The Wilson’s Bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus respublica, is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Photo by ci.singapore2 via Flickr
Wilson’s Bird-of-paradise mating ritual.
Based on features of the skeleton, birds are considered to be dinosaurs’ descendants, so it can be told that dinosaurs are not extinct, but they adapted to fit the environment. The story is just opening up, because there are a lot of interesting issues for scientists to explore, for example the origin and the purpose [...]
On 01.28.11, In Photo of the Day, by admin
Maramures County, Romania
Photo by anabroaste via Flickr
Winter over a beautiful rural mountain setting of Maramures county.
On 01.27.11, In Photo of the Day, by admin
Mantis shrimp close-up.
Photo by prilfish via Flickr
With trinocular vision, depth perception and the ability to distinguish colors, ultraviolet, visible and infra-red light, the eye of a mantis shrimp is considered by the scientists one of nature’s greatest engineering masterpieces.
According to a new study, the first documentation of coral mass migration, corals around Japan are rapidly moving house northwards. It appears that the march to the poles of these reef builders sensitive to changes in water temperature, is a direct cosequence of the climate change. The corals found to have migrated polewards since 1930 [...]
On 01.24.11, In Photo of the Day, by admin
Photo by Joost Langeveld, joostlangeveld, via Flickr
Origami penguins in the snow.
On 01.20.11, In Photo of the Day, by admin
Wichita, U.S.
Photo by Rhonda Fleming Hayes, thegardenbuzz, via Flickr
Rosehip captured in ice.
On 01.19.11, In Photo of the Day, by admin
Michigan, U.S.
Photo by Corey Seeman, cseeman, via Flickr
Squirrel covered with snow.
On 01.18.11, In Sci-Human Behavior, by admin
Designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat, a Thai visual artist, Wat Rong Khun is a contemporary Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
The innovative element of the design is the presence of contemporary images throughout the interior. The epic mural images include modern sequences such as The Predator, Spiderman, Batman, Neo from The Matrix, Avatar etc.
Photo gallery with [...]
On 01.16.11, In Sci-Human Behavior, by admin
Animal Crossing Sign gives notice that caution must be taken, warning that animals may cross the road, and also that, at the intersection with human civilization, the wild animals should have the right to life. The following pictures represent Animal Crossing Signs warning about endangered animal species:
Australia, Armadillo Crossing Sign (photo by tm-tm via Flickr)
New [...]
- The Calm Before the Storm – An Electrical Photography Collection July 18, 2012More than storms, I’ve always been fascinated by the calm before them. The sun hides before the clouds, the wind starts to blow, the birds stop singing, and in this monumental silence you know something big is about to happen, like entering in another dimension, when humans and nature didn’t broke the connections – “beyond [...] […]