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Nature & EcosystemsSoftware architect turned photographer Alexander Safanov captured an incredible series of images over several…
Nature & EcosystemsCan the colors of a woolly worm predict the severity of the upcoming winter? There are many old wives’ tales and…
Nature & EcosystemsWhat do hurricanes, galaxies, sunflowers and the human ear have in common? They all have inherent spiral shapes…
bizarreThese images are not photoshopped – there really are places in this world that are so surreal, they seem like…
Nature & EcosystemsWere these plants, animals, insects and fungi created by the hand of man? They sure seem like it, looking like…
Nature & EcosystemsWhen each of these 10 species stand against a background of pure white snow, they’re difficult to spot: they…
Nature & EcosystemsWhat do the rainforests look like from the perspective of a bird? One of the best ways to find out is to talk a…
Art & DesignFew mundane natural events inspire us to stop what we’re doing and take a few moments to simply revel in their…
Nature & EcosystemsIt’s humbling to look up at a tree and realize that it has been alive much longer than you have, and will likely…
Nature & EcosystemsOn Saturday, August 11th, get to a dark location and look to the northeast as the 2012 Perseid meteor shower hits…
Art & DesignThis monumental sculpture almost looks like woven fabric at first. But once you get close enough to actually see…
Art & DesignLike bees, birds or a plague of locusts, they swarm: bright objects, often jarring in their artificiality, against…
Art & DesignBursting with color and arranged into intricate patterns, these mandalas made of plants by Arizona artist Kathy…
Nature & EcosystemsIs your mental image of the Middle East almost entirely composed of sand and camels? While it’s true that this…
Nature & EcosystemsOne of the world’s brightest glow-in-the-dark mushrooms was first spotted in Brazil in 1840, when an English…
bizarreThey thrive in the world’s hottest deserts, the highest peaks and in sub-zero temperatures of the Arctic tundra.…
Nature & EcosystemsIn the west, we tend to associate China with the chaotic, smog-filled streets of Beijing, but this vast East Asian…
Nature & EcosystemsImagine getting this close to a colossal whale. In Sri Lanka, you can do just that – not to mention gazing at…
Nature & EcosystemsTo the rest of the world, Russia has often been cloaked in mystery, with political affairs clouding our sense of…
natureStrange, deadly, beautiful and unlike anything else on earth: these 12 bodies of water, including lakes and…