Category: NATURE/SPACE

July 13, 2015 at 3:11 am

The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2015

The Top 50 'Pictures of the Day' for 2015

At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 “Pictures of the Day“, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (check out the Top 100 POTDs for 2014!). It’s hard to believe we’re already half way through 2015. I can’t wait to see what the rest…

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July 11, 2015 at 7:59 am

Picture of the Day: Standing on Top of the World

Picture of the Day: Standing on Top of the World

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who is spending an entire year aboard the ISS, took this amazing photo from the station’s “cupola”.

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July 9, 2015 at 5:31 am

Picture of the Day: When Expectations Meet Reality

Picture of the Day: When Expectations Meet Reality

A hiker on the Appalachian Trail gets the perfect photo op when he realizes he’s on the section of the trail that matches the cover of his guide book.

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July 8, 2015 at 6:45 am

Picture of the Day: Black Rhino at the Watering Hole

Picture of the Day: Black Rhino at the Watering Hole

Sunset photo of a black rhino in Namibia’s Etosha National Park. Photographer Johan Georget waited in the bush for 7 hours to get the shot.

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July 8, 2015 at 5:51 am

Artist Turns Shoes Into Gardens… and Makes a Batman Suit Out of Bark

Artist Turns Shoes Into Gardens... and Makes a Batman Suit Out of Bark

Just Grow It

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July 5, 2015 at 7:44 am

Picture of the Day: Mammatus Clouds Over Wrigley Field

Picture of the Day: Mammatus Clouds Over Wrigley Field

The Chicago skies put on a show as the Cubs hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers for a game on June 22, 2015 at Wrigley Field.

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July 2, 2015 at 11:21 am

Picture of the Day: Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Picture of the Day: Cherry Blossoms in Japan

One day I will make it to Japan for the annual cherry blossom blooming.

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June 30, 2015 at 8:52 am

15 Stunning Entries from the 2015 Nat Geo Traveler Photo Contest

15 Stunning Entries from the 2015 Nat Geo Traveler Photo Contest

15 breathtaking entries from the 27th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.

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June 29, 2015 at 1:43 pm

You Can Now Climb Yosemite’s Famous El Capitan on Google Maps

You Can Now Climb Yosemite's Famous El Capitan on Google Maps

Google launches the first-ever “vertical Street View”, giving you the chance to climb 3,000 ft up Yosemite’s world famous “El Capitan”.

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June 24, 2015 at 6:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Cypress Tree Avenue – Point Reyes, California

Picture of the Day: Cypress Tree Avenue - Point Reyes, California

The stunning cypress tree lined road that leads to the historic KPH public coast radio station in Point Reyes, California. Photograph by Frank Schulenburg.

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