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Beans And Bees Gave Us Butterflies
Check out Insectarium on @pbsterra: • What Makes Dragonflies So Extraordinary The Eons Calendar: https://store.dftba.com/collections/eons Turns out, instead of having bats to thank for the existence of butterflies, the groups we should actually be thanking are…bees and beans. […]
Through Delicate Glass Sprouts, Nataliya Vladychko Emphasizes the Wild Resiliency of Seeds | Colossal
JANUARY 17, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Triticum” (2020), wooden platform and flame-shaped borosilicate glass, 26 x 27 centimeters. Photo by Steven van Kooijk. All images © Nataliya Vladychko Artist Nataliya Vladychko sculpts spindly specimens in glass, capturing both their delicacy and strength in … Continue reading
After Dark, Dave Jordano Photographs the Idiosyncratic Personalities of American Towns | Colossal
JANUARY 17, 2024 KATE MOTHES Skyway Bridge, Chicago (2023). All images © Dave Jordano Dave Jordano’s atmospheric nighttime images of American towns cast urban landscapes in a unique light. “Night photography is one of the most challenging aspects of photography, … Continue reading
Real Reason Ships Don’t Pass Under South America (It’s Not the Distance)
Most understand that the construction of the Panama Canal was necessary in order to significantly reduce the travel time of going around the tip of South America. While that is true, there are also much more treacherous and nefarious reasons … Continue reading
Why the Sun Moves in Figure 8s Across the Sky
How long is a day? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down what an analemma is, the solstices, and why Christmas is in December. Does the sundial– that we’re all definitely still using– get noon wrong? Learn what an … Continue reading
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