August 7, 2013 at 6:18 pm

Picture of the Day: The Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Picture of the Day: The Waitomo Glowworm Caves

THE WAITOMO GLOWWORM CAVES Photograph via waitomo.com The Waitomo Glowworm Caves attraction is a cave at Waitomo on the North Island of New Zealand, known for its population of glowworms, Arachnocampa luminosa. This species is found exclusively in New Zealand. They are around the size of an average mosquito. This cave is…

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August 7, 2013 at 5:43 pm

Conveying the Passage of Time through Photography

Conveying the Passage of Time through Photography

Fong Qi Wei is an artist and photographer that “strives to make images which touches both the feeling part and the thinking part of your mind.” He wants to get your attention (the feeling part) and hopefully engage you on a deeper level as you look at it for longer (the thinking part). In…

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August 7, 2013 at 1:36 pm

Homemade Chairs on the Streets of China

Homemade Chairs on the Streets of China

Photograph by Michael Wolf Born in Germany and raised in the United States, Europe, and Canada; Michael Wolf began his career as a photojournalist, spending eight years working in Hong Kong for the German magazine Stern. After many years in the industry, Wolf quit photojournalism in the early 2000s, focusing strictly on fine-art photography…

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August 6, 2013 at 1:55 pm

Precision Cut Leaf Artworks by Lorenzo Duran

Precision Cut Leaf Artworks by Lorenzo Duran

Lorenzo Manuel Durán is an artist from Cáceres, Spain. It wasn’t until 2005, at the age of 36, that Durán would fully pursue his passion for art and nature. Starting with more traditional oil paintings, he found himself inspired one day by a caterpillar eating a leaf. The moment propelled him to try cutting…

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August 5, 2013 at 7:11 am

Picture of the Day: Waterspouts Over the Adriatic

Picture of the Day: Waterspouts Over the Adriatic

WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ADRIATIC Photograph by ROBERTO GIUDICI (via epod.usra.edu) In this phenomenal capture by Roberto Giudici, we see four waterspouts over the Adriatic Sea. The photograph was recently featured as the Earth Science Picture of the Day. Giudici observed the waterspouts while on a boat trip to Brindisi, Italy. Roberto got…

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August 5, 2013 at 5:55 am

Anamorphic 3D Pencil Drawings by Fredo

Anamorphic 3D Pencil Drawings by Fredo

Fredo (real name Wladimir Inostroza ) is an incredible artist and illustrator from Santiago, Chile. The Sifter previously featured Fredo’s 3D anamorphic drawings back in 2010 but below you will find an updated gallery of his more recent artworks. Fredo’s drawings are anamorphic because they have to be viewed at a specific angle to…

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August 4, 2013 at 3:33 pm

Picture of the Day: Howling Arctic Wolf Cub

Picture of the Day: Howling Arctic Wolf Cub

HOWLING ARCTIC WOLF CLUB Photograph by Daniel Zupanc (via ZooBorns.com) Seen here is an arctic wolf cub howling for one of its first times since being born. The cub is less than a month old, still covered in its distinct brown fur which will eventually turn white when it becomes an adult.…

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August 4, 2013 at 5:55 am

Spherical Layer Cake Planets by Cakecrumbs

Spherical Layer Cake Planets by Cakecrumbs

Design by CAKECRUMBS Website | deviantART | Facebook Rhiannon is the 25-year-old Australian Zoology graduate and self-taught baker behind the food blog cakecrumbs.me. Her incredible Jupiter planet cake (seen above) was featured earlier this week on the highly influential I f*cking love science Facebook page (which boasts a staggering 6.3 million fans). The layer…

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August 3, 2013 at 8:51 am

Picture of the Day: The Full Circle Rainbow

Picture of the Day: The Full Circle Rainbow

THE FULL CIRCLE RAINBOW Photograph by JENNIFER HANNUX/Northeast Kingdom Photography Website | Facebook | Prints available In this stunning capture by Jennifer Hannux of Northeast Kingdom Photography, we see a rainbow perfectly reflected in the river below, creating a beautifully framed full circle rainbow. The image is a stitched panorama taken with…

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August 3, 2013 at 7:40 am

A ‘Green’ Oasis in the Heart of Singapore

A 'Green' Oasis in the Heart of Singapore

Completed earlier this year by architecture and design firm FARM, Wall House is an oasis in the heart of the concrete jungle. Located in the highly urbanized city-state of Singapore, the home is surrounded by lush greenery with trees throughout and multiple green roofs. The landscape design takes its inspiration from the philosophy of…

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