AWWW YEAH FLOWERS! Photograph by ANDREA ZAMPATTI @ WILDLIGHTS.IT The Hazel Dormouse or Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus Muscardinus. It is 6 to 9 centimetres (2.4 to 3.5 in) long with a tail of 5.7 to 7.5 centimetres (2.2 to 3.0…
DISCOVERY’S FINAL LAUNCH Photograph by AP Photo/Chris O’Meara The space shuttle Discovery lifts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday, heading toward the International Space Station with a crew of six on a journey that…
WATUSI FAMILY PORTRAIT Photograph by Miguel Angel de Arriba Stunning portrait of a family of Ankole-Watusi cattle. Ankole-Watusi is a breed of cattle originally native to Africa. It has very large, distinctive horns, which can grow up to 6 feet (1.8 m) long. via 1x.com Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture…
ICE CANYON, GREENLAND Photograph by James Balog Meltwater carves a canyon 150 feet (45 meters) deep in Greenland via National Geographic Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
Photograph by NASA The International Space Stations (ISS) is one of the greatest human and technological achievements in our history. Space agencies from the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada have come together for a common goal in the name of science and education. It is a symbol of technological excellence and a testament…
HORSESHOE BEND, ARIZONA Photograph by Luca Galuzzi – http://www.galuzzi.it The stunning Horseshoe Bend in Arizona. Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona. via Wikimedia Commons Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES…
WHAT PLATE TECTONICS LOOKS LIKE Photograph by The Akhenaten Photographer’s Description: Plate Tectonics at Thingvellir in Iceland, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates move apart. Taken from a plane with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-200mm lens at 52mm (eq. 78mm @ FF). The Akhenaten on Flickr via Reddit Every day at 5pm…
WATZMANN MOUNTAIN, GERMANY Photograph by pfn.photo via pfn.photo on Flickr Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY Photograph by ESO/Y. Beletsky In mid-August 2010, ESO Photo Ambassador Yuri Beletsky snapped this amazing photo at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. A group of astronomers were observing the centre of the Milky Way using the laser guide star facility at Yepun, one of the four Unit Telescopes of the Very Large…
AERIAL ERUPTION Photograph by NASA An incredible aerial photograph of the Sarychev Peak Volcano erupting on June 12, 2009, on Matua Island. Matua is an uninhabited volcanic island in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It belongs to Russia. via Wikimedia Commons Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK…
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