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Incredible Underwater Ice Bubbles Trapped in Canada Lake

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The rare phenomenon occurs each winter in the man-made lake, Abraham Lake, located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.  Bubbles are created as the plants on the lake bed release methane gas, which freezes as it comes closer to the cold lake surface.  That is, until spring comes and the ice starts to thaw.

Photos by Chip Phillips/Rex Features.

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Images of the ice on the lake cracking, forming amazing patterns.

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The Waitomo Glowworm Caves

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The breathtaking limestone caves in Waitomo, New Zealand, are home to hundreds of thousands of the beetles – which light up the caverns like bright blue stars. The caves are a perfect breeding ground for glow-worms, which can only survive in very dark, damp places where their light can be seen.
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The tiny, star-like dots attract unsuspecting flies, mosquitoes and snails to their sticky, silk string nests, which stretch up to 40cm from the cave ceiling. Prey is fooled into thinking they are still under the night sky, a trick that is not hard to believe when looking up at the millions of luminescent creatures shimmering against a pitch black background.

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Tagged: bizarre, Cave, Caving, eco, Glowworm, Nature, New Zealand, photography, places, science, Waitomo, Waitomo Cave

Amazing Aerial Beach Photos

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In his  ongoing series À la Plage, À la Piscine, Gray Malin shoots amazing aerial beach photos around the world.

Shooting from doorless helicopters, this series has been photographed around the world from the U.S. to Brazil to Australia. From above, a simple beach … becomes a blank canvas that allows me to start seeing the world as art. People and objects become patterns creating repetition, shape and form. These photographs are a visual celebration of color, light, shape—and summer bliss.

Check out: http://www.maisongray.com/collections for the complete gallery.

Coogee Beach – Sydney, Australia

Beach in Brazil

Bondi Beach – Sydney, Australia

Rocky beach – Lisbon, Portugal

Maroubra Bay – Sydney, Australia

Miami, Florida

Ocean Beach

Rio de Janeiro

Sagaponack, New York

Saint Tropez, France

Tiki Umbrellas


Tagged: Australia, Landscape photography, Nature, photography, places

Bee Hotels for Solitary Bees

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Solitary bees do not live within a hive with a queen. There are males and females. A fertilized female makes a nest in wood or stone and bored into the wood in order to construct a nursery.

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The most common bee hotel is created from a  wooden log or portion of a cut tree trunk in which holes are drilled of different sizes about a few centimeters apart. The holes have to be tilted slightly so that no rainwater can get in. Stone blocks are also used for this purpose. The holes are drilled quite lengthily into the material but not so far as to create a tunnel to the other side of the wood.

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Furthermore, the entrances to these access burrows must be smooth enough so that the delicate bodies of the insects are not damaged. Often, with wooden hotels, the exterior is sanded. The best location for a hotel is a warm and sheltered place, such as a southern-facing wall or hedge.

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The first insects are already active towards the end of winter and would be actively seeking for such a place to settle. Other species like to furnish their nests with clay, stone and sand, or in between bricks. Even a simple bundle of bamboo or reeds, tied or put in an old tin can and hung in a warm place, is very suitable for solitary bees. (Text source)

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Crown Shyness – A Phenomenon Where Trees Avoid Touching

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Crown shyness (also canopy disengagement) is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps. The phenomenon is most prevalent among trees of the same species, but also occurs between trees of different species. There exist many hypotheses as to why crown shyness is an adaptive behavior, and the most prominent theory, is that the gaps prevent the proliferation of invasive insects.

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The phenomenon has been discussed in scientific literature since the 1920s. The variety of hypotheses and experimental results might suggest that there are multiple mechanisms across different species. Some hypotheses contend that trees in windy areas suffer physical damage as they collide with each other during winds. As the result of abrasions and collisions, there is an induced crown shyness response. However a Malaysian scholar who studied Dryobalanops aromatica, found no evidence of abrasions due to contact in that tree. He suggested that the growing tips were sensitive to light levels and stopped growing when nearing the adjacent foliage due to the induced shade.
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Living chandelier with algae-filled leaves purifies the air

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London-based designer and engineer, Julian Melchiorri, created the world’s first bionic chandelier that not only lights up the room, but also actively purifies the air. The ‘Exhale’ Chandelier features glass leaves filled with green algae that absorb CO2 and release oxygen.
Currently on display at the V&A Museum for London Design Week.
More info: Website | Instagram
(h/t: Inhabitat)

Photography by Mike Chino


Tagged: design, eco, sculptures

Living Light – a lamp powered by photosynthesis

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Living Light is a lamp which harvests its energy through the photosynthetic process of the plant. As the plant photosynthesizes, it releases organic compounds into a soil chamber below. The organic matter is broken down by bacteria fostered through a microbial fuel cell. When this happens, electrons are created and transported away from the soil. The electric current is passed along a wire and fed into a ring fitted with LEDs. These light up when a user touches the plant’s leaves.
Dutch designer Ermi van Oers and her team will start off with a small production in 2018. Plans are already in place with Rotterdam to illuminate a city park.

Find out more on livinglight.info

Oregon’s ‘Lost Lake’ disappearing through lava tubes

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Oregon is home to the towering Cascades, a range of mountains and active volcanoes. The Lost Lake likely formed about 3,000 years ago, when lava flowing from a volcanic vent blocked a river channel and created the lake. The lake bed begins to fill in the late fall, when the amount of rain coming in starts exceeding the ability of the lava tubes to drain off the water. But during the dry months, the lake vanishes and turns into meadow. The reason? Two hollow lava tubes at the bottom of the lake are constantly draining the lake dry, much like a bathtub left unplugged. It’s not entirely clear where the water goes, but it possibly seeps into the porous subsurface underground. There have been numerous attempts to plug the leak, those endeavors, however, would only result in the lake flooding.


Fascinating winter phenomenon – Snow rollers

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A snow roller is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which large snowballs are formed naturally as chunks of snow are blown along the ground by wind, picking up material along the way, in much the same way that the large snowballs used in snowmen are made. Unlike snowballs made by people, snow rollers are typically cylindrical in shape, and are often hollow since the inner layers, which are the first layers to form, are weak and thin compared to the outer layers and can easily be blown away, leaving what looks like a doughnut or Swiss roll. (Source Wikipedia)

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Illusion of a ‘breathing forest’ in Canada

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“The ground looks like it’s breathing in this Quebec forest,” wrote user Daniel Holland on twitter. According to the Forbes report, air is involved in this illusion, as strong wind plays a role in moving the trees and the topsoil. During a storm the ground becomes saturated with water, loosening the soil’s cohesion. As strong … Continue reading Illusion of a ‘breathing forest’ in Canada

The Siberian ‘gateway to hell’ that keeps growing larger with no end in sight

Virga – rain that doesn’t reach the ground

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By Simon Eugster (talk · contribs) – Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link In meteorology, a virga is rain falling from a cloud that evaporates before reaching the ground. At high altitudes the precipitation falls mainly as ice crystals before melting and finally evaporating. The phenomenon is very common in deserts, where low humidity and high … Continue reading Virga – rain that doesn’t reach the ground

“Warm blooded” plants

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Thermogenic plants have the ability to raise their temperature above that of the surrounding air. They can generate their own heat and flower earlier in the season than almost any other plant.  Botanists are not completely sure why thermogenic plants generate large amounts of excess heat, but most suspect the flowers may be doing this … Continue reading “Warm blooded” plants

Billow clouds look like ocean waves in the sky

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By GRAHAMUK at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds, also known as  ‘billow clouds’, look like rolling ocean waves in the sky. The clouds often form on windy days, when two air currents of varying speeds meet in the atmosphere. It’s believed that this kind of clouds inspired the swirls in … Continue reading Billow clouds look like ocean waves in the sky

Maly Semyachik: a volcano with a turquoise crater lake

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Maly Semyachik is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. A hot, acidic crater lake fills the historically active Troitsky Crater, which formed during a large explosive eruption  about 400 years ago. The water in the lake has an unusual bright turquoise color. It’s because the waters of the lake are … Continue reading Maly Semyachik: a volcano with a turquoise crater lake

Mind Blowing Cocoons in Rainforest

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Incredible examples of art in nature. Rainforest Expedition’s Troy Alexander spotted the bizarre maypole-in-miniature in the Southern Peruvian Amazon. Alexander posted a photograph of his discovery to /r/whatsthisbug, a subreddit devoted to identifying insects and their handiwork. This type of cocoon is known as an “open-network cocoon” and is unlike other cocoons. The cocoon doesn’t completely … Continue reading Mind Blowing Cocoons in Rainforest

Tuscany Seen from Above

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A series of aerial photos in autumn colors in the Tuscany region by photographer Gabor Nagy.

Living Light – a lamp powered by photosynthesis

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Living Light is a lamp which harvests its energy through the photosynthetic process of the plant. As the plant photosynthesizes, it releases organic compounds into a soil chamber below. The organic matter is broken down by bacteria fostered through a microbial fuel cell. When this happens, electrons are created and transported away from the soil. … Continue reading Living Light – a lamp powered by photosynthesis

Giant Honeybees Use ‘Shimmering’ Waves To Repel Predatory Wasps

Hair Ice – Fungus shapes a strange kind of ice that is found on rotting logs

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