NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is celebrating its fifth year of continuously observing the Sun. [&hellip
Investigating the composition of sand from around the world is a fairly common activity in many earth [&hellip
It turns out the solar system is really, really big. From the video description: "In [&hellip
[Researchers] found that pollution from China affects cloud development in the North Pacific and strengthens [&hellip
This is pretty. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLphIufs8_4] Richard Swarbrick has done all sorts of these types of [&hellip
I'm late to the Tim-Howard-saves-everything game here, but this is another fantastic use of the [&hellip
I'm not sure if "human skin" really counts as a solid surface...but... [click to embiggen] [&hellip
It's not anywhere near Halloween, but these 3D Jigglegrams are amazing. Check out all of [&hellip
Your brain is really good at pattern finding, but as demonstrated in the audio clip [&hellip
I think we can all agree that taxidermy is hard. Well, I guess I don't [&hellip
I came upon this while looking for images for the last post. It's an oldie, [&hellip
Most birds of prey are solitary hunters. Not Harris's Hawks. "Harris's Hawk" by Alan Vernon [&hellip
Southern China is home to some large caves, featuring some amazingly large chambers. A part [&hellip
Did you find yourself wondering how many players in the World Cup play for each [&hellip
from the creator's website: "A Block is the smallest area unit used by the U.S. [&hellip
Ashol-Pan may well be the only woman in the world hunting with a golden eagle. [&hellip
Using a tricksy method called Schlieren imaging, it is possible to record differences in air [&hellip
As I write this, it's snowing hard. We're under a Winter Storm Warning with 1-2" [&hellip
Two sperm whales beached themselves and later died on the Faroe Islands. It was decided [&hellip
I have a habit of doing a bit of personal data tracking- using various apps [&hellip
It's research like this that makes me love science. I mean seriously. They raised chickens [&hellip
Yay! Round numbers! About 3 years ago, I decided I wanted a place to save [&hellip
I love volcanoes. And their (not entirely) subtle reminder to us all that this Earth [&hellip
by Abby Ryan Design, via Neatorama
The best response to that question I've ever heard, to date, courtesy of John Green [&hellip
I'd never given too much thought to how the elevation we call "sea level" is [&hellip
Though I had been aware of its existence, I hadn't watched or read David Foster [&hellip
Albert Huberts began noticing that there seemed to be a lot in common between people's [&hellip
Frequently, when astrophotographers are creating beautiful images of galaxies, nebulae, and the like, they'll take [&hellip