Beauty and mystery shrouded in legend: the Prague Museum also hides the world’s largest cave pearl

Beauty and mystery shrouded in legend: the Prague Museum also hides the world’s largest cave pearl

They don’t have to be old, their charm and value lies in something else. Minerals, gems or metals, a world unto itself – geoworld. We have been amazed by stones of various shapes, compositions and sizes since ancient times. People attribute to them magical power, significance in exploring the Earth, they are willing to pay … Read more

Podcast: Are we facing extinction? Even the ancient secrets of prehistoric monsters were revealed by Štěpán Pícha

Podcast: Are we facing extinction?  Even the ancient secrets of prehistoric monsters were revealed by Štěpán Pícha

We all know them thanks to adventure and science fiction novels, from the work of Zdenek Burian (†76) and Josef Augusta (†64), or from films such as Journey to the Primeval (1955) or the series starting with Jurassic Park (1993) directed by Steven Spielberg (77), whose film by Karel Zeman (†78) is also said to … Read more