Nissim Kahlon has lived in his fantastical cliffside home on Israel's Mediterranean coast since 1973 — but now he's at risk of losing his house forever.lorien22/Live JournalThe front of Nissim Kahlon’s extensive “hermit house” north of Tel Aviv. For half a century, Nissim Kahlon has lived in a fantastical home on a beachside cliff in Herzliya, Israel. The home features a labyrinth of tunnels hand-chiseled by Kahlon, a multitude of chambers and patios, and even beautiful mosaics handcrafted out of glass bottles.

“It’s really a good link and tie that allows us to build full plate models of the ancient Earth.”Wikimedia CommonsThe Grand Canyon. Geologists in Tasmania — an island off the coast of Australia — were stunned to discover rocks that contained a geochemical make-up identical to those rock layers in the Grand Canyon. Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne published their findings in Geology in Oct. 2018 in which they concluded that at one point, the island of Tasmania was connected to the Western United States.

"What images do they see? Dead Indians to the left and African Americans to the right in bondage." solomamihood/InstagramA majority of a school board in San Francisco voted to remove the “Life Of Washington” mural commissioned in the 1930s. In the hallways of George Washington High School in San Francisco stands a 1,600-square-foot mural painting of the school’s namesake. The mural depicts scenes from America’s past, offering various scenes specifically from Washington’s own life.

After years of searching, researchers have finally given the world a look at these adorable cats. After years of research, the elusive “sand kittens” have been captured on camera for the first time ever. Sand cats, a species of feline that lives exclusively in the deserts of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, are notoriously difficult to find, and their kittens are even rarer. These stealthy cats travel only under the cover of night, and their camouflaged, sand-colored fur makes them even more difficult to spot.

The vaccine, called Calixcoca, has shown promising results in the first stages of clinical trials, though researchers are quick to say it is far from a "panacea." AlamyA vaccine being prepared by a doctor in the United Kingdom. In Brazil, cocaine and crack addiction poses a considerable problem for its government, medical facilities, and citizens. Brazil is the second-largest consumer of cocaine in the world — second only to the United States.