You’re probably thinking we’ve gotten our images mixed up and this is a bird’s nest – there’s no way it came out of a volcano. But it did, from Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea. Pele’s hair & Pele’s tears from the Holocene of Hawaii, USA. Image credit: James St. John Named after Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele, “Pele’s …
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Moonbows, also called lunar rainbows, differ from your average rainbow in that they are created by the shimmers of moon rays rather than the sun. A 10pm blood red night rainbow over Scotland! Image credit: Stefan Lee Goodwin A moonbow (also known as a moon rainbow or lunar rainbow) is a rainbow produced by moonlight …
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Slope Point, the southernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand, is a truly unique place. Due to the strong Antarctic winds, the trees here stretch sideways rather than upwards. Image credit: Seabird NZ At Slope Point, which lies approximately 24 kms from the small settlement of Waikawa, cold air whirls around the Antarctic …
The unlikely friends cuddle together at night. Image credit: Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary In the wild, the little zebra called Modjadji and the baby rhino called Daisy would probably have never met, let alone make friends. But at the Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary, the two orphaned animals have made an unusual friendship and …
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Situated near the Armenian capital, this amazing natural formation looks as if the gods wanted to play music. Image credit: Vahag851 23 km east of Yerevan, Armenia, just below the village of the same name, lies the breathtaking Garni Gorge, with cliff walls of well-preserved basalt columns carved out by the Goght River on its …
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Do you see a bat or the devil’s face? Image credit: nandasithu The devil pod, also known as bat nut, goat head, buffalo nut and bull nut, is the seed pod of Trapa bicornis, one of three extant species of water caltrop, an Asian aquatic plant. Glossy and black, it measures 2 1/2 – 3 …
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See the potatoes under the tomatoes? They all come from one plant. Image credit: SuperNaturals Yes, this means that you can have ketchup and fries from the same plant and that’s what this amazing variety is actually called: the Ketchup ‘n’ Fries plant (known as “TomTato” in the UK). It’s a hybrid that has a …
As their name suggests, these crabs like decorating – themselves. From spider and harlequin crabs, through moss and seaweed crabs, to toothed and arrow crabs, there are over 700 species of decorator crabs belonging to the family Majoidea that cover their bodies with a wide range of unexpected ornaments. But although they may be nature’s …
Only one species is known to be functionally immortal, and scientists have just compared its genome with that of its mortal counterparts in a quest to learn what makes it so special. The “immortal jellyfish” returns to a polyp stage after spawning, staying forever young. Then it grows up again. Photo: Yiming Chen Only one …
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Nature never ceases to amaze us, humans. You may witness something that you have never imagined before. It will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For instance, you attend a sightseeing tour off the shore and see a massive humpback whale breaching the water right next to your boat. You must feel like you win a lottery …
