Migrations among butterflies are not as common as among birds, however, more than 200 species of butterflies, which in one form or another are characterized by migratory behavior, live on our planet. The most famous butterfly, which migrates south annually and then returns back, is the Danaida monarch, for the protection of which a reserve was even organized. ...

There are many amazing creatures in the oceans that can turn our understanding of the animal world. Some of them are fish from the family of batfish, which swim poorly and reluctantly, and instead can walk along the bottom, using their fins as legs. Batfish are small heat-loving fish whose size does not exceed 35 centimeters. ...

Nowadays, most people don’t wear pink glasses, instead they choose filters on Instagram. Whatever you say, travels are increasingly frustrating to us. Where are those idyllic beaches that you saw on the Internet? And maybe it’s better when we could only read about exotic paradise places and represent them? ...

Black holes are not so easy to detect, and astrophysicists who study them believe that the location of most of these objects is simply unknown to them, and in the theory of black holes there are still a lot of white spots. But have you ever thought about where the black hole closest to our planet is located and how dangerous it is for us? ...

While working on the series "Game of Thrones", which was shot based on the George Martin saga "Song of Ice and Fire", the film crew traveled around the world in search of ideal locations for film sets. Take a look at some of the stunning corners of our planet that have become the scene of one of the most expensive and grandiose series in history. ...

You got lost, hungry or tired, exploring the vastness of a foreign country, but you really can’t even pronounce words in an unfamiliar language - the situation is quite common and familiar for experienced (and not so) travelers. Fortunately, now this is not a problem at all, since some wonderful person had the idea, in our opinion, of a brilliant idea - to create a special, universal and unique travel T-shirt! ...

In the 50s of the last century, street photography was only beginning to be perceived as an independent art genre. The French photographer Rene Malta was one of the pioneers of this art form and made very sincere, and sometimes very funny pictures. In 1951, at the age of 21, Malta moved to Paris. 3 years later, he acquired his first camera, hoping to build a serious career in photography. ...

For many years, drifting polar stations have served faithfully to scientists involved in Arctic exploration. But in recent decades, ice cover in the polar latitudes has become increasingly less stable, such research stations can no longer carry out their tasks in full and become unsafe. ...

In the Indian state of Assam, there is the Kaziranga National Park, where they are trying their best to preserve the horned rhinos from extinction. The success of the work done is impressive: today, two thirds of the entire population of these rare animals on the planet live here. In this paradise, rhinos feel completely safe and actively breed. ...

People began to think about the fact that we can not be alone in the Universe, from the moment we realized that it is not limited to a flat earth disk on three whales. But there are an incredible number of galaxies around, and no one has made any attempts to establish contact with us (if you do not take into account the conspiracy theories of individual ufologists). ...

A person is inclined to think that somewhere someone necessarily lives better than him and, as a rule, he comes to such conclusions when assessing the level of material security and incomes of residents of another country. To satisfy our curiosity, we want to get acquainted with the amounts of minimum wages in 27 different countries of the world. ...

Baros Maldives Hotel is recognized as the most romantic resort of the Indian Ocean in 2017. The resort won the World Travel Award during a festive ceremony this year in the Maldives. In front of an audience of representatives of leading world hotels and international tourism media, the Baros Maldives team was awarded the prestigious regional World Travel Award. ...

About a year ago, in April 2015, an earthquake occurred in Nepal that caused thousands of deaths and enormous destruction, including valuable historical monuments. This is one of the most powerful earthquakes in history. A cataclysm of this magnitude was already the seventh in a row in the 21st century. Let us recall each of them: Bam, 2003 An earthquake of 6.3 points occurred on December 26, 2003 in the ancient city of Bama on the territory of Iran. ...

Everyone knows that amphibians are cold-blooded animals. Therefore, the distribution of representatives of this class to the north is mainly limited to the temperate zone. The greatest variety of amphibians is observed, of course, in the tropics and at the equator, where there are many warm ponds for their reproduction and suitable air temperatures for life. ...

Long Beach is a famous five-star hotel on the east coast of Mauritius, located in Belle-Mare. As part of its rebranding, in collaboration with local and international artists, the hotel organizes an exhibition of contemporary Mauritian art. The lobby of the hotel has been converted into an art gallery, which displays art and paintings exhibited by The Third Dot's curatorial platform throughout the year. ...

According to most biologists, on our planet there are still many plant species that are not open and not described by scientists. Studies of inaccessible mountain forests or impenetrable equatorial jungles almost always lead to the discovery of a new species, and in each case it is a great joy for the scientist. ...