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The streaked tenrec of Madagascar looks like a cross between a hedgehog, a porcupine - and a zebra. And it sports a mohawk! More images/info about this adorable creature👇 earthlymission.com/streaked-ten... 📷 Alan Harper / Charles Hesse

Espalier, also known as Belgian fencing, is a technique of training living plants to grow into a decorative fence or wall. In this example, the plant used is a weeping fig ficus.

Eye of a beluga whale 👁️ 📷 Eric Kilby

Read Diesel's amazing story👇 earthlymission.com/familys-miss...

🌄 Aerial view of Diamond Head, a 500,000-year-old volcanic tuff cone located on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii. More amazing images/info about Diamond Head👇 earthlymission.com/diamond-head... 📷 Eric Tessmer

Long before color-sensitive film, Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky took 3 individual black and white photos, each with a filter (red, blue and green) to create color photos. This self portrait is over 108 years old! More of his stunning color photos👇 earthlymission.com/stunning-col...

Full story👇 earthlymission.com/operation-be...

This bonsai tree is 399 years old and has survived the bombing of Hiroshima! In spite of that, it's now on display in the U.S. More about this incredible bonsai tree👇 earthlymission.com/this-bonsai-... 📷 USDA/U.S. National Arboretum

This is the most accurate world map ever created! 🗺️ Unlike traditional projections that distort continents, the AuthaGraph map preserves the true proportions of land and sea. More about the most accurate map ever/zoomable version👇 earthlymission.com/finally-a-wo... Credit: Felagoth

This glittering golden horse called Akhal-Teke is probably the most beautiful equine breed in the world ❤️🐎 More amazing Akhal-Teke images/info👇 earthlymission.com/akhal-teke-g... 📷 Catherine Todd

🪨 These mysterious Romanian stones, called “trovants,” seem to grow, move, and even multiply. After heavy rain, they absorb minerals that trigger internal reactions, causing them to slowly expand and form new shapes. Read on👇 earthlymission.com/trovants-mys...

Dalhalla, a former limestone quarry in Sweden's Dalarna region, has been transformed into an extraordinary open-air theater that rivals ancient amphitheaters in acoustic quality. More amazing images/info about Dalhalla👇 earthlymission.com/dalhalla-nat... Photo: Dalhalla

World's oldest olive oil 🫒 A nearly 2,000-year-old bottle of solidified olive oil from Herculaneum and carbonized bread on the right (both created and preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.) Reas on👇 earthlymission.com/worlds-oldes... 📷 Sacchi et al., Nature, CC BY 4.0

The Manpupuner rock formations in Russia's Komi Republic are a series of seven stone pillars, standing 98 to 138 feet tall, formed over 200 million years through persistent erosion of ancient mountains. Read on👇 earthlymission.com/manpupuner-r... 📷 Aleksandr Chazov / Алексей Романов

More about Roman concrete, the mystery of which scientists have just solved👇 earthlymission.com/scientists-s...

What it’s like to live in the world’s northernmost inhabited place👇 earthlymission.com/alert-nunavu...

How to make the authorities fix the road.

🪨🏠🪨 Yes, it's real! More amazing images/info about the house between the rocks👇 earthlymission.com/castel-muer-... 📷 DIGITALAIN

Full story ❤️👇 earthlymission.com/message-in-b...

The only preserved head of the extinct Dodo bird. Scientists have recently successfully mapped the dodo's genome. Can we bring it back?👇 earthlymission.com/scientists-s... 📷 gnomonic

🚲 💪 More about the Steel Grandpa and his incredible achievement👇 earthlymission.com/gustaf-hakan...

Say that again... More about the only fifth-order island on Earth👇 earthlymission.com/island-in-la...

A towering 150-ft iceberg drifts through Iceberg Alley near Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada—a great view to have with your morning coffee. More images/info on Iceberg Alley👇 earthlymission.com/iceberg-alle... 📷 Doreen Dalley

More about the European lion and the new findings👇 earthlymission.com/lions-europe...

Where naval powers sailed between 1740-1855 based on 280,000 ship log entries. More about this map/hi-res zoomable version👇 earthlymission.com/ship-log-ent... Map by Peter Atwood

This recently discovered waterfall in Peru looks like a bride dressed in a wedding gown and veil. More images/info about the Bride Waterfall👇 earthlymission.com/bride-waterf... 📷 El Alto Digital

The ancient Greeks were funny 🤣 More about the ancient Greek graffiti and what the Romans did to Egyptian monuments👇 earthlymission.com/greek-touris...

🐺❤️ These pups and their parents are the first gray wolves that have been spotted in Colorado since the 1940s, marking a historic moment for conservation efforts in the state! Full story👇 earthlymission.com/native-gray-... 📷 NPS

🍯🐝⚱️ Why does honey never spoil? Have archaeologists tasted millennia-old honey?👇 earthlymission.com/honey-basica...

Found mostly around Lake Superior, these glowing rocks are known as Yooperlites. They are actually syanite rocks rich in fluorescent sodalite - and were only discovered recently! More about Yooperlites and how to find them👇 earthlymission.com/yooperlites-... 📷 Tarah Nicole Hoffman

👁️🐦 Birds experience a far richer visual world than we do. While humans are trichromats—seeing blue, green, and red—most birds are tetrachromats, able to detect an extra channel: ultraviolet (UV). They spot patterns and colors completely invisible to us. Read on👇 earthlymission.com/human-vision...

This is the only place where you can see Earth's mantle actively exposed on the surface. More about the island/exposed mantle👇 earthlymission.com/macquarie_is... 📷 Blagoj Klincharski

Read Koivunen's amazing story👇 earthlymission.com/aimo-koivune...

💧Today is World Water Day — so how about rewilding more rivers? 🏞 This river on the Dutch-Belgian border has been restored to the pristine conditions that existed 500 years ago. More about the rewilded river👇 earthlymission.com/river-meuse-... 📷 Herman Gielen/Vincent Fissette, Avisum

More about the Himalayas' marine fossils👇 earthlymission.com/marine-fossi...

A beer bottle discovered at “The Challenger Deep”, the deepest known point of seabed on Earth, 35,876 feet (10935 m) below sea level at the bottom of “The Mariana Trench”. Yes, we're getting there. Deepest-living fish also recently discovered👇 earthlymission.com/snailfish-ca... 📷 deepseadawn

Have you ever wondered how many ancestors you have? Well, wonder no more, because this infographic will show you the mind-blowing numbers of your great-great-great-great-great (etc.) grandparents. The numbers get really crazy👇 earthlymission.com/all-your-gra...

The oldest house ever found (up to 25,000 years old) is made of mammoth bones (Mezhyrich, Ukraine) 🦣🛖 What they found vs. what it looked like. More about the oldest house👇 earthlymission.com/mezhyrich-pe...

The side of Earth you never see — with Point Nemo in the middle, which recently a father and son swam through for the first time ever 👇 earthlymission.com/point-nemo-c...

📷🌐 Where people click the camera button the most👇 earthlymission.com/the-most-pho...

Montezuma Castle in Camp Verde, Arizona, is a set of remarkable cliff dwellings that were inhabited by the Sinagua people, a pre-Columbian culture. The dwellings were probably built in the middle 1100s AD. Read on👇 earthlymission.com/montezuma-ca... 📸 Beyond My Ken

Scientists recorded a dolphin speaking "porpoise"! A dolphin named Kylie has been living with a pod of porpoises for 14 years and learned to communicate with the porpoises using their own language. Read on👇 earthlymission.com/scientists-r... 📷 kenichi nobusue / Hélène Surmont

A clue to the mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke was recently found hidden in invisible ink👇 earthlymission.com/roanoke-colo...

Located on the southern side of Uluru rock, Mutitjulu Waterhole is one of the few permanent water sources in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia. The mystery of Uluru and what it hides under the ground👇 earthlymission.com/uluru-myster... 📷 bamboo water

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The first archaeologists. Full story👇 earthlymission.com/first-archae...

These 1000-year-old ancient Persian vertical-axis windmills are still in use today. Their design - which is the first known documented arrangement of this kind - is unique in that they feature a vertical-axis rotor. Read on👇 earthlymission.com/nashtifan-ir... 📷 Hadidehghanpour

A tourist spotted a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus being used as a table in a beach bar near Varna, Bulgaria. Full story👇 earthlymission.com/bulgaria_bea... 📷 Bulgaria Ministry of Interior / Google Maps/Cristi Condrut