On 07.29.10, In Photo of the Day, by admin
Photo: Leaf-cutter ants
Leaf-cutter ants develop the largest and most sophisticated animal societies on Earth. In a mature leafcutter nest, ants are divided into castes that perform different tasks, based on their size and form. Leafcutter ant practices farming, growing fungus cultures and feeding it with freshly-cut plants. Detecting chemical signals from the fungus, leaf-cutter ants [...]
Energy is the driving force for our civilization. We use energy in everyday routine, to function and to work. The machines and devices that humans have invented also use energy. But until now, our lifestyle was enabled mainly by non-renewable sources of energy.
From dead plants and animals to carbon-rich sediments, it takes a long time [...]
On 05.27.10, In Inventions & Trademarks, by admin
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- 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 [...] […]