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Lake Kaindy draws thousands of visitors each year with its unearthly, limestone-blue water and submerged forest that pokes out from the water’s surface. Source: Curious History In Lake Kaindy, trees poke from the water’s surface like misplaced toothpicks, presenting an intriguing portrait for visitors and tourists. This incredible sunken forest was created in 1911 as a byproduct of the 7.7 magnitude Kebin earthquake. The earthquake, which destroyed more than 700 buildings, triggered a massive limestone landslide that formed a natural dam....

The cast of the man’s right lung is the consistency of “Jell-O” and has astounded doctors. Woodward et al./NEJMThe model of the man’s bronchial branch cast in his own blood clot. A patient in California coughed up a blood clot that’s the exact shape of a branching air passage in the right side of his lung. After an image of the stunning blood clot was posted to Twitter, it instantly went viral....

The legal battle began in 2010, when Picasso’s former handyman claimed the artist gave him the works as a gift. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty ImagesPierre Le Guennec (right) and his wife, Danielle, were first found guilty of possessing the stolen art in 2015. A nearly decade-long saga has finally come to an end. This week, a French court ruled to uphold the conviction of Pablo Picasso’s former electrician, who hoarded 271 of Picasso’s works in his garage for 40 years....

Richard and Mildred Loving were an interracial couple who married in 1958 when Virginia prohibited it. Their fight to remain lawfully wed soon became a historic court case. Bettmann/Getty Images Richard and Mildred Loving married at a time when Virginia had outlawed unions between people of different races. After they were arrested, they took the state to court in a case known as Loving v. Virginia — and won. When Richard and Mildred Loving married in 1958, they had to cross state lines....

The ship allegedly provides “a religious retreat ministering the most advanced level of spiritual counseling,” which apparently also includes a four-day standstill due to measles. Wikimedia CommonsThe Freewinds cruise ship, stationed in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. 2004. For those familiar with the Church of Scientology and its controversial Sea Org initiative, the religion’s penchant for cruise ship expeditions is familiar territory. For those who aren’t familiar, Sea Org is something of a private naval force owned and operated by the most important members of the Church of Scientology and provides courses and seminars at sea....

Some extravagant resorts as ideal getaways. But for true “free spirits”, Canada’s Free Spirit Spheres are just for you. Source: Travelettes In the pristine Canadian coastal rain forest of Vancouver Island sits—or, more aptly, floats—a resort unlike any other. The suspended spherical tree houses of Free Spirit Spheres offer a unique lodging accommodation that has to be seen to be believed. Source: GasTV Each sphere is suspended high within the trees to give an uncommon shift to your senses....

The best science photos of the year will take you from the Siberian permafrost to a radish garden in space. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 1 of 28Rare Occultation Between Venus And The MoonOver the summer, observers around the northeastern U.S. witnessed a rare celestial event: the moon and Venus appearing in the sky closely together....

The pitcher plant might not be as well known as the venus fly trap, but this carnivorous plant is just as carnivorous – perhaps even more so. Wikimedia CommonsThe Nepenthes rajah, also known as the pitcher plant. As far as plants go, unless you’re a botanist, you’re not going to know many exotic plant species off the top of your head. You may, however, recognize some of the more unusual ones, such as the corpse flower, a giant flower that smells like rotting flesh as it blooms; or the venus fly trap, a spindly plant known for snapping flies out of the air and chowing down on them....

Trove of Jurassic starfish uncovered, 890-million-year-old “spongelike” fossils found, Roman amphitheater unearthed. Amateur Fossil Hunters In England Just Unearthed More Than 10,000 Jurassic Fossils Using Google Earth Andrew Matthews/PA Images/Getty ImagesArchaeologists continue to unearth more specimens at the dig site in the Cotswolds Hills of England. Amateur paleontologists Sally and Neville Hollingworth just stumbled into the history books with an unequaled discovery of more than ten thousand Jurassic fossils. Hundreds of these stunning specimens have never even been seen before....

After developing the V-2 rocket for the Nazis, Wernher von Braun was recruited by America at the end of World War II where he designed the spacecraft that took NASA to the moon in 1969. Wernher von Braun was one of the United States’ most valuable rocket scientists — and he was a member of the Nazi party. As the Germans surrendered at the close of World War II, both the United States and the Soviet Union discovered just how advanced the Third Reich’s military arsenal had been — and both sides wanted a piece of it for themselves....

“Trust has been broken and severed completely.” Hacienda Healthcare, in Phoenix, AZ. To the surprise and horror of her family and caretakers alike, a 29-year-old woman in Arizona who has been in a vegetative state since a near-drowning incident 14 years ago just recently gave birth to a baby. The woman (whose name has not been given) is a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and has lived at a south Phoenix care facility, Hacienda Healthcare, for the past 27 years....

When a curious landowner on the Orkney Islands found human bones, archeologists investigated his grounds and found a staggering trove of Viking treasure underneath. AOC ArchaeologyAn X-ray of the elaborately detailed Viking sword pommel. Scotland’s Orkney Islands are as isolated as they are historic. In 2015, archaeologists unearthed a Viking sword from the ninth century on the isle of Papa Westray. Dug up from what is now known as the “Mayback Viking burials,” it endured 1,000 years of corrosion — with X-rays now revealing its details for the first time....

From the unexpected deaths of legendary comedian Robin Williams and “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman to the still-mysterious demise of Brittany Murphy, these are the most infamous deaths in recent Hollywood history. It’s easy to forget that when the cameras are off, the celebrities we see on-screen are just people, no matter how famous and wealthy they are. Still, we grow attached to certain actors, musicians, athletes, and artists because their work resonates with us — which makes these recent celebrity deaths all the more tragic....

From historical figures to modern-day celebrities, these famous people have openly admitted to drug use and/or advocated for legalization. Visionary Apple founder Steve Jobs credited his use of LSD with expanding his view of the world.“I can say it was a positive, life-changing experience for me and I am glad I went through that experience,” he said.Jobs also revealed that he indulged in pot brownies and smoked with his friends in the 1970s, stating that marijuana helped him relax and access his creativity....

From Marilyn Monroe and James Dean to civil rights and the Cold War, these historic photos truly encapsulate the 1950s. The indelible image of Marilyn Monroe smiling as her skirt blows up from the gust of a New York subway vent during the filming of The Seven Year Itch. Though it is now an iconic image, at the time, it infuriated Monroe’s husband, Joe DiMaggio, and the couple divorced shortly after....

Despite their immense contributions to the civil rights movement, these activists were largely ignored by the history books. Who are the leaders of the civil rights movement? Certainly, names like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks come to mind. But it took more than one brave stand to make the movement succeed. It took millions. These are the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. They may not have given grand speeches or led marches, but their efforts informed, inspired, and enabled the movement in other ways....

The “Wild West” that America fell in love with didn’t exist. It was invented by Buffalo Bill — who himself was a character invented by the eccentric William F. Cody. Buffalo Bill Cody has been revered as a hardened hero of the West — a true cowboy. But it was his ability to spin a yarn that was truly his claim to fame, as it would be his depictions of the Wild West displayed in his traveling roadshows that would influence how we see the frontier to this day....

Best known for making a mammoth 26 meter tall floating duck, Florentijn Hofman creates striking pieces that force the average passerby to take notice. In the past, public art was confined to commemorative pieces, murals, or architectural structures. These days, the umbrella of public art encompasses a variety of art forms including land art, graffiti, political art, architecture, and more. One contemporary artist, Florentijn Hofman, creates striking, bold, and joyful pieces that force the average passerby to stop and take notice....

The “cradle of mankind” is bigger than researchers thought. The oldest ever discovered fossil remains of Homo sapiens have been uncovered in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. The 300,000-year-old remains — which include a lower jaw and partial skull — are not only notable for being 100,000 years older than any other hominid remains found in the past, but for the clues they offer into our species’ evolutionary history. Along with the remains, archaeologists found stone tools, animal bones and flint — which indicated that the species used controlled fires....

Between 1830 and 1850, the U.S. government forced the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and other tribes off their ancestral lands with deadly force in what’s become known as the Trail of Tears. Throughout the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson ordered the forced removal of tens of thousands of Native Americans from their homelands east of the Mississippi River. This perilous journey to designated lands in the west, known as the Trail of Tears, was fraught with harsh winters, disease, and cruelty....