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St. Flannan's Cell and Flannan Isles Lighthouse.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Flannan Isle Lighthouse

What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.
Triangular openings that hikers can crawl through are born from the forking of trunks at the base of large trees.
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The Fairytale Forests of Yakushima

The island features deer, monkeys, and thousand-year-old trees.
Wil Kuan September 29, 2017
Two thylacines at the Washington, D.C., National Zoo around 1904.
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Why Did the Tasmanian Tiger Disappear From Mainland Australia 3,000 Years Ago?

Climate may have played a bigger role than previously thought.
Kelsey Kennedy September 28, 2017
An illustration of the new species, named <em>Uromys vika</em> after its local name.
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A Giant, 'Coconut Eating' Rat Has Been Discovered in the Solomon Islands

Four times the size of the biggest subway-dweller.
Natasha Frost September 27, 2017
Maitara Island and Tidore Island seen from Ternate.
Ternate, Indonesia

Ternate Island

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Kerry, Ireland

Saint Brendan’s Well

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.
Crapaud, the Jersey toad.
St Helier, Jersey

Le Crapaud

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.
Burgh Island, the hotel, and the sea tractor.
Kingsbridge, England

Burgh Island

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.
Alexandria, Scotland

Wallabies of Inchconnachan

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
The replica on the shore of Hontoon Island.
DeLand, Florida

Hontoon Island Owl Totem

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.
A 1798 engraving depicts <em>L'Astrolabe</em> and <em>La Boussole</em>.
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Solving the Mysterious Disappearance of Two 18th-Century French Frigates

A lost 1818 newspaper article may be a critical clue.
Natasha Frost August 31, 2017
The footbridge to the island.
Washington, D.C.

Theodore Roosevelt Island

The national park was once a plantation estate.
Mosta, Malta

Ta’ Bistra Catacombs

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.
View of Snake Island.
Austin, Texas

Snake Island

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.
Heligoland (foreground) and Düne beyond.
Heligoland, Germany

Heligoland

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.
Moving a house on Chiloe Island, known as a <em>minga</em>.
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On This Chilean Island, the Whole Community Helps Move Your House

The actual building. Sometimes across water.
Zoe Baillargeon August 16, 2017
A Martha's Vineyard bat screeches for the camera.
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Why Northern Long-Eared Bats Love Nantucket

On tourist-friendly islands in Massachusetts, a story of survival.
Cara Giaimo August 16, 2017
Aerial view of "The Donut."
Spalding, England

The Outer Trial Bank

"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.