In Homebrush Bay, Sydney, Australia you can see a remarkable floating forest. The remains of an abandoned transport ship, a 1911 steam collier, is slowly being overgrown by a forest. Humankind has helped. From 2008 to 2010 there was an effort to remove chemicals from Homebush. These incredible photographs come from Bruce Hood, Andy Brill […]
Explore the ancient Egyptian city found beneath the waves
Two years ago the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion was found below the waves in the Abu Qir Bay. Just off the coast of Egypt but lost for hundreds of years, scientists had no idea what they would found. Thonis-Heracleion was founded around the 8th century BC and after a series of natural disasters it vanished […]
Very weird: Monsterous Kappa rises from the river
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2pzuKyEVgA A Kappa is a Japanese water goblin or demon. It’s name means River-child and a local would describe it as a Yokai. This Kappa is at home in the pond at Tsujikawayama Park near Fukusaki in Hyogo Prefecture. The head of the beast is important; Kappa’s have power while their hairless patch is filled […]
Listen for free: Be amazed at these ancient Sumerian songs
Sumer is the original “land of the civilized kings” and was one of the first ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia. The god of beneficence, Enki, is Sumerian, as if Enlil the lord of ghost-land, Sin the moon god and even An who was the god of heaven. Now musician Stef Conner learned how to read and […]
The strange salt cube natural phenomenon of the Dead Sea
Isn’t it remarkable? Normally the waves round down stones over time. That’s where sand comes from. In this case we’ve square salt cubes washing up. Salt would normally dissolve in water. Cubes caught in waves wouldn’t keep their straight edges for long. In Pure Spirit Have you ever been to the Dead Sea? What was […]
Totally strange local traditions
John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, and host of Mental Floss takes us through some 27 unbelievable local traditions. Are you ready? He begins with Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling, describing how the cheese wheel can hit speeds on 70 mph, and then moves on to really weird stuff. How weird? We’ve got […]
When the clouds invaded the Grand Canyon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF8LUy1LJjs This remarkable video captures a “total cloud inversion” that filled the Grand Canyon. There’s no sound. What you see, over a time-lapse, is low cloud coming in to fill the Grand Canyon, lapping at the edge and then retreating again. In Pure Spirit What’s the most surreal natural sight you’ve ever seen? Looking for […]
The ice swept wonders of Slovenia
Photographer Marko Korosec responded to a lull in the weather after a long period of snow and wind to climb Mount Javornik. The mountain in eastern Slovenia is better known for ski holidays than alien-like discoveries but it is the latter Korosec found. The trees and towers have been encased in layers of ice. Some […]
Gretel’s Dark Forest
German artist Kilian Schoenberger shared their Dark Forest photography project on Behance. It’s described as “back into the light” this is “where Hansel and Gretel lost their way”. The photographs were actually taken by wandering through the remote forests that line where the Iron Curtain in Central Europe used to be. We’ve pictures from Germany […]
Discover the most radioactive places on Earth
The important difference between ionizing radiation and the sort of radiation you might get with your smartphone is brought to life in this strange tour video.
