Baby seal is pelted with rocks by beachgoers after the curious animal approached them in Kazakhstan Beachgoers pelted stones at a baby seal in the city of Aktau, in Kazakhstan A local captured a video of the perpetrators laughing, sharing it to social media Kazakh environmental authorities warned people to ‘respect nature’ By Roksana Panashchuk For … Read more
As far as I can see, there’s only one upside to the fact I’ve been sitting at home alone while self-isolating for the past ten weeks — not even permitted to buy paint on purpose to watch it dry. And that’s the comforting knowledge that at least I definitely can’t catch anything living like this. … Read more
Violinist Daniel Hope’s Belle Epoque album is full of beautiful music from the socially turbulent period and will bring rich rewards to the curious By David Mellor for Event Published: 00:00 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 00:00 BST, 25 April 2020 Daniel Hope … Read more
Consider the mysterious mapped – thanks to the Atlas of Improbable Places and the Atlas of the Unexpected. They chart all manner of curious and quirky sights, from the secret Soviet city that didn’t even appear on maps to the lava-filled Mexican town and the bridge in America that was shipped over piece by piece from London. … Read more