Category: NATURE/SPACE

June 16, 2016 at 3:09 pm

This XKCD Infographic Shows How Much of the Ocean We Don’t See

This XKCD Infographic Shows How Much of the Ocean We Don't See

95% of Earth’s living space is underwater and we know very little about it

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June 15, 2016 at 7:12 pm

Picture of the Day: Perfect Rainbow Over Mount Vesuvius

Picture of the Day: Perfect Rainbow Over Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano in Italy and the only one on European mainland to have erupted in the last 100 years

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June 15, 2016 at 12:46 pm

Close-Up of the First Mechanical Gear Ever Found in Nature

Close-Up of the First Mechanical Gear Ever Found in Nature

The biological form of a mechanical gear was observed in juvenile planthoppers, a common insect found in gardens across Europe

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June 11, 2016 at 1:31 pm

A Bald Eagle and Canada Goose Squared Off and Someone Caught It All (10 Photos)

A Bald Eagle and Canada Goose Squared Off and Someone Caught It All (10 Photos)

Lisa Bell was vacationing with her family at Canada’s Spider Lake Springs and witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime encounter she’ll never forget

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June 9, 2016 at 1:31 pm

These Floating Pots Let Your House Plants Levitate and Spin

These Floating Pots Let Your House Plants Levitate and Spin

“Lyfe” is a zero-gravity growing system allowing you to cultivate your favorite plants in mid-air

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June 8, 2016 at 2:08 pm

Then and Now: The 1910 Great Flood of Paris vs 2016 Floods

Then and Now: The 1910 Great Flood of Paris vs 2016 Floods

In January of 1910 the water level of the Seine rose a staggering 8 meters (26 ft) above average

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June 6, 2016 at 8:46 pm

If Wasps Find Colored Paper They’ll Make Rainbow-Colored Nests

If Wasps Find Colored Paper They'll Make Rainbow-Colored Nests

In an interesting experiment, biology student Mattia Menchetti gives colored construction paper to wasps and photographs the results

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June 1, 2016 at 11:07 am

Picture of the Day: Stargazing from the International Space Station

Picture of the Day: Stargazing from the International Space Station

With the Earth below and Milky Way above, the views from the ISS never get old

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May 25, 2016 at 3:26 pm

Isabel Bannerman’s Stunning Flower Photos Border on Violence

Isabel Bannerman's Stunning Flower Photos Border on Violence

“Bordering on Violence” is an ongoing series of illuminating, large-scale, close-up photos of flowers by Isabel Bannerman

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May 23, 2016 at 12:20 pm

The 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest (15 Photos)

The 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest (15 Photos)

15 amazing entries from the 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest

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