Feb 2, 2012

Picture of the Day: Salar de Uyuni After Some Rain

Picture of the Day: Salar de Uyuni After Some Rain

  SALAR DE UYUNI AFTER SOME RAIN   Photograph via Paean on Reddit   Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is located in the Potosi and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is elevated [...]

Feb 2, 2012

The Ultimate Guide to Parahawking in Nepal

The Ultimate Guide to Parahawking in Nepal

Photograph via baileyhope on Reddit     What is Parahawking?   In an effort to advance the interaction between man and bird, and to provide a unique opportunity to interact with birds of prey in their own environment, Scott Mason conceived and developed Parahawking. Parahawking is paragliding with trained birds of prey. By combining ancient [...]

Feb 1, 2012

Picture of the Day: Nomads Hunting with Golden Eagles in Mongolia

Picture of the Day: Nomads Hunting with Golden Eagles in Mongolia

  NOMADS HUNTING WITH GOLDEN EAGLES IN MONGOLIA   Photograph by DAVID TIPLING PHOTOGRAPHY   Posted on Reddit earlier this week, this incredible photograph shows a group of nomads hunting with Golden Eagles in Mongolia. A Tineye search points to photographer David Tipling, who must have had an incredible experience filming these majestic creatures. There [...]

Jan 30, 2012

50 Awesome Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

50 Awesome Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, a science communicator, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and a Research Associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Since 2006 he has hosted the [...]

Jan 26, 2012

Picture of the Day: The Precious Blue Marble

Picture of the Day: The Precious Blue Marble

  THE PRECIOUS BLUE MARBLE   Photograph by NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring     NASA has proclaimed this image the most amazing high definition image of Earth ever. To see the colossal-super-mega high-resolution image, click here (it’s 8000px x 8000px and 16.4mb). This ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth was taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard [...]

Jan 26, 2012

The Amazing Caterpillar That Looks Like a Snake

The Amazing Caterpillar That Looks Like a Snake

Photograph by KEN RIPPENGALE     Deilephila elpenor, known as the Elephant Hawk-moth, is a large moth of the Sphingidae family. The species is found throughout Britain and Ireland. Its range extends across Europe, Russia, and into China, northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, Japan and Korea (though not Taiwan). Introduced specimens have been found [...]

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