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The 99-million-year-old beetle, bathed in pollen.

Found: Pollen on a 99-Million-Year-Old Beetle, in Amber

The pollen-dusted beetle pushes back the earliest evidence of insect-flower pollination by 50 million years.

Sabrina Imbler November 19, 2019

A miner sits at the feet of El Tio, leaving offerings for safety and prosperity.

The Liquor-Soaked Devil Shrines of Bolivia's Deadliest Mine

In the heart of the Andes, Catholic miners also pray to satanic statues.

Luke Fater October 25, 2019

Over 200 headstones made up the Red Ash Island.

Brooklyn, West Virginia

Red Ash Island Cemetery

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

The robots are a bit creepy, but that's part of the fun.

Sado Kinzan

For centuries, this gold mine was the powerhouse behind the Tokugawa Shogunate.

The castle.

Guanajuato, Mexico

Hotel Castillo Santa Cecilia

A hotel masquerading as a medieval castle overlooks a Mexican city.

Inside the Hoist House/Headframe.

World Museum of Mining

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

Vulcan Mine coal tipple.

New Castle, Colorado

Vulcan Mine

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

no plumming, all miners had their own bucket they had to wash in a stream in the presence of a foreman to be sure they were not sneaking out opals!

Červenica, Slovakia

Dubník Opal Mines

This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.

Etchison rappels into yet another mine.

North Carolina’s Abandoned Gold Mines Don’t Have Gold, But Do Have Bats

A deadly disease could devastate these thriving colonies of winged critters.

Sabrina Imbler August 14, 2019

Vane Tempest sculpture

Seaham, England

Vane Tempest Sculptures

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

The abandoned town.

Sierra Gorda, Chile

Chacabuco

This abandoned nitrate town was repurposed as a dictator's prison.

Sierra Silver Mine.

Sierra Silver Mine

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

The village of Colonnata, as seen from the white marble hills.

The Tuscan Town Famous for Anarchists, Marble, and Lard

Now gourmet, lardo di Colonnata once fed miners in Michelangelo's favorite quarries.

Reina Gattuso July 15, 2019

Restored tunnel entrance.

Pulaski Tunnel Trail

This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.

Statue of Juan Godoy.

Copiapó, Chile

Statue of Juan Godoy

A monument of the man who spurred Copiapó's silver mining industry.

Kitson Meyer Locomotive.

Kitson Meyer Locomotive

The antique vehicle is a preserved relic of Chile's nitrate mining industry.

Aladdin Coal Tipple.

Aladdin, Wyoming

Aladdin Coal Tipple

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

Tembagapura, Indonesia

Grasberg Mine

This mile-wide crater high in the mountains of Indonesia is the largest gold mine in the world.