Hidden Unseen: 2011-10-09

Top 10 Biggest Things in Universe

Do you think the pyramids are big? How about the Burj Dubai? Both of those are nothing compared to Mt. Everest. All of those things are huge when you look at them from a human or ‘earthly’ perspective. But they are microscopic when compared to some of the things that exist in our universe. Let’s explore them.

Top 10 Deadliest Plants

Many plants use highly poisonous toxins for self defense and others are even carnivorous (meat eating). The extreme diversity of plant life on earth gives us a wide range of interesting – and deadly – plants. Since some plants are more deadlier than others, we’re going to explore the top ten. Pay close attention though, some of these could be taking up residence in your backyard right this minute.

Top 10 Facts about Friday

Congratulations to all the successful completion of the work week, and wishing to different outputs, to share with you another set of facts. At this time – on Friday …

Top 10 Fascinating Cloud Formations

What is the sky without little fluffy clouds? Boring if you ask me. A cloudless plain sky is like a garden without flowers. Clouds can generally be classified by appearance – cumulus (heap), stratus (layer), cirrus (curl), nimbus (rain) – or by height of cloud base – high level, mid level, low level clouds and clouds with vertical development. I’ve gathered in this Top 10 list some of the strangest, most beautiful cloud formations:

Top 10 most amazing unexplained artifacts

Every once in a while archaeologists (and sometimes regular Joes) make some remarkable discoveries. Stunned, they are often unable to explain what it is they’ve found, how it came into existence, or ascertain its value. This is a comprehensive list of such artifacts; artifacts that many believe should have never existed given the discerned age/period of their creation.

Top 10 Creatures of Cryptozoology

Cryptozoology is the study of animals that are rumored to exist. Such creatures are called "cryptids." Some, like the gorilla, giant squid and okapi, are no longer hearsay and legend but real creatures recognized by science. Others, like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, continue to tempt the hopeful and the adventurous with the possibility of their existence.

Top 10 Large Invertebrates

Coming from a country where the worst creature I have to face is an earwig (why must they live in the vegetable patch!?), whenever I go abroad I am always startled by insects, bugs and all manner of other invertebrates that the world has to offer. Coming from Britain I instinctively think of invertebrates as small and innocuous, but the more you study biology, the more this is proved to be false. This list is fairly personal as the term ‘unnerving’ is very subjective, but I hope there are some entries on this list which are new to you. Here is a list of the top ten startlingly large invertebrates in the world.

Top 10 More Ancient Alien Mysteries

According to many archaeologists, ancient astronaut theorists and main stream scientists, Earth was visited in the past by extra terrestrials with superior knowledge, forever changing the course of human history. What if it were all true? Many questions, theories and research has been brought up about this topic. As the awareness and curiosity of many individuals began to grow, a lot more government paid occupations had been created regarding this topic. New discoveries regarding such a topic have been exposed by fully researching in to it, asking the who, what, when, where, why and HOW. Many curious and bright minded individuals have come together to figure out such a mystery. There are many strong indications. But, in the end, what you believe is yours to decide.

Top 5 greatest treasure troves ever hidden

Have you ever gone into the countryside with a metal detector, hoping to unearth a Saxon gold ring or a hoard of ancient coinage? Treasure seeking is as normal to humanity as taking a breath, but more often than not leads to frustration, because all you find are old nails or worthless lumps of tat. How would it be, do you suppose, to find something so valuable that it set you up for life? Exciting, thrilling, even devastating, but never really likely to happen. Here are the five greatest, still superbly hidden treasures of the last millennium.

Top 20 Amazing Microscope Shots Pictures

These pictures are taken from the book ‘ Microcosmos‘, created by Brandon Brill . This book includes many scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of insects, human body parts and household items.
These are the most amazing images of what is too small to see with the naked eye.