Bird Buddy is a smart bird feeder that recognizes your feathered visitor, and lets you snap a crisp, in-focus photo of them, for once.
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Greenpeace Sends a Giant Wave of Plastic Waste Down Onto Boris Johnson’s Eco Incompetence
"Wasteminster" is the name of this powerful new video by Greenpeace, showing the scale of Britain's plastic waste problem, and the failure to act by the government.
The Platypus, Nature’s Strangest Mammal
Let’s see: Ancient, egg-laying, poisonous, web-footed, beaver-tailed and duck-billed. It’s got to be the Platypus, and it’s got to be one of the strangest animals on earth. Here’s a bit …
Sweden in the Spring and Summertime
The New York Times has a great photo essay showcasing Sweden in its full spring and summer glory.
Feeling Ready for a Big Trip? Here are Five of the Longest Flights in the World
For those eager to travel, we've gathered a list of the top five longest flights currently available around the globe.
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David Attenborough’s Life in Color Debuts on This Earth Day
Our hero, David Attenborough has a new show released for Earth Day on Netflix, entitled Life in Color.
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Martin De Pasquale’s Quarantine Quandaries
Digital artist Martin De Pasquale spent his time in lockdown honing his visual arts skills, with a series called Surreal Quarantine.
Fly Directly Over An Active Volcano In This Stunning Short Film
French director Stéphane Ridard used a drone to capture some stunning footage of the recent Iceland eruption, in a way that normally we only see with major film crews and major …
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Impressive Mummy Parade Transports Priceless Remains in Cairo
Dubbed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade, 22 priceless mummified kings and queens were transported in exquisite style this weekend from the old Egyptian Museum to the new National Museum of Egyptian …
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Watch an Avocado Seed Grow in Time-lapse
Whether you've attempted to grow an avocado pit or not, this nice time-lapse showcases the process of taking the plant from seed to sprout to potted plant.
2021 Sony World Photography Winners
We've gathered some of the stunning category winners of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards
New York Covid Victims Projected Onto Brooklyn Bridge in Day of Remembrance
The Brooklyn Bridge was turned into a canvas to remember some of NYC's 30,000 Covid-19 victims.
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Urban Sun Hopes to Make Public Spaces Virus Free By Using Far-UVC Light
Ever the inventor, Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde has created something called Urban Sun, an elevated light that is meant to disinfect public spaces of airborne Covid-19.
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Baikal Zen – Stones Seemingly Floating On Ice
These stones are suspended over the ice in an elegant frozen pedestal, like a sculpture from a museum.
Impressive 3D Simulation Showing the Way the Virus Moves in a Classroom
The New York Times has an impressive set of simulations that explores the way the virus can move in a classroom.
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Nairobi Entrepreneur Creates Super Durable Bricks Made From Plastic Waste
Nzambi Matee is a 29-year-old entrepreneur from Nairobi, and a force to be reckoned with.
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What You Can Do to Help Endangered Sea Turtles
There are seven species of sea turtles in our oceans, and nearly half of them are endangered, at risk of going extinct in the next decade.
900 Indian Runner Ducks Keep This Vineyard Free from Pests, and Therefore Pesticides
Instead of using pesticides to control snails and bugs that would ravage their vines, the Vergenoegd vineyard in South Africa employs a veritable army of ducks.
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Could Lab Grown Wood Help Solve the Deforestation Problem?
Scientists are exploring if wood can be grown in a lab, potentially improving the way we use natural resources.
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Tragic Essay Shows The Last Living White Rhinos on Earth, a Mother and her Daughter
Indeed, the Northern White Rhino is effectively extinct in the world, save for a mother and daughter named Najin and Fatu, who are under 24/7 security in Kenya.
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Simo Liu’s Editorial-Style Illustration Relives the Chaos of 2020
If 2020 can be summed up in a series of illustrations, we'd want to nominate designer and illustrator Simo Liu for the job.
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Spectacular Aurora Borealis and Australis
The Aurora Borealis (and Aurora Australis in the Southern Hemisphere) is a phenomenal phenomenon.