Architecture
August 30, 2024

Glittering Design for Saudi Arabia’s New Stadium and Potential World Cup Venue

After revealing their designs for a stadium in Qiddiya City earlier this year, architecture firm Populous has released images for another FIFA-compliant stadium in Saudi Arabia. Aracmo Stadium is a new 47,000-seat venue that is scheduled to host games in the upcoming 2027 AFC Asian Cup and will be fully compliant with FIFA’s stadium requirements. Located in Al Khobar, it's inspired by the city's position on the shores of the Arabian Gulf.

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Archeology
August 29, 2024

Trove of Persian Gold Coins Discovered in Ancient Greek City

In modern-day Turkey, a team of researchers from the Notion Archeological Project has made a discovery that seems straight out of a legend: a collection of gold coins, over 2,000 years old, stashed in a small pot. The research team, led by Christopher Ratté, an archeologist at the University of Michigan, has been conducting excavations in Notion since 2022.

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Photo Contest
August 29, 2024

14 Extraordinary Highly Commended Photos From the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has released some of this year's extraordinary, highly commended photos ahead of its October winner's announcement. From a jaguar preying on a caiman to a close-up look at a David Bowie spider, the photographs show off the marvels of the natural world. The 60th competition, organized by London's Natural History Museum, attracted a record-breaking 59,228 entries from photographers of all ages and experience levels from 117 countries and territories.

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Landscape Photography
August 28, 2024

Photographer Captures Stunning, Rare Double Moonbow

We've all seen rainbows, but have you ever witnessed a moonbow? Also known as a lunar rainbow, this optical phenomenon happens when moonlight is refracted through water droplets in the air. They're rarer than rainbows, which makes photographer Aaron Watson‘s image of a double moonbow even more special. Watson of Skies-Alive Photography captured the incredible image in Colorado around 2 a.m., just one day before August's Supermoon Blue Moon.

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