Category: NATURE/SPACE

July 12, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – July 12, 2010

Picture of the Day - July 12, 2010

CASE OF THE MONDAYS via Reddit Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!

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July 5, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – Tunnel Vision

Picture of the Day - Tunnel Vision

TUNNEL VISION Photograph by Stuck in Customs Photographer’s Description: This was shot under the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas where they have this lavish aquarium. It’s really gorgeous and dreamy under there, as you can tell. This area has all kinds of sharks and other wild-lookin’ things that were swimming all around me.…

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July 3, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – July 3, 2010

Picture of the Day - July 3, 2010

BEAR HUG via Imgur Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!

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July 1, 2010 at 8:58 am

21 Specimens with Transparent Skin and Rainbow Skeletons

21 Specimens with Transparent Skin and Rainbow Skeletons

Japanese-based New World Transparent Specimen creates these stunning artworks; somehow making an animal’s flesh and body transparent while also illuminating the skeleton with bright vibrant colours. Unfortunately the entire site is in Japanese, so I’m really unsure of the technical process. However, the finished product is visually mesmerizing and the videos at the bottom of…

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June 29, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Droplet Like It’s Hot

Picture of the Day: Droplet Like It's Hot

DROPLET LIKE IT’S HOT Photograph by Hubetek via Hubetek on Flickr

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June 29, 2010 at 8:58 am

10 Bizarre Names for a Group of Animals

10 Bizarre Names for a Group of Animals

Because calling a group of animals a ‘group’ isn’t descriptive enough, the English language is curiously filled with a trove of strange collective nouns for different ‘groups’ of animals. Below is a list of 10 of the more bizarre choices. Enjoy! A GROUP OF HIPPOPOTAMUS’ ARE CALLED… A CRASH…

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June 28, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 28, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 28, 2010

SANDS OF TIME Photograph by George Steinmetz / National Geographic A sea of dunes conjured by wind and water creates a magical sandscape on the northeastern coast of Brazil. Shoals of silvery fish swim in brilliant blue and green pools left behind by the rains. Lagoons are born anew each year after the January-June rains…

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June 27, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 27, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 27, 2010

THE SIMPLE LIFE Photograph by Surfer Magazine Breaks, Beach and Bevy’s via Surfer Magazine Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!

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June 22, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 22, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 22, 2010

GOOD NIGHT FRANCE Photograph by NASA Goddard Photo and Video After a disgraceful and embarrassing World Cup tournament, France left South Africa on a coach-class flight home. Read about their disastrous performance here. About the photograph: City Lights at Night along the France-Italy Border. The brightly lit metropolitan areas of Torino (Italy), Lyon, and Marseille…

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June 17, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 17, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 17, 2010

RIDERS ON THE STORM The photographer is unknown, but this was shot at Teahupo’o (pronounced te-ha-oo-po). A world-renowned surfing location off the south-west coast of Tahiti, in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is known for its heavy and glassy waves, often reaching 2 to 3 m (7 to 10 ft) or higher. It is also…

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