The Perseid Meteor Shower

You'll be seeing a lot of images from what has reportedly been one of the finest Perseid Meteor Showers on record.  For starters, check out the pictures they have in a recent article on DailyMail.co.UK.  See more here!

Okeanos Explorer

Looking for a little undersea inspiration?  Go check out the Okeanos Explorer project as they map portions of the ocean floor before August 17th, as they will even have some live streaming video of their undersea explorations as well as some specially selected recorded footage.  See more here!

Largest Insect

An explorer and bug enthusiast searched for and found the largest Weta ever recorded in New Zealand.  Read more here!

10 Real Sea Creatures Directly From Your Nightmares

Over on altering-perspectives.com, there is a recent article titled "10 Real Sea Creatures Directly From Your Nightmares" though I give fair warning that some of the language used might offend. See more here!

Super Shelter

Over on the NBCNews.com website is an article highlighting a very solid type of shelter that might work well as a staple in many futuristic setting for tabletop games.  They are Hide-Away Storm Shelters but made with heavy steel ready to withstand high caliber bullets.  Read more here and here!

Iberians in the Army of Hannibal Barca

There is a very informative video on the Nero Claudius YouTube channel from a couple of years ago titled "Iberians in the Army of Hannibal Barca." Be prepared to pause it for easier reading. Enjoy!

Earlier Vikings

On the Archaeology Magazine website, an article from a couple months ago looks at some ships found that might suggest Vikings got an earlier start than originally thought.  Read more here!