There is a very popular underlying theory that’s been going around for ages now, and that is the theory that aliens lived amongst us in ancient times. There is a lot of proof backing it up, most of the...
Since the early 1830s, when the first pioneers arrived in the southern part of Wisconsin between -what is now- Milwaukee and the capital at Madison, the native Winnebago or Ho Chunk residents told of a “sunken village of rock...
Beth Moon, a photographer based in San Francisco, has been searching for the world’s oldest trees for the past 14 years. She has traveled all around the globe to capture the most magnificent trees that grow in remote locations and look...
We are all aware of global warming, but still, we do so little to help prevent the situation from getting worse. The whole world is going through a drastic change. Probably it’s hard to notice that difference unless you...
You can’t bring back the past. But you can recreate it. And when you do, take a photograph and submit it to the subreddit r/PastAndPresentPics. Everyone else does.
Whether it’s a quirky childhood memory, a romantic teenage moment, or an honorable...
Homelessness is an issue that nearly every city, big and small, faces around the world. While governments, NGOs, and other organizations are taking steps to combat it, unfortunately, it still remains unsolved. This Canadian millionaire decided to take matters...
If you’ve been on beautyofplanet long enough you’ve probably heard of the British photographer Chris Porsz. Chris is well-known for his unique project called “Reunions” (click for part 1 of the post) which documents the lives of people in...
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 7,200-year-old skeleton from a female hunter-gatherer in Indonesia that has a “distinct human lineage” never found anywhere in the world, according to research published this week.
The relatively intact fossil, which belonged to...
One woman is being called the best boss in the world after she gifted all of her employees one heck of a present.
Last week, CNN reported that investment management company Blackstone had purchased a majority stake in Spanx, valuing the shapewear...
Not long ago, an old matchbook laying on photographer Pablo Iglesias Maurer’s desk caught his eye. Or rather, it was the postcard-like picture on it, of a resort complex built in the 1960s. It got Pablo wondering how the...
