Nature & EcosystemsSchools of Sardines Swim Around Sharks in Amazing Photos
Software architect turned photographer Alexander Safanov captured an incredible series of images over several…
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Nature & EcosystemsSigns of Winter Weather: 14 Folklore Predictions
Can the colors of a woolly worm predict the severity of the upcoming winter? There are many old wives’ tales and…
Nature & EcosystemsThe Golden Spiral: Complex Geometries in Nature
What do hurricanes, galaxies, sunflowers and the human ear have in common? They all have inherent spiral shapes…
bizarreGiant Crystals & Crooked Forests: 15 Surreal Places
These images are not photoshopped – there really are places in this world that are so surreal, they seem like…
Nature & EcosystemsMother Nature’s Most Unnatural-Looking Plants & Animals
Were these plants, animals, insects and fungi created by the hand of man? They sure seem like it, looking like…
Nature & EcosystemsArctic Animals: 37 Photos of Snow-White Wildlife
When each of these 10 species stand against a background of pure white snow, they’re difficult to spot: they…
Nature & EcosystemsTake a Dizzying Trip Through the Treetops of Australia
What do the rainforests look like from the perspective of a bird? One of the best ways to find out is to talk a…
Art & DesignSunrise Sunset: 14 Spectacular Photographs of the Sky
Few mundane natural events inspire us to stop what we’re doing and take a few moments to simply revel in their…
Nature & EcosystemsInfographic & Images: The Earth’s Oldest Trees
It’s humbling to look up at a tree and realize that it has been alive much longer than you have, and will likely…
Nature & EcosystemsShooting Star Show! 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
On Saturday, August 11th, get to a dark location and look to the northeast as the 2012 Perseid meteor shower hits…
Art & DesignAmazing Monumental Stone Sculptures by Chris Booth
This monumental sculpture almost looks like woven fabric at first. But once you get close enough to actually see…
Art & DesignEmergent Behavior: Objects Swarm Like Insects in Photo Series
Like bees, birds or a plague of locusts, they swarm: bright objects, often jarring in their artificiality, against…
Art & DesignMarvelous Mandalas Made of Flowers and Vegetables
Bursting with color and arranged into intricate patterns, these mandalas made of plants by Arizona artist Kathy…
Nature & Ecosystems13 Intriguing Natural Wonders of the Middle East
Is your mental image of the Middle East almost entirely composed of sand and camels? While it’s true that this…
Nature & EcosystemsFun Fungi: World’s Brightest Glow-in-the-Dark Mushroom
One of the world’s brightest glow-in-the-dark mushrooms was first spotted in Brazil in 1840, when an English…
bizarrePlants for the End of the World: 15 Survivalist Species
They thrive in the world’s hottest deserts, the highest peaks and in sub-zero temperatures of the Arctic tundra.…
Nature & EcosystemsAmazing Sights of East Asia: 14 Natural Wonders
In the west, we tend to associate China with the chaotic, smog-filled streets of Beijing, but this vast East Asian…
Nature & EcosystemsGreen Getaways: Whale Watching in Sri Lanka
Imagine getting this close to a colossal whale. In Sri Lanka, you can do just that – not to mention gazing at…
Nature & Ecosystems12 Mysterious and Dramatic Natural Wonders of Russia
To the rest of the world, Russia has often been cloaked in mystery, with political affairs clouding our sense of…
nature12 of the World’s Strangest & Most Unusual Bodies of Water
Strange, deadly, beautiful and unlike anything else on earth: these 12 bodies of water, including lakes and…
