Romanticism

Ghost apples are a natural phenomenon that occurs in certain conditions during the winter months in apple orchards, particularly in regions with cold climates. These peculiar apparitions resemble translucent, icy shells suspended from tree branches, resembling ghostly versions of the fruit they once were. Ghost apples are formed through a combination of freezing rain and subsequent thawing. When freezing rain coats the apples on the tree, it forms a layer of ice around the fruit. If temperatures rise suddenly after the freezing rain, the apples may thaw and decompose, leaving only the icy shell of the apple behind. As the rotten fruit falls out or is picked by harvesters, the hollow ice shell remains, giving rise to the ghostly appearance. Ghost apples typically have a delicate, ethereal appearance, with a translucent outer layer resembling ice. Inside, they are hollow, devoid of the fruit pulp and seeds that would typically fill an apple.

Cormorant fishing is a traditional fishing technique in which fishermen use trained cormorants to catch fish in rivers. To control the birds, the fishermen tie a loose snare near the base of the bird's throat. The snare does not stop the bird from swallowing small fish, but prevents the bird from swallowing larger fish, which are held temporarily in their gullet. When a cormorant has caught a fish in its throat, the fisherman brings the bird back to the boat and has it regurgitate the fish.

The Tree of Ténéré, also known as the Lone Tree of Ténéré, was a solitary acacia tree that stood as a symbol of resilience in the vast Sahara Desert. Located in what is now Niger, it was once considered the most isolated tree on Earth, standing over 400 kilometers (250 miles) away from the nearest vegetation. The Tree of Ténéré gained legendary status due to its improbable survival in one of the harshest environments on the planet. It served as a crucial landmark for travelers navigating the desert, providing a rare source of shade and shelter in an otherwise barren landscape.

The Uluburun Shipwreck is a Late Bronze Age shipwreck dated to the late 14th century BC, discovered close to the east shore of Uluburun, Turkey, in the Mediterranean Sea. The shipwreck was discovered in the summer of 1982 by Mehmed Çakir, a local sponge diver from Yalıkavak, a village near Bodrum. Eleven consecutive campaigns of three to four months' duration took place from 1984 to 1994 totaling 22,413 dives, revealing one of the most spectacular Late Bronze Age assemblages to have emerged from the Mediterranean Sea.

Felicity Ace was a 60,000 tonne roll-on/roll-off cargo ship built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard in 2005. It was owned and operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines of Japan, and the ship was registered in Panama. She caught fire in February 2022 south of the Azores, whilst transporting vehicles from Germany to the USA. The ship then capsized and sank in early March with an estimated cargo worth over $400 million.

Harry Harlow was one of the first psychologists to scientifically investigate the nature of human love and affection. Through a series of controversial monkey mother experiments, Harlow was able to demonstrate the importance of early attachments, affection, and emotional bonds in the course of healthy development. His most famous experiment involved giving young rhesus monkeys a choice between two different "mothers." One was made of soft terrycloth but provided no food. The other was made of wire but provided nourishment from an attached baby bottle. Harlow removed young monkeys from their natural mothers a few hours after birth and left them to be "raised" by these mother surrogates. The experiment demonstrated that the baby monkeys spent significantly more time with their cloth mother than with their wire mother.