This tiny boxwood peapod (10cm) was carved in 1500 AD, by a North German artist. It opens to reveal little peas, and then those peas open to reveal ten little carved scenes from Genesis. Now housed at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. #drthehistories @Dr_TheHistories #wood #woodworking #carving #German #Woodart

Lost biblical plant with medicinal properties resurrected from 1,000-year-old seed. Botanists have grown a long-lost tree species from a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert in the 1980s https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/03/science/biblical-tree-ancient-seed-tsori/index.html #trees #biblicalhistory #history

Forget Nemo, this is The Carrot! 🐟🤯 Hackett, 42, recently landed a #goldfish so enormous it's being called a "monster" by onlookers. This aquatic behemoth, nicknamed "The Carrot" for its vibrant orange color, was caught at Bluewater Lakes in France's Champagne region. According to the fishery's Facebook page, the 20-year-old female, actually a type of carp called a #koi, weighed a whopping 67.4 pounds. The Carrot is believed to be the second-biggest #fish ever caught 📸: Bluewater Lakes #fishing

Mycena roseoflava is a tiny #mushroom found in New Zealand. It’s really small, with caps that are only 5-10 millimeters wide. These caps start off pink and turn yellowish as they get older. They have a smooth to slightly fuzzy texture, making them look quite delicate. This mushroom likes to grow in damp places, especially in wetter forests and rainforests, where it can be found on rotting wood and twigs. One of the coolest things about Mycena is that it can glow in the dark.

Jaguarina, real name Ella Hattan, dressed in armor, and holding her broadsword and helmet. One of the greatest swordswomen of the #Victorian era, Hattan defeated more than sixty men (half of them fencing masters) on foot and horseback, mostly with the broadsword. She was also proficient with the foil, rapier, dagger, Bowie knife, and in pugilism, having more than once having had fought off a male attacker in the street. #martialarts

America’s Hurricane Luck Is Running Out. Helene is a harbinger of relentless storm seasons to come.

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America’s Hurricane Luck Is Running Out

Helene is a harbinger of relentless storm seasons to come.

#hurricanes #weather #climatchange

In the 18th and 19th centuries, an obsession spread among bibliophiles for extra-illustrating or grangerizing books. 📚 Preview an upcoming conference dedicated to the subject in our latest blog post:

The Obsession with Extra-Illustrating Books | The Huntington

In the 18th and 19th centuries, an obsession spread among bibliophiles for extra-illustrating or grangerizing books. Readers would supplement the p...

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A 1,500-year-old Byzantine bathtub in ancient Sofitola, known today as Sbeitla in Tunisia. @Rainmaker1973 #Byzantine #bathing #Tunisia

This is a strangler fig tree, Inside this tree is a hollow space where a different #tree stood. The strangler fig's seeds have made their way into the canopy of a host tree and germinated. As the fig's roots grow, they cascade down the trunk, Once they are in the ground it competes for nutrients and water with the host. Then It gradually tightens its grip around the host tree This process hinders the flow of water and nutrients, causing the host tree to weaken and eventually die. @BettyNurbaety

When you've got to go, you've got to go.... or maybe not? Public Toilets ln Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ~ East Africa @NationalGeographic #lions #Serengeti #Tanzania