Category: NATURE/SPACE

March 1, 2016 at 4:18 pm

NASA Shares the 45 Best Pics from Scott Kelly’s #YearInSpace

NASA Shares the 45 Best Pics from Scott Kelly's #YearInSpace

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and his one-year crewmate, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, have spent the last 340 days in space

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February 26, 2016 at 9:45 pm

Picture of the Day: Neon Greens

Picture of the Day: Neon Greens

Seen here is ‘Pilea involucrata’ commonly called the friendship plant, a bushy trailing plant native to Central and South America

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February 24, 2016 at 8:31 am

15 Finalists from Smithsonian’s 13th Annual Photo Contest

15 Finalists from Smithsonian's 13th Annual Photo Contest

Smithsonian announces the 70 finalists for their 13th annual photo contest, selected from over 46,000 submissions in 168 countries and territories

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February 16, 2016 at 2:33 pm

Incredible Fireball Cloud Spotted Over Portugal’s Madeira Island

Incredible Fireball Cloud Spotted Over Portugal's Madeira Island

Locals have dubbed it, ‘the hand of God’

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February 15, 2016 at 9:12 pm

Picture of the Day: As Far as the Eye Can See

Picture of the Day: As Far as the Eye Can See

Photograph by Jakob Wagner

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February 12, 2016 at 12:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis Over the Pacific Northwest

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis Over the Pacific Northwest

Astronaut Scott Kelly snapped this amazing photo of aurora borealis over the pacific northwest on January 20, 2016, while aboard the ISS

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February 9, 2016 at 1:06 am

Artist Creates One-of-a-Kind Rugs That Look Like Lush Green Landscapes

Artist Creates One-of-a-Kind Rugs That Look Like Lush Green Landscapes

At her family’s carpet factory in Buenos Aires, artist Alexandra Kehayoglou noticed there were piles of discarded thread lying around

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February 3, 2016 at 7:47 pm

Picture of the Day: Canary Islands Sunset

Picture of the Day: Canary Islands Sunset

The Canary Islands are a Spanish archipelago situated roughly 100 km west of the southern coast of Morocco and constitutes one of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities

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February 3, 2016 at 2:34 am

Inside the Eye: Nature’s Most Exquisite Creation (10 Photos)

Inside the Eye: Nature’s Most Exquisite Creation (10 Photos)

Ed Yong discusses the anatomy and evolution of eyes, assessing how a creature’s environment contributes to its function, form and appearance

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January 28, 2016 at 5:34 pm

Picture of the Day: Freshly Groomed

Picture of the Day: Freshly Groomed

Now that’s a nice pair of corduroys

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