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Hoodoos near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Image credit: Albuquerque Outdoors Magazine Hoodoos. Fairy chimneys. Earth pyramids. Tent rocks. They have many different names, but these strange badland rock formations are one and the same, and they can be found in various iterations across the planet. They typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. They generally form within sedimentary rock and volcanic rock formations. Hoodoos at Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah wilderness area in northwestern New Mexico. Image credit: John Fowler Hoodoos are found mainly in the desert in dry, hot areas. They…

The Great Blue Hole from the air. Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) The Great Blue Hole is a massive marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize, near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km (43 mi) from the mainland and Belize City. The hole is circular in shape, 318 m (1,043 ft) across and 124 m (407 ft) deep. It was formed during several episodes of quaternary glaciation when sea levels were much lower. Scuba divers and snorkelers have been cruising the surface waters for decades, but very few explorers have dared to venture deeper and…

Glass Gem is arguably the most beautiful corn variety in the world with its amazing rainbow colors. And the story behind it is just as remarkable. Image credit: organicandhealthy.org It all began when Oklahoma farmer, Carl Barnes, set out to explore his Native American roots. In his adult years, he began growing older corn varieties as a way to reconnect with his heritage. He had a knack for corn breeding, excelling at selecting and saving seed from cobs that exhibited vivid, translucent colors. This eventually resulted in rainbow-colored corn. The story of this unique corn variety was largely retold by…

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Welcome to the most colorful river of the world. Rainbows are jealous of the beauty of Caño Cristales. Image credit: Mario Carvajal Caño Cristales is a vividly coloured river found in Colombia’s Meta region, in South America. It is commonly known as the “River of Five Colors” or the “Liquid Rainbow,” and when you are first confronted with its breathtaking beauty, you immediately know that these names are by no means an exaggeration. During the peak season, Caño Cristales sports vivid colours including black, blue, green, yellow and red,  the last caused by Macarenia clavigera plants. The river is said to contain…

Scientists are making guesses as to what the ‘red glob’ washed ashore could be – some think it could be a rare seven-armed octopus. Photographs of a mysterious “red glob” that washed ashore on a beach in Washington have puzzled scientists. Photo: Ron Newberry/Whidbey Camano Land Trust From time to time, a mysterious “thing” from the deep oceans will wash up somewhere on a beach and cause a sensation on social media. And sometimes also among scientists. The latest such spark was a mysterious ‘red glob’ that appeared on the shores of Washington state. The curious sea creature was discovered…

The largest creatures on earth have a tendency to blow up when washed ashore, which can be rather nasty. A bloated whale washed ashore in Namibia. Image credits: Free pictures for conservation / CCsearch, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 This video of an exploding whale was captured in the Faroe Islands back in 2013. As a marine biologist started cutting into the whale which was dead for about 2 days, a vicious explosion erupted from the remains, spraying blood and guts, nearly injuring the biologist. The blast was so powerful that the flensing knife was ripped from his hands and stood in…

The unique shape of this forest in Japan has been drawing attention from around the world. Photo: FNN In the Miyazaki Prefecture of southern Japan on an airplane, a recent aerial photo spotted some mysterious concentric ‘crop’ circles of Japanese cedar trees swell toward the sky, creating a unique visual effect. It left people all around the world wondering just how they were formed. Photo: Miyazaki southern forest management office via Sankei News. Many thought the picturesque natural formations were the results of an alien invasion, but no, they are rather part of a plan conceived nearly 50 years ago. A…

For the first time in 60m years, an ancient plant has produced male and female cones in Britain outdoors. Botanists say this is a sign of global warming. 60 million years ago, the Cycad plant, or Sago palm (Cycas revoluta) grew naturally in the UK. For the first time since then, botanists have been able to produce both male and female cones on Cycads outdoors. Originally native to Japan, these plants typically prefer warm temperates and grow in subtropical regions. So how come they’re back to the UK? Well, apparently it all has to do with climate change. Back in…

René-Levasseur Island, “The Eye of Quebec,” is visible even from outer space. The Eye of Quebec is an amazing geological structure that was formed by the impact of a meteorite 214 million years ago. A big one, for that matter. It was about 5 km in diameter, and would have hit Earth at a speed of 17 km/s – making it the fifth most powerful known impact our planet has seen. The event formed a crater roughly 100 km in diameter, the centre of which forms the island we know today. The place became a circle-shaped artificial island when the…

When bumblebees get tired from buzzing around gathering pollen for their baskets, they just crawl into a flower and fall asleep. While many species of wild bees sleep in flowers regularly, honey bees usually work in shifts and sleep and nap in the hive although they may well stay out if they lost their bearings during the day’s foraging. Bumblebees, on the other hand, flap their wings as fast as 200 times per second. In addition, they have an extremely fast metabolism, so they have to eat almost non-stop! It’s no wonder that they get tired and direly need a…

Open layout and airy, The Cabana is a beautifully designed studio-type beach house. Get the look: Main color palletes: • White / Off White • Pastel Pink • Light Wood Tones Contrast: • Bright Green • Yellow • Dark Pink Fixtures: • Gold fixtures (kitchen faucet, bathroom, shower, light fixtures,etc) Notes: Tassels and Rattan Furniture add more charm to this already lovely home. Get inspired with this home! Happy styling!

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“The most complicated skill is to be simple.” Get inspired with this simple yet lovely home.Happy styling!

Why do we never see baby pigeons? Where did they go? Chances are you haven’t seen this face yet, and the reason is simple. Source Visit any big city anywhere in the world, its squares will undoubtedly be filled with hundreds, if not thousands, of head-bobbing pigeons. But despite their numbers, you never see their chicks. How come? Well, the pigeons you come across eating leftover pizza and ice cream in the streets are mostly feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica). This subspecies was originally bred from the wild rock dove, the world’s oldest domesticated bird, a species that nests and…

Ladies and gentlemen, the award for best invertebrate mimicry goes to Hemeroplanes triptolemus for its masterful impersonation of a venomous snake! Photo: Andreas Kay Native to the rainforests of the Amazon, the snake mimic caterpillar turns into a rather unimpressive moth in the family Sphingidae, but in its larval stage it incorporates an astonishing survival tactic. It needs one too, as without a good defence system in place, sphinx moth caterpillars are essentially energy-rich ‘nom-nuggets’ presented on a bed of leafy greens for the jungle’s predators. To avoid that fate, the larva of this moth expands and exposes its underside…

Australia is not only home to the most amazingly distinctive animals, such as the heaviest moth in the world, but its natural attractions are quite unique as well. The wonders of Australia will leave you amazed, from the Great Barrier Reef through the Dolerite Sea Cliffs of the Tasman Peninsula to the Twelve Apostles, and its pink lakes are no exception! The Pink Lake of Hutt Lagoon in all of its pinkness. Image credit: nodeworx You would expect that lakes are normally blue or azure and usually that’s exactly the case, but the water of more than 10 lakes in…

The island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean has a unique plant life that makes you feel like you’re walking on another planet. Dragon’s Blood Tree, Socotra Island. Photo: Rod Waddington (CC BY-SA 2.0) The island of Socotra is part of an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, constituting around 95% of its landmass. Situated 380 kilometres (240 miles) south of the Arabian Peninsula, it is politically a part of Yemen (part of the Arabian Peninsula and thus Western Asia), but geographically it is part of Africa. Socotra is home to a high number of unique species, with around a third…

It might give the impression of being a tardy little fellow, but then, all of a sudden… it turns out to be hardy. Image credits: Richard Herrmann / Adriane Honerbrink The sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi) has a rather curious name, with an attitude to match. This creepy little fish can scare off animals much larger than itself with one show of its distended mouth, which is wider than its head, or even its whole body, for that matter. Discovered in 1858, this ultra-aggressive little guy grows only to about 30 centimetres (12 inches) in length with a long and slender…

When it went viral, many commenters couldn’t believe it was a real plant. It was. In March 2019, images of a plant dubbed ‘penis flytrap’ went viral. The name was a play on words that evokes the plant Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), the name of which could, in turn, be an oblique reference to it’s supposed resemblance to human female genitalia. Here’s what the Venus flytrap looks like, to start with. Photo: Noah Elhardt Now let’s go back to the phallic-looking one. The plant belongs to the Nepenthes genus and is found in the Philippines. Though the origin of the…