Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Ancient Scorpions may have Lived in Water but Walked on Land

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Paleontologists have hypothesized that scorpions evolved on the seafloor, but some recently discovered fossils have scientists reconsid...

Ridiculous storm photo !

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Astronaut Sam Cristoforetti arrived on the International Space Station in November. From my perspective, she had some big shoes to...

Did the mega volacano kill the dinosaurs ?

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The Cretaceous-Paleogene/ Tertiary extinction event (K-Pg or K-T as it is known by geologists) was previously thought to be the only ma...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Magnificent Mayon

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Held by some to be the most perfect stratovolcanic cone in the world, the Philippines' most active volcano last erupted just over a...

Kaieteur falls

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This waterfall is Kaieteur Falls, found in the nation of Guyana within Kaieteur Falls National Park.  This waterfall sits on the Potaro...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

Mount Fuji - Japan

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You cannot help but be calmed by this beautiful shot of Mount Fuji, looking over Lake Kawaguchi.  Indeed such is the beauty of this vol...

Sunrise over Lake Malawi

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Lake Malawi sits near the southern end of the East African Rift Zone and borders the nations of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Some o...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Klyuchevskaya Sopka

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Hell yeah, that’s a volcanic eruption as seen from space. To be more precise, it is the eruption of Klyuchevskaya Sopka taken by the Sp...

Annular Eclipse

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Almost 14 days ago, there was a lunar eclipse visible in the Western Hemisphere. A lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth is directly...

Nohkalikai Falls

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During the monsoon season, this area of the north eastern Indian state of Meghalaya near Cherrapunji has been named the wettest place o...