The apple hunter in the Appalachians who found and saved 1200 different kinds   It's not easy to save more than 1,200 types of apples that have been lost. It needs careful planning, persistence, and a variety of study methods, from the usual to the unusual. This is where Tom Brown from Clemmons, North Carolina, comes in, says Southern Living. His interest in pomology has turned into a burning desire to find the lost food history of the Southeastern United States. To do this, he's looked through orchard catalogs from the antebellum period, walked through a lot of empty woods, and driven tens of thousands of…

Taking Pictures of Nature's Show: A Photographer Gets Up Close to a Breaching Whale Next to a Fishing Boat Nature often surprises us with amazing shows. One photographer had the chance of a lifetime when he took a beautiful series of pictures of a huge humpback whale breaching just inches away from a fisherman on his boat who didn't see it coming. On a beautiful spring day in 2019, the strange event happened in Monterey Bay, California. Douglas Croft, a keen photographer, was out whale-watching in order to get some stunning pictures of these magnificent animals. He had no idea that he was about to see…

Seeing Bologna's Medieval Wonders Through Skyscrapers That Cross Time In the middle of ancient Europe, there was an Italian city that showed how creative people could be and had buildings that were beyond the standards of their time. Bologna is a city with a lot of history and wonder. It used to have a skyline that was as impressive as those of modern cities. Between the 12th and 13th centuries, Bologna grew and built a huge number of tall buildings that will forever be remembered in the history of architecture. These tall buildings, which were sometimes called "towers," were more than just structures. They were skyscrapers…

"Arachnid Enchantment": When spider webs cover the ground   Many people might get chills when they see spider webs and the eight-legged people who build them. For people who are afraid of spiders, just thinking about them can be scary. But in the world of spider webs, there is a rare and fascinating show called "ballooning." This show questions our ideas and makes us think again about the complicated world of these silk-spinning creatures. Spiders are experts at making silk, but they mostly use their webs as traps to catch food and keep their eggs safe. In addition to catching food, these silk devices can also…

Looking into the interesting world of Galápagos tortoises: the giants of the archipelago   There is an amazing animal in the middle of the Galápagos archipelago that has caught the attention of both science and nature lovers: the Galápagos tortoise. These reptile giants, which are also called giant tortoises, are some of the most interesting and long-lived land animals in the world. Let's explore the fascinating world of Galápagos tortoises and learn about their unique traits, problems, and attempts to protect them. https://youtu.be/nzFU5SgMS60 With a history that goes back millions of years, Galápagos turtles show how evolution works over time. The archipelago is off the coast…