We hadn't even heard of a blank octopus before seeing this footage, so we were especially floored by the shimmering beauty of this exotic creature.
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Amazing New Crater Discovered on Mars
This incredible photo of a newly discovered crater on Mars may give more color to the notion that Mars isn't entirely the Red Planet.
Volkswagen’s Mea Culpa From the Dieselgate Fiasco, The I.D. Buzz
Volkswagen is leaning into their disastrous emissions cheating scandal, admitting their fault, and using clever marketing to give a mea culpa, offering an entire new lineup of electric vehicles in the next few years.
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Sobering Juxtapositions Show us Prosperity Versus Wartime
It's very easy to get wrapped up in small problems and forget to keep a global perspective, to realize how fortunate most of us truly are. These very sobering and insightful juxtapositions by Uğur Gallenkuş give us a taste of that. Using matched …
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Stop Motion Short Featuring Deadly Ocean Plastic
Advertising firm Wieden + Kennedy has released a short that features ocean plastic, and its detrimental effect on wildlife.
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Some Asian Grocery Stores Return to Wrapping Produce in Leaves
Long before plastic, markets and food stalls were resourceful with their packaging, using natural materials to bundle and hold things together. Now that the global plant epidemic has resonated, we see some grocery stores in Asia starting to revert to these clever, …
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This Newly Discovered Ancient Carnivore Was Giant and Ferocious
You'd most certainly not want to be on the receiving end of this Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, an ancient giant carnivore that lived in Africa, 22 million years ago.
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SOM Releases Plans for Permanent Moon Colony
Architecture giant SOM releases plans for a permanent "Moon Village", in collaboration with MIT and the European Space Agency.
Retro Travel Posters To Say Hello in Other Languages
We're a fan of these fun posters, designed in a retro travel style, with a greeting in the native language of the country design.
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Wonderful Wings – Butterflies in Macro
Macro photography unearths the rare beauty and magic of a butterfly's wing, in this series by Chris Perani. Nature works in extraordinary ways, and butterflies are no exception.
How The First Image of a Black Hole Compare to Artist’s Impressions
With the first image ever captured of what a black hole looks like, it's fun to compare it to artist renditions over the years.
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The Weather Channel Using Mixed Reality To Showcase Climate Change
The Weather Channel has begun using immersive mixed reality to showcase some of the weather scenarios we may see in the future, and they're quite scary, to be honest.
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IKEA Furniture Upcycled to Become Wildlife Homes
Collaborating with artists in the UK, IKEA has created a series called Wildhomes for Wildlife, utilizing old furniture pieces in funky and innovative ways.
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Most Endangered Species in All Fifty States
A huge and concerning collection of endangered animal illustrations, showcasing the most endangered species in each of the fifty United States.