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Kjeragbolten | Animals beautiful, Animals, Sheep
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains. Roselle Hurley saved to Unique places around the world Kjeragbolten, Forsand, Norway: Kjeragbolten is a boulder wedged in a mountain crevasse by the edge of the Kjerag mountain … Continue reading
An Almost Comically Diverse Parade of Wildlife Crosses a Log Bridge in Pennsylvania
A log in Pennsylvania has gotten a lot of foot—and talon and paw—traffic during the last year. In trail camera footage captured by photographer Robert Bush Sr., local wildlife is shown crossing the downed tree throughout 2018 and 2019. A … Continue reading
What If We Could See Nature In Infrared?
Why are trees and other plants green? Seems like a simple question. But the answer is full of surprises. Using a special camera that can pick up light just beyond the visible range, into the near-infrared, you’ll get to see … Continue reading
Why do whales sing? – Stephanie Sardelis
Communicating underwater is challenging. Light and odors don’t travel well, but sound moves about four times faster in water than in air — which means marine mammals often use sounds to communicate. The most famous of these underwater vocalizations is … Continue reading
Top 10 facts about whales | WWF
WWF UK Known for their huge size and mysterious nature, whale species are incredibly diverse. Hear Ria share our top 10 facts about these fascinating marine mammals! Visit our website for more information and follow us for regular updates: Website: … Continue reading
‘Evolution’ Captures Every Microscopic Detail of Insect and Plant Life as It Unfolds
“Evolution,” directed by French video artist Thomas Blanchard (previously), offers an otherwise undetectable look at the minute movements of natural life. The macro-view project shows the first signs of flowers blossoming, in addition to glimpses of dozens of insect legs scurrying … Continue reading
So you’re too ethical to eat meat; but should cows go extinct? – Aeon
Photo by Martijn-Nijenhuis/Flickr Neil Levy is a senior research fellow of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and professor of philosophy at Macquarie University in Sydney. He is the author of Consciousness and Moral Responsibility (2014). He lives … Continue reading
Striped Eel Catfish Traverse the Ocean Floor as a Strategically Rotating Mass
Foryoung striped eel catfish, there really is safety in numbers. A recent Instagram post shares a video by Marie-Laure Vergne of about one hundred juvenile fish moving across the bottom of the ocean. The Abyss Dive Center, a scuba diving … Continue reading
Why is cotton in everything? – Michael R. Stiff
Dig into the science of how cotton transforms from seed to fiber, and how these cotton fibers are used to make everything from fabrics, to currency, and fishing nets. — Centuries ago, the Inca developed ingenuous suits of armor that … Continue reading
Sanderlings and sand dunes — Dear Kitty. Some blog
After 17 January 2020 in the Schoorlse Duinen nature reserve came 18 January. When we walked towards the North Sea, as this photo shows. It is a Lensbaby photo, like all photos of this blog post. The morning had started … Continue reading
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