January 14, 2016 at 10:58 am
Picture of the Day: Polished Sphere of Petrified Wood
Petrified wood is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization
Petrified wood is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization
May cause sudden urge to go hiking in the mountains
Stephen Wilkes takes hundreds of photos of the same location from sunrise to sunset, blending the results into one stunning composite image
The photo was taken in the rice fields surrounding Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
In an ongoing series of close-ups of individual snowflakes, Alexey Kljatov captures these delicate structures in amazing clarity and detail
Located on the Icelandic island of Heimaey (literally Home Island), is a rocky outcrop appropriately known as ‘Elephant Rock’
This year’s contest received over 13,000 entries. Congratulations to all of the winners!
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft’s vantage point in orbit around the moon
May cause sudden urge to travel
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