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Winners and People’s Choice of the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year – Colossal
After sifting through nearing 13,000 submissions National Geographic has announced the winners, honorable mentions, and people’s choice of their 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year Contest (previously). This year’s grand prize was awarded to photographer Reiko Takahashi for her close-up image of … Continue reading
New neurons archive old memories – ScienceBlog.com
The ability to obtain new memories in adulthood may depend on neurogenesis — the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus — to clear out old memories that have been safely stored in the cortex, according to research in male rats … Continue reading
Sticks, Seeds, and Petals From the American Southwest Inspire New Insect-Shaped Arrangements by Raku Inoue
Raku Inoue (previously)recently look an extended road trip to several destinations in the American Southwest. During his journey he created a scorpion-shaped arrangement from seeds, sticks, and a pepper found at Antelope Canyon in Arizona, and utilized a fallen cactus segment near Horseshoe … Continue reading
Felted Wildlife Perch on Found Objects in Charming Sculptures by Simon Brown
Simon Brown sources worn-out household tools like brushes and thimbles and turns them into miniature scenes for his felted wildlife. A short, stiff brush becomes a tree branch for a perching owl, and a dense hair brush with swirling bristles forms … Continue reading
Trying Japan’s Famous Black Ramen
Taiki’s ramen in Toyama, Japan is unlike anything you’ve ever seen or tasted. Considered to be some of the best ramen in the country, its noodles sit in a jet-black soup. Whereas traditional ramen broth is created using pork or … Continue reading
Pleated Garments Inspired by Birds in Flight by Iris van Herpen – Colossal
Syntopia is the latest haute couture collection from Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. The line of beautifully pleated garments explores the increasing convergence of our organic bodies and inorganic elements of technology, while also incorporating designs inspired by birds in … Continue reading
Illustrations by Kazuki Okuda
Intricate illustrations of animals, humans, machines, architecture and nature all coexisting together in a fantastical way by Kyoto-based artist Kazuki Okuda. His approach to these drawings involves using a pen to do the detailed line work then using Photoshop to add … Continue reading
Dig into an Incredible Compendium of Objects Excavated from the Bottom of Amsterdam’s Amstel River
During a nine year period in the early 2000’s a new metro line was excavated along the banks of Amsterdam’s Amstel river. The urban waterway had to be completely pumped, which gave archeologists a rare opportunity to examine the full … Continue reading
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Lament From Epirus
An animated exploration of the folk music of the Epirus region of Greece. Created in collaboration with Christopher C. King for his new book Lament from Eprirus.
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