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Lost Egyptian City Found Underwater After 1,200 Years Lost Egyptian City Found Underwater After 1,200 Years
Brian_V - 10/11/2013 8:49 AM
http://www.themindunleashed.org/2013/07/lost-egyptian-city-found-underwater.html Lost Egyptian City Found Underwater After 1,200 Years A lost ancient Egyptian city submerged beneath the sea 1,200 years ago was discovered and is revealing what life was like in the legendary port of Thonis-Heracleion. For centuries it was thought to be a legend, a city of extraordinary wealth mentioned by Herodotus, visited by Helen of Troy and Paris, her lover, but apparently buried under the sea. In fact, Heracl...
VIDEO: A ‘Walking’ Shark
Brian_V - 8/29/2013 10:49 AM
Researchers have identified a new species of “walking” shark, Hemiscyllium halmahera, ambling around the waters of western Indonesia. As Natali Anderson at Sci-News.com explains, “Rather than swim, these slender-bodied sharks ‘walk’ by wriggling their bodies and pushing with their pectoral and pelvic fins.” Mark Erdmann at Wedaresort captured footage of one of these “walking” sharks out on a stroll. The following video has no sound, so might we suggest a soundtrack to accompany the clip? Perhaps...