodents, squirrels. These owls often attack from a low height. They sit on a stump and wait for their prey, then dive sharply at it. They have excellent hearing - they can hear the slightest noise even under a layer of snow. Then the owl jumps right into the snow and grabs its prey. It lives in northern territories, both in Canada and the USA, as well as in the north of Europe and in Russia. Can not build a nest, but chooses and lives in other people's nests. Or uses hollow trees. Join

The unusual mineral sodalite, which under UV light turns into a real "dragon's egg. Join

In the Amazon basin you can find a plant of the lily family called victoria. Its leaves reach three meters in diameter on the surface of the water and can hold up to 30 kg (66 lb). Join

This is what the mating dance of the peacock spider looks like Join

3D printing makes it possible to create non-dismountable modular parametric surfaces, the production of which was not possible before. Applications for such canvases can be clothing, transportation, and even architecture! Join

Crazy adventures through the waterfalls of Venezuela Canaima National Park. Join

The biggest ghost town The city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia Province began construction in 2003. The city is designed for 1 million people. Now about 100 thousand people live there, 90% of the buildings are empty. Join

The most unusual city built on a bridge. Join

Incredible colors of coral reefs. Coral reefs are often called the living forests of warm seas: they are calcareous geological structures that are formed by colonial coral polyps as well as certain species of algae capable of extracting lime from seawater. Coral reefs, mostly formed in shallow waters, cover a total area of 27,000,000 km² worldwide. Join

This is what the hydrophobic material looks like Join

Once a year, Honduras has a fish rainy season. Between May and July, a dark cloud appears in the sky, lightning flashes, thunder rumbles, and it rains heavily for two to three hours. Once it stops, hundreds of live fish remain on the ground. Join

There is a tree nicknamed the "dynamite" tree. Its fruits look like small pumpkins, but when they ripen, they explode with a loud pop, scattering the seeds around at about 240 km/h (149.1 mph). Join

In the Museum of Heraklion, in Greece, there is an interesting exhibit in the form of a rectangular slab of regular shape with identical circular notches or cavities, you can call it whatever you want And everything would be fine if not the material of this artifact, namely basalt. In addition, the age of the artifact is estimated at 4000 years. Although the artifact itself looks strange, in fact, to do such an artifact with primitive tools is extremely difficult, given that it was created many thousands of years ago. This raises many questions, but no less interesting is the purpose of the artifact, especially if its processing was virtually impossible without technology. Join

This is what an advertisement for the game looks like in Dubai Join

People who do not sleep much do not like to help others. The journal PLOS Biology writes about it. People who have problems with sleep have poorer functioning of brain areas responsible for social connections. That's why they seem irritable and unsociable. Join

This is the clearest view of the Andromeda Galaxy, showing more than 100 million stars. Join

What happens to a dead fish carcass at sea. Quite an unpleasant video. But it clearly shows that nothing is lost in nature. Unless, of course, it's plastic. Join

A common forest fern can become an instant tattoo.🤓 In fact, the imprint will wipe off quickly is the spores (seeds). Join

Volumetric paper cards without glue that magically transform from a flat surface into a sphere Join