1276
One of the most peculiar mating behaviors in the animal world possibly belongs to koalas. Males don't chase females: at night, between 12 am & 4 am, males make loud calls while comfortably sitting in their home ranges, thus attracting females
[source: buff.ly/3gKeyoy]
1277
This is when photographer Bjorn Steinbekk flew a camera drone directly into the active crater of a volcano, capturing a remarkable ultra-close-up footage before melting and succumbing to the intense heat
[read more + HD: buff.ly/3vS9Ibh]
1278
This five-month-old bar-tailed godwit smashed the record for long-distance migration following a non-stop, 11-day flight from Alaska to Tasmania: a 13,560 km journey beating the previous record, a godwit which flew 13,000 km
[read more: buff.ly/3SBFrIA]
1279
This video captured by Tristan Heth on the island of Tenerife, shows how stable air flows over a mountain range or simple convection can form waves in the clouds that resemble an ocean
[source: buff.ly/3wLra2Q]
[IG: buff.ly/3kzaTZO]
1280
Klemens Torggler is the original creator of the 'Evolution Door' that George Corke modified in an homage to Torggler's original design in this awesome carpentry
[source: buff.ly/2DpJiHK]
[more about the original design: torggler.co.at]
1281
When MIT made an army of tiny, 'virtually indestructible' cheetah robots capable of backflipping and even playing with a soccer ball — see them in action [full story and full video: buff.ly/2PZha2o]
1282
If CO₂ emissions were visible, this is what they would look like [source, read more: buff.ly/2Eo95hn]
1283
If M.C. Escher wrote IKEA instructions
[source + read more: buff.ly/3TJypTk]
1284
PolyGlu is a coagulant made from fermented soybeans to purify water. It's safe and eco-friendly and just a gram can treat up to 5 liters of polluted water
[video: bit.ly/2EO1fM3]
1285
Playful behavior is widespread in mammals, and has important developmental consequences. This study found that chimps play & develop much the same way as human children
[full paper: buff.ly/3HolkbM]
[clip by Liran Samuni: buff.ly/2OKRMtg]
1286
The left galaxy is the Milky way, the right one the Andromeda galaxy. This is what will happen within 4 to 5 billion years from now
[📹 SaltyMikan + read more: buff.ly/3m1MX0W]
[2012 NASA model: buff.ly/39FAN8e]
1287
This brilliant gif by Eleanor Lutz shows how different animals breathe through a visualization of the process for different species. Hi-res version and more animations on her website: buff.ly/1vvGKab
1288
Agatized coral is found in ancient ocean beds, where silica rich groundwater has percolated through them and over time has replaced it's calcium carbonate skeleton with a hard variety of Chalcedony
[read more: ow.ly/vJkL30nMId3]
[📹 buff.ly/3HcWFGU]
1289
The story of Beach Donkey, the 24-year-old African penguin who was diagnosed with pododermatitis, a foot condition that made it painful to walk. Now she walks with her custom-made shoes that treat her problem.
[full story: buff.ly/3Fk1PmI]
1290
Descension by Anish Kapoor depicts fluidity through water’s continuous swirling motion as it rushes down an 8 m (26 ft) diameter vortex representing a powerful physical form that is sucked into the earth
[read more: buff.ly/3zewTiQ]
1291
Correlation does not equal causation, but this specific correlation is particularly stimulating
[source, read more: buff.ly/2INud0t]
1292
Very little is known about 19th century Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza, but his marble sculpture Veiled Virgin’s striking transparency is testament to his virtuosity
[read more: buff.ly/2VAoDZG]
1293
Are there more grains of sand than stars? On the beach of Hoshizuna-no-hama, Japan, the grains of sand are actually stars
[read more: bit.ly/1okCf1s]
1294
The Mir mine is an open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Russia. The mine is 525 m deep (4th in the world) and has a diameter of 1,200 m. This picture's perspective makes the surrounding town look miniature buff.ly/2saS5UQ [photo: ow.ly/tIcL30nKGHt]
1295
Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis. Plants ignore the most energy-rich part of sunlight because stability matters more than efficiency, according to a recent model of photosynthesis
[read more: buff.ly/2P8ynVs]
1296
The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is the largest and most ornate Hindu temple in the medieval group found at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India. Its main tower has 84 mini spires and a definitely impressive fractal-like structure [read more: buff.ly/3ksF9oI]
1297
Warming stripes are a visualization of increasing average temperatures. Each stripe represents the average global temperature of a single year, ordered from the earliest available data (1850) to now
[source, climate-lab-book.ac.uk: buff.ly/2J8W1Qw]
1298
Droplets of water are great opportunities for ants to drink, but surface tension can play a trick on some of them, like for this ant, that ended up by being trapped in the droplet
[📷 Uda Dennie: buff.ly/2sheShy]
1299
The sika deer, also known as the spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia. It is a highly vocal species, with over 10 individual sounds, ranging from soft whistles to loud screams
[read more: buff.ly/36q6DTP]
1300
In this video, a diver stumbles across a whale shark trapped in a commercial fishing line in a marine sanctuary that bans fishing, while the giant fish lies still while the rope is cut. The footage also shows the scale of a whale shark vs a human [video: buff.ly/32wdSGJ]
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