A team of Czech researchers has discovered the largest underground thermal lake in the world in southern Albania, in the Vromoner region. The expedition, named Neuron Atmos, was financially supported by the Neuron Foundation, which enabled the acquisition of advanced technology to conduct precise measurements and validate the magnitude of this globally significant natural phenomenon. […]
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A scientific explanation for the biblical miracles of the “miraculous catch” and the multiplication of fish: researchers suggest a natural event
A team of Israeli and Australian researchers has presented a study that offers a possible scientific explanation for the biblical miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and other miracles which, according to Gospel accounts, took place at the Sea of Galilee, also known as Lake Kinneret. In their study, the scientists suggest […]
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Lucone di Polpenazze, the Bronze Age pile-dwelling settlement that was preserved because a fire caused it to collapse into the lake
Located in the Lombardy region, near the impressive Lake Garda, the archaeological site of Lucone di Polpenazze is a living testament to Prehistory in northern Italy. This place, a large natural basin that in ancient times housed a small body of water, has witnessed a series of discoveries that have allowed archaeologists to reconstruct fragments […]
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The Exceptional Roman Villa “Grotte di Catullo” on the Shores of Lake Garda is One of the Northernmost in Italy
Located at the northern tip of the Sirmione peninsula, on the shores of majestic Lake Garda in Italy, the ruins of the Roman villa known as Grotte di Catullo represent one of the most valuable archaeological sites from the Roman era in the north of the country. Built between the end of the 1st century […]
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Gran Carro di Bolsena, the Submerged Bronze Age Site Whose Structures Were Burned, Collapsed, and Rebuilt Repeatedly
In the heart of Lake Bolsena, in the Italian province of Viterbo, lies an archaeological treasure that has remained hidden beneath the waters for centuries. This is the prehistoric settlement known as “Gran Carro”, whose existence has been confirmed since the late 1950s, but only recently has it begun to reveal its deepest secrets thanks […]
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A Tiny Creature Discovered in a California Lake is the Closest Living Relative of All Animals
Mono Lake, nestled in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada, is famous for its towering tufa formations, brine shrimp, and dense clouds of alkali flies that have uniquely adapted to its salty waters, which also contain traces of arsenic and cyanide. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have now discovered another unusual inhabitant of the lake: […]
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Kraken Mare, the Largest Lake in the Solar System
The Caspian Sea covers an area of about 371,000 square kilometers and, since it is technically a lake (to prevent access by foreign ships), it is the largest lake on Earth. However, interestingly, there is an even larger lake within our Solar System. It is called Kraken Mare and is a vast expanse of liquid […]
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Paratethys, the Largest Lake Ever to have Existed on Earth
Scientists have discovered that around 11 million years ago, Europe was home to the largest lake the world has ever seen. Known as Lake Paratethys, it stretched from the Alps all the way to Central Asia, covering an enormous area of over 2.8 million square kilometers. Dr. Dan Palcu of Utrecht University in the Netherlands […]
