Time Lapse Video of Lunar Eclipse on December 21, 2010
Time Lapse Video of Lunar Eclipse on December 21, 2010 from Gainesville Florida. 1:10 AM EST (6:10 GMT) to 5:03 AM EST (10:03 GMT). Music is Claude Debussy Noctures: Sirènes.
The Planet
Copenhagen Ice Bear Project
The life-size polar bear, carved from ice by the Ice Bear Project in Copenhagen to showcase the melting of the polar ice caps due to global warming. Carved out of ice on December 5, it has been melting since then, revealing the bronze skeleton sculpture inside. The ice bear stands […]
Amazing pictures of electrical storms in the Chaiten volcano
Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well […]
Photographer’s crazy leap in Grand Canyon
Came across these images on Flickr. Crazy images, the guy carrying his camera gear, tripod, makes the jump in his flip flops! Original image found here. From reading the comments, I discovered someone else shot the same guy from a different angle, here and here. From one of these photos […]
400,000 Bouncy Black Balls Invade Reservoir to Save Los Angeles From Cancer Water
From gizmodo: While yesterday the world was ogling over the iPhone 3G black body, some people were just awing over black balls. 400,000 of them. Black balls everywhere, bouncing, swinging, cavorting, happily hopping down the side of the Ivanhoe Reservoir with two objectives. First, to fight bromate by stopping sunlight, […]
Samoa butterflies quickly evolve and avoid extinction
Samoa butterflies quickly evolve and avoid extinction From article: In 2001, male Hypolimnas bolina butterflies on the Samoan islands of Savaii and Upolu were extremely rare. Just 1 percent of these butterflies — known commonly as Blue Moon or Great Eggfly — were male. They were under attack by the […]
The new seven wonders of the world
The new seven wonders of the world. From Banderas News: LISBON, Portugal – The Great Wall of China, Rome’s Colosseum, India’s Taj Mahal and three architectural marvels from Latin America were among the new seven wonders of the world chosen in a global poll released on Saturday. Jordan’s Petra was […]
Yen and Euros fall from sky. Can Dollars be far behind?
Yen and Euros fall from sky. Can Dollars be far behind? 10,000 yen notes rain down into Tokyo About 30 or 40 10,000 yen notes were spotted floating down from an area near a bridge over the Sumida River in Tokyo on Friday, police said, adding that several residents apparently […]