Mysterious Lake appears in the middle of the desert in Tunisia

The inhabitants of the region of Gafsa in the South of Tunisia, were caught recently with the appearance of a mysterious lake in the middle of the desert.

It is estimated that the Lake, which has already been dubbed "Praia de Gafsa", has about 10.5 hectares and 15.24 metres in the deepest places and the only apparent explanation for the appearance of the reservoir is the water coming from inside the Earth.

Several teams of experts are now investigating the origin of the Lake, but has not yet reached any conclusions. The most accepted theory among investigators is that an earthquake has fractured a layer of rock that blew an underground reservoir. The water has begun to slip through cracks of fractured rock and forming a small lake on the surface.

The Lake was discovered earlier this month and the public security authorities of Gafsa warned citizens not to join in the waters, since even if unaware of its origin, refers to the Huffington Post. Some people speculate that the water can be dangerous to humans or carcinogen, since in the vicinity there is a phosphate ore. However, all these factors have not prevented the Tunisians to enjoy your new beach.

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New species of Golden bat discovered in Bolivia

It was discovered a new species of bat in Bolivia which is not what most people would expect from a bat.

Fluffy and golden color, the Myotis midastactus has been previously seen in the Amazon, but was poorly identified as a member of a similar species, the Myotis simus.

Confirmation of misclassification was made by Ricardo Matthews, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, when the expert travelled to New York to observe the collection of bats from the American Museum of Natural history. "This species is poorly identified since 1965. When I put Amazon and Bolivian species side by side realized that they were two different species ", cites the Dodo.

This new species of bat is unique due to its unusual Golden fur. The bat was the name of King Midas, midastactus, who according to mythology had the power to turn into gold everything that he touched.

It is believed that the bat inhabits the Bolivia, in an arid climate. The distinction between the two species was made through the collection of bats from the American Museum of Natural history, since Ricardo Matthews, or another investigator, failed to capture any copy still alive.

Little is known yet about the new species, in particular conservation status, but is believed to be close to being threatened.

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Mangrove forest is born on a ship stranded in Australia

Artists, designers, filmmakers and writers often post-apocalyptic scenarios imagine that reflect how the world after a destructive event. This ship stranded on the Australian coast may very well be one of the elements of these scenarios.

Built in 1911, the SS Ayrfield had many functions before being decommissioned in 1970. Transported supplies to the soles Americans who were stationed in the Pacific during World War II and also transported coal, referred to Inhabitat. Currently, is stranded in the interior West Homebush Bay in Sydney, where he is protected by heritage laws. Progressively, the vessel was claimed by a mangrove forest.

When served as a dumping ground to a set of industries, Homebush Bay used to have high levels of phthalates, DDT and other toxic chemicals. A big cleanup operation failed to improve the situation, though the Bay is not yet perfect. The surrounding area became also on stage for various recreational activities and Riverside residences.

The mangrove forest is now an attraction for the site, which is close to the Olympic Park.

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A vase that adapts to the growth of the plant

It's called Fold Pot and this is a fairly simple idea, but original. This Fold Pot is a vase that expands depending on the development of the plant. As such, instead of leaving plant out of the pot or be stunted by the vessel, the vessel will become greater as the space needs of the plant.

The vase was designed for small plant species and not for large specimens. Made of silicone rubber, the vase has the ability to increase up to twice its original size. The vase begins with the edge curled downward and as the plant grows the top can be peeled, increased the ability of the vessel to the double.

Can also be added more land as the plant grows roots and expand. Since it is made of flexible silicone, the vessel size increases with the growth of the plant.

The vase comes accompanied with a plate and a hole. If you use the dish, the hole can be closed. The Fold Pot was designed by Italian designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso and is available in various colors, referred to the Tree Hugger.

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How to maintain a healthy diet during the holidays?

The holidays are the time of year most anticipated by millions of people worldwide, but authentic traps for those who like to keep fit. On the one hand, the routines change dramatically â€" and that's good, in part, but turns out to have a negative influence on our well-being.

Firstly, we do exercise to which many of us, dedicated during the rest of the year. Then we get cuffed us in food â€" this assumes a greater importance because temperatures are usually high, and we need to feed us evenly.

The gateway Protects What's good asked the Portuguese Association of Dietitians (APN) some tips to maintain a healthy diet during the holidays and started to receive some good news: it is not we want eat of the knife and fork that we can't have a healthy diet.

See the eight councils of the APN.

1. choose to make the sandwiches with whole grain bread or mix and include, for example, a thin slice of roast beef or chicken or an egg well cooked or tuna and many and varied fresh vegetables: tomato, lettuce, carrot, onion, leek and. ..

2. let go of the sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages and use and abuse of the water.

3. meals dish, bet on salads and vegetables cooked and choose to consume fish instead of meat, taking advantage of the diversity of species and fish dishes that characterize our gastronomy.

4. Don't forget the power of Summer soup. If you don't enjoy eating hot soup in this season, there are a variety of cold soups you can do. Some examples, in addition to the famous gazpacho, include French onion soup with Mint, carrot and orange soup, Carrot Soup with ginger ... The cold soups are light, tasty, help to quench and refresh.

5. the fruit is the ideal companion of the summer â€" refreshing, juicy, colorful, sweet and tasty dessert should be considered the election and should be an integral part of the picnic tomorrow and in the afternoon.

6. Consume ice cream and other sweets in moderation.

7. Enjoy the excellent weather and the beach to take some long walks by the sea and so do the much needed daily exercise.

8. avoid abusing sauces or so prefer the versions with less fat.

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Female squid hatched eggs for nearly four and a half years

When scientists have found for the first time, in 2007, this female â€" a deep-water species Octopus Graneledone boreopacifica-Monterey Bay, the animal was already protecting their eggs. The female Octopus had put her eggs on a rocky outcrop, the 1,397 meters deep.

This Bay off the Californian coast houses the Monterey Canyon, a submarine Valley with sheer walls of more than 1,500 meters high and 400 kilometers long, with his background reaches, at the end of the road, the 4,000 of depth.

Four years later, scientists returned to the site and found the same female Octopus to protect the eggs. The devotion of this animal was great, giving their eggs the best chances of survival in the depths of the sea, where life can be hard.

Over time that researchers have monitored the copy, the Octopus has never been seen feeding and when scientists brought you the female crab meat touched. According to experts ' suspicions, the female Octopus will have eaten eggs unfertilized or damaged.

Over time, the animal began to deteriorate physically, losing color. to identify, scientists had to look for scarring on their tentacles, referred to the Tree Hugger.

One day, 53 months later, investigators returned to the scene and the female Octopus was gone. At the scene were eggshells, a sign that the small molluscs had finally hatched. It was known that the species of shallow-water Octopus clashed their eggs between one to three months, but had never been possible to observe an Octopus from the depths.

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London: Science Museum exposes your trash

That amount of waste produces a National Museum in a month? A lot, as she discovered the artist Joshua Sofaer, who created the exhibition Science Museum Rubbish Collection.

This artist has decided to expose the trash of a Museum and the National Museum of British Science accepted the challenge. The exhibition was divided into two phases. The first gathered, Sofaer you have chosen, photographed and documented the waste produced during a month by visitors, staff and material inherent in exhibitions, in order to create a visual diary of the waste produced. In this first phase, the public can participate actively to help collect and separate the garbage. In the second phase, which began on July 25 and runs until 14 September, the trash was exposed artistically in various spaces of the Museum.

Since the rotting food Bras abandoned, Soafer collected the largest variety of trash as possible. "Discover the beauty, value and volume of trash we produce in this single exposure developed in two parts, which traces the journey of waste generated by the Museum over the course of 30 days, as part of our program of changing climate". This is how the Science Museum invites the public to visit the exhibition.

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