Chinguetti-the medieval trading center and its ancient libraries in Mauritania threatened by the encroaching desert Abandoned Spaces
Sunken Treasure: Tree trunks sat on the bottom of river beds for centuries – now worth a fortune News
Launched on 31st January 1966, Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to transmit photographic data from the Moon’s surface to Earth News Featured
The Codex Mendoza is the first colonial manuscript, painted in 1542 according to a new style influenced by European art News Featured
Color photos of ‘ethnic exotic’ from around the world in the early 20th century Lifestyle Strangeness
Dynasphere: the giant mono-wheel electric car from the 30’s that never left its prototype stage … Self-Propelled