An amazing video published by RedBull channel: with that 360° HD Interactive video, you can explore the Northeastern Italy’s Dolomites from an eagle’s point of view.oint of view.
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Daily Life in the Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth – Amazing Video
Oymyakon, a village in Oymyakonsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), the Russian Federation, is considered as the coldest inhabited place on Earth. On February 6, 1933, a temperature of −67.7 °C (−90 °F) was recorded at Oymyakon’s weather station. The village is considered as one of the Pole of Colds[1] of the northern hemisphere.
And Yakutsk, the capital city of the Sakha Republic, is the coldest major city in the world. The city is located about 450 kilometers (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle which has a population of 269,601 (2010 Census). In Yakutsk, average monthly temperatures range from +19.5 °C (67.1 °F) in July to −38.6 °C (−37.5 °F) in January. The lowest temperature recorded in Yakutsk was −64.4 °C (−83.9 °F) and the highest was +38.4 °C (101.1 °F).
But, what is it like to live in these places? Unfortunately, there is serious lack of media coverage on these amazing places, Yakutsk and Oymyakon. Luckily for us, Sebastian Balders, who describes himself as “Extreme Cold Chaser” published an amazing video shot in Yakutsk, Oymyakon and around in the coldest days of winter.
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Ancient carvings show a comet hit Earth 13,000 years ago
Ancient symbols carved into stone at Göbekli Tepe (an archaeological site in Turkey) tell the story of a big comet impact more than 13,000 years ago, scientists think. The devastating impact triggered a mini ice-age which drove many mammals weighing more than 40 kg to extinction.
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Top 10 Most Beautiful Earth Images Taken From the International Space Station in 2016
Here are the top ten most beautiful (well, IMHO, of course) photos taken by the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016.
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What would happen if humans became extinct?
In the last few thousand years, humans have had a powerful impact on Earth. Within a geological blink of an eye, we exploded out of Africa to colonize virtually every inhabitable space on the planet. We dammed the rivers, we domesticated animals, deforested many areas, changed the chemistry of atmosphere and he seas… list goes on. But, what would happen if humans suddenly become extinct in the future?
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9 Recently Lost Natural Wonders
The Earth is always changing. “The only thing that is constant is change”, as Heraklitus (c. 535 – c. 475 BC) the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher once said. Unfortunately, things do not always happen the way we would have wanted. Here nine of natural wonders that has been lost in the recent centuries or even decades.
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Nord (Amazing Drone Footage of Iceland and Norway)
Earth is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonders. Here is an amazing drone footage of Iceland and Norway, from volcanic landscapes and geysers of Iceland to the fjords of Norway. The video is titled “Nord” (Catalan, Danish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish for north), captured during a summer trip to Norway and Iceland in August 2016. The accompanying music is also beautiful. Enjoy!
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How Eratosthenes calculated the Earth’s circumference
In 240 BC, the Greek astronomer, geographer, mathematician, music theorist and librarian Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 BC – c. 195/194 BC) calculated the circumference of the Earth without leaving Egypt. Here’s how:
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8 Amazing and Rare Natural Phenomena
Some natural events are so rare, so strange, but amazingly beautiful at the same time. They even seem like out of our world, and sometimes it’s hard to believe they truly exist. Here are a few of them, eight stunning and rare natural phenomena.
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8 Famous Places to See Before They Are Vanished
There are a lot of natural and human-made wonders in the world. But everything has an end, and sooner or later, they’ll be gone. Unfortunately, some of them will be vanished sooner, even in a few decades. Here are eight of them, just in case you may want to see before they are gone.
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