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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Amazon river and its tributaries as seen from the International Space Station. More amazing Amazon photos made from space👇 earthlymission.com/amazon-river... 📷 Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tell me, what seems to be the problem? I'm all ears.

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is what ancient Greece really looked like — far more colorful than you might have imagined. More images of what ancient Greece really looked like👇 earthlymission.com/what-ancient... Credit: Adam Nemeth

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

More about this extraordinary discovery👇 earthlymission.com/giant-3000-y...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The oldest wooden sculpture ever discovered! 😮 The 12,000-year-old Shigir Idol, a Mesolithic masterpiece found in Russia’s Ural Mountains. More about the amazing Shigir Idol👇 earthlymission.com/shigir-idol-... Image credits: Vyacheslav Bukharov / Nina Belanova

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A fence can be replaced. A tree like this takes generations. 🌳

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bagworm moths build tiny portable houses for themselves that are almost impenetrable by predators 💚 More incredible bagworm moth houses👇 earthlymission.com/bagworm-moth... 📷 Project Noah

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Location of Dogger Bank, a large sand bank that was part of the landmass that once existed between the British Isles and Scandinavia, known as Doggerland. Scientists have recently found an ancient riverbed at the bottom of the sea here👇 earthlymission.com/doggerland-r...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is not CGI or AI, but a real sea angel captured on camera by Alexander Semenov. More info/footage of the sea angel👇 earthlymission.com/sea-angel-cg...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A hug that has lasted for 6,000 years! Known as the “Lovers of Valdaro,” these two Neolithic skeletons were discovered locked in an eternal embrace in a necropolis near Mantua, Italy. Read their story👇 earthlymission.com/neolithic-ro... 📷 Gerard Van der Leun / Direzione regionale Musei Lombardia

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In 2010, Stockholm, Sweden, tested a “speed camera lottery.” Drivers who obeyed the speed limit could enter a lottery for cash prizes. During the three-day experiment, average speed reportedly fell from 32 km/h to 25 km/h — a 22% reduction.

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

More images/info about the cliff store in China👇 earthlymission.com/most-inconve...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

More images/info about how Medellín has cooled itself👇 earthlymission.com/medellin-col...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The rare and elusive clouded leopard has a striking coat pattern that creates an incredible 3D illusion. 📷 Charles Barilleaux More images/info about the amazing 3D leopard👇 earthlymission.com/clouded-leop...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Nile crocodile peeping through its eggshell. Follow Earthly Mission for the coolest stuff on the planet!

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

All-black cat has five all-white kittens.

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Meet Dogxim, the world's first known dog-fox hybrid. 📸 Flavia Ferrari More about Dogxim👇 earthlymission.com/first-ever-c...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Colombia's largest tree is so big in diameter (75 meters or 246 feet) that it has grown pillars to support its branches. More amazing images/info about this incredible tree👇 earthlymission.com/colombias-la... 📷 Eréndira Rodríguez / Viajar en Verano

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What a total solar eclipse looks like from space — the Moon’s shadow sweeping across Earth during the April 8, 2024 eclipse. Photographed from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

More about the bizarre mystery of Skeleton Lake👇 earthlymission.com/the-mystery-...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

More about this discovery/footage of mouse reviving mate👇 earthlymission.com/mice_revive_...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Full story👇 earthlymission.com/operation-be...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

More about Kutkhiny Baty and what's it like inside👇 earthlymission.com/kutkhiny-bat...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Full story👇 earthlymission.com/woman-lives-...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

𓆏 Glass frogs are transparent, you can even see their inner organs. Still, they excel at warding off predators. ©️ Jaime Culebras More about the transparent frog👇 earthlymission.com/translucent-...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A Serbian soldier sleeps with his father who came to visit him on the front line near Belgrade, 1914.

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

1000 years ago, a Viking lost his chest in a lake in present-day Sweden. It was only discovered in 1936, and what they found inside was surprisingly well-preserved👇 t.ly/erb2i 📷 Sweden's Museum of National Antiquities (Historiska Museet)

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Doppelgängers—unrelated people who look remarkably alike—may share more than just their appearance. A study found that some also have similar genetic variations and lifestyle traits, making them "virtual twins." Read on👇 earthlymission.com/doppelganger... Image: François Brunelle / Joshi et al.

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The sarcastic fringehead has a rather curious name—and an attitude to match. This little fish can intimidate animals many times its size with a single display of its enormous, distended mouth, which opens wider than its head—or even its entire body, for that matter👇 t.ly/X_vcH 📷 Adriane Honerbrink

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

How could the mysterious Al Naslaa Rock in Saudi Arabia split with such surgical precision? Many believe it's the work of ancient or alien civilizations, using forgotten wielding technology. Geologists offer a more grounded explanation👇 earthlymission.com/mystery-al-n... 📷 Disdero

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

And we finally know why👇 earthlymission.com/hudson-bay-q...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Incredibly well-preserved 2300-year-old Scythian woman's boot found in a log coffin in the Altai mountains in Siberia. More about this incredible find👇 earthlymission.com/magnificent-... 📷 Southern Siberia State Hermitage Museum / Institute for the History of Material Culture

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Why don't they use this concrete today? 🤔 More about Roman concrete, the mystery of which scientists have just solved👇 earthlymission.com/scientists-s...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In Cluj-Napoca, Romania, you can pay for a bus ticket by doing 20 squats. A special machine counts your squats and, once you complete them, prints a ticket valid for one ride on the CTP Cluj-Napoca urban bus network. Meanwhile, elderly and disabled passengers can travel free of charge.

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This 7.8” (20cm) prehistoric stone "tool" used 28,000 years ago was found in Hohle Fels Cave near Ulm, Germany. More about the prehistoric tool👇 earthlymission.com/hohle-fels-c... 📷 J. Liptak/Museum Of Prehistory Blaubeuren

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

These strange prehistoric plants are found only on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Resembling a cross between a scorched cactus and a pineapple, they can reach heights of up to 30 feet (9 meters). More about the unique prehistoric plant👇 earthlymission.com/giant-ground... 📷 Peter Zahar

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

⚽ As the world watches the World Cup, here's a reminder that football has been bringing people together for centuries. This is the world's oldest known football — kicked around nearly 500 years ago👇 earthlymission.com/oldest-footb... 📷 Smith Art Gallery & Museum

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Earth’s highest peak would look tiny beside Mars’ Olympus Mons — 8,848 metres versus a staggering 21,222 metres.

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Cheddar Man, the oldest known Briton, lived around 10,000 years ago. DNA testing revealed that one of his living relatives was teaching history just half a mile from where his skeleton was found👇 earthlymission.com/cheddar-man-... 📷 Werner Ustorf / Adrian Targett

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This amazing fossil looks so much like a dragon, it's hard to believe it's real. But it is. This is the skull of the Dragon King of Hogwarts (Dracorex hogwartsia), a dinosaur with an armored skull named after the famous school of witchcraft in Harry Potter👇 earthlymission.com/dracorex-hog...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

More images/info about this incredible road👇 earthlymission.com/tianmen-moun...

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

In a study on American crows, researchers wore a “dangerous” mask while trapping and banding birds, then later found that crows would scold people wearing that same face. Even more fascinating: the warning spread to other crows, including younger ones that had never been trapped themselves.

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Earthly Mission @earthlymission.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

There's a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic that learned WWI was over only a year later. Tristan da Cunha is home to just 242 people. Located over 2,000 miles from the nearest landmass, this British Overseas Territory offers a unique and isolated lifestyle👇 earthlymission.com/tristan-da-c...

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