Posted on 31 August 2010
A stocky, two-clawed relative of Velociraptor and feathered dinosaurs has been discovered in Romania. Balaur bondoc,which means stocky dragon, is the first meat-eating dinosaur to be described that lived in Europe during the final 60 million years of the Age of Dinosaurs.
“Balaur might be one of the largest predators in this ecosystem because not even [...]
Tags: Predatory Dinosaur, Predatory Dinosaur Discovered
Posted on 29 August 2010
A volcano erupted on the Indonesia island of Sumatra on Sunday for the first time in four centuries, sending smoke 1,500 meters (about 5,000 feet) into the air and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents, officials said.There were no reports of casualties so far and aviation in the area was unaffected.
Mount Sinabung in the [...]
Tags: Indonesia's Sumatra, Volcano erupts, Volcano erupts sumatra
Posted on 29 June 2010
Polar lights are always interesting and no matter how much you watch them, you are never bored to see more of them. Enjoying the sight of beautiful colorful lights in sky is not only the privilege of those who live near Earth’s poles. A rare natural phenomenon which appears only when a few of special [...]
Tags: light poles, polar lights
Posted on 31 May 2010
Those rocks are formed as a consequence of strong tidal forces for centuries. The most interesting part of those rocks, the base, is covered by the water twice per day but it is possible to see them in full shape during the low tide.
During the low tide, Hopewell Rocks look like they are from another [...]
Tags: Flowerpot Rocks, Rocks Provincial Park
Posted on 18 May 2010
Mysterious stone spheres have been found in different parts of the world and, as same as pyramids, their purpose and their origin is still unclear and covered by the veil of mystery. Costa Rica is one of countries which has a plenty of those mysterious stone spheres.
First of them were discovered in 1930. and since [...]
Tags: costa rica Spheres, Las Bolas, mysterious stone spheres, Stone Spheres