Schoolchildren check satellite images for island in Russia — then find it’s missing
Mesyatsev Island was formed from Mesyatsev Cape around 1995 as water from a nearby glacier flowed toward the Arctic Ocean, ...
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A new exhibition traces the visual history of the Tube
Mapping the Tube brings together plans, sketches and illustrations capturing the evolution of the London Underground over the ...
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Record-breaking Penny Farthing event at Herne Hill Velodrome
Explore the largest Penny Farthing gathering since 1880 at London’s Herne Hill Velodrome, where riders set multiple world ...
National Library of Australia15d
Railway map of Victoria, 1880 / Railway Department, Melbourne
You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct. Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia ...
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World's oldest map etched on tablet shows location of 'Noah's Ark'
Scientists have deciphered the world's oldest map etched in a clay tablet about 3,000 years ago, finding it features the ...
Daily Mail20d
From 'Darling Dolly' to Topper the 'bohemian' police dog: How the world's first pet cemetery was installed in Hyde Park in the 1880s, and now there are hundreds across the world
Now, a new book by historian Paul Koudounaris recounts the history of the world's first urban pet cemetery, and that of hundreds of others that exist across the world. One grave stone in Hyde ...
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Man walks into hospital with snake around his neck after bite, seeking proper treatment
A 48-year-old man entered a hospital with a snake wrapped around his neck to help medical staff identify the species that had bitten him and determine the appropriate treatment. Prakash Mandal ...