Russian satellite’s 121-megapixel image of Earth is most detailed yet

Pictures from the Elektro-L No.1 Russian weather satellite of Earth are the highest-detail images yet, and come in at 121 megapixels. The color scheme comes from the image capture method, which combines data from three visible and one infrared wavelengths of light when it takes full-sized images of Earth every 30 minutes. There’s been a long history of NASA-provided “Blue Marble” image

Steve Irwin’s Son Is An Award Winning Photographer And These Photos Show Why

People often say 'like father, like son,' and it is so unbelievably true in this case. Robert Irwin, the son of Steve Irwin, is following in his late father's footsteps and is helping the world to fall in love with nature. Since a very young age, Robert was fascinated with the natural world. Now, together with his family, he travels the planet and captures the beauty of the animal kingdom. The

After 22 Years Of Separation These Former Circus Elephants Share The Most Emotional Reunion

Shirley and Jenny spent many years in the same circus. Jenny was only a calf while Shirley was in her twenties. They lived together for an entire winter, but then were separated. 22 years later, they both ended up at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. Staff was unsure of what their reunion would be like. Would they remember each other? Would they still be as close as they used to be? Would th

Photographer Travels Across New Zealand With Gandalf Costume, And His Photos Are Epic

Who can be a better guide of New Zealand (Middle Earth) than Tolkien’s Gandalf himself? The guy has been traveling around that place for more than 2,000 years, so he probably knows his way around. That was the idea behind photographer Akhil Suhas’s 6-month trip across the country with a Gandalf costume. Suhas called his 9,000-mile adventure #GandalfTheGuide and documented it using photos. "

Scientists Make A Troubling Discovery About Climate Change By Examining Old Photos

The Greenland Ice Sheet is a valuable indicator of climate change. Using aerial photos taken in the 1980s, satellite data from the 1990s and beyond and modern 3-D modeling techniques, researchers have been able to track the shrinking size of this huge ice sheet. When scientists used 3-D modeling to examine aerial photos and satellite images of the Greenland Ice Sheet, they made a shocking dis

Black Guy Gives Brilliant Clap Back To Racist White Woman Who Didn’t Believe He Was Flying First Class

Remember the Seattle woman who unfortunately experienced ‘banking while Black?‘ Well, it turns out flying while Black is also an issue, as DC-based music executive Emmit Walker learned just 2 days ago. Thankfully, when a passenger on the same flight as him made racist comments upon seeing him in the ‘priority boarding’ line, he fired back with an absolutely perfect response. Walker’s

China Opens World’s Coolest Library With 1.2 Million Books, And Its Interior Will Take Your Breath Away

Nobody likes to be watched while they’re trying to read a book, but we’re willing to make an exception if it means getting to visit this stunning new library in China, because as you can see below, the incredible structure has a giant spherical auditorium in the middle that looks just like a giant eye. Located in the Binhai Cultural District In Tianjin, the five-story library, which was des

Researchers in China discover a 300 million year old screw embedded into rock

1) According to reports from Chinese News agencies, a mysterious object discovered in 2002 could be evidence of prehistorical civilizations 2) The Lanzhou screw is believed to be similar to the one found in Russia in the 90’s 3) These objects challenge mainstream archaeology and history 4) Researchers from numerous Chinese laboratories have studied the item The Lanzhou screw is another m

Housewife’s trick dries laundry without dryer – and it’s easy on the environment

When I moved into my first apartment, I was excited that it had a washing machine and I finally had the luxury of doing my laundry whenever I wanted without having to spend time at the laundromat. But when I was doing my first load of laundry, I realized that there was something missing — I didn’t have a dryer or even a drying rack. At first, I panicked and thought I’d have an apartmen

Heart-Wrenching Video Shows Starving Polar Bear on Iceless Land

Lack of sea ice is making it more difficult for polar bears to find food. HEART-WRENCHING VIDEO SHOWS STARVING POLAR BEAR ON ICELESS LAND When photographer Paul Nicklen and filmmakers from conservation group Sea Legacy arrived in the Baffin Islands in late summer, they came across a heartbreaking sight: a starving polar bear on its deathbed. Nicklen is no stranger to bears. From the tim